I came here to post the same thing from PCGamer. It is pretty cool, Tim's been saying it for years, now he's got a chance!
I always said that if I was a multimillionaire, I'd wander into a few companies I like, and say "Hey, I like your stuff and I've got far more money than sense. Let's make this game/movie/comic happen."
Hawken has
a website and is accepting for a closed beta. If you're interested and
use this link, something cool might happen for me.