I found this out via Gamepolitics, but apparently there's a kickstarter for a space combat game.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/732317316/starlight-inceptiontm?ref=live
I haven't played a decent space combat game in a very long time. This guy thinks he can make one, and on a relative shoestring. He's got the background for it, having worked on Star Wars Galactic Battlefront. It could really work.
Unfortunately, the funding for it hasn't exactly exploded just yet; it's asking for $150,000 and has $3,000 and change. But there's over a month to go, so who knows?