MOD EDIT: This post got caught up in the thread split. The other half is here.
But I don't want to derail the thread with this. on the topic of unity, it seems that amazing things can be made with the tools. The tools can be annoying as sin at times, but there are some decent examples of what they can do with it. Look at pixel art made in ms paint. I fucking love ms paint. Anyway, "so far" this announcement is a step in the right direction to me. While NnT used unity and had its faults, I believe it wasn't the program's fault. much like the shadows/steam vents argument. I'm sure there are better programmers out there and designers too. As it was mentioned in the press release, there are more people working on it than just JAW. So with more numbers, minds and different view points, I think we may get a better quality product. Who knows, maybe they've learned a lot of new things from new people and they might surprise us.
Just gotta wait n see, far too early to make big calls.