i keep an eye out for Infinity: The Quest for Earth
a MMO still in development (don't think they have a publisher yet too)
i'm most interested in their space-planet transition techniques (horizon, day-night transition etc...) which looks rather nice. especially check out the movies of the transition
it's no Elite clone though, the creators have their own ideas of a vast galaxy
hopefully the gameplay will be as good as the graphics
in the meantime i'm enjoying the technical details
Edit: link
http://www.fl-tw.com/Infinity/index.php
Edit2: for more recent screenshots see the journal on gamedev
http://www.gamedev.net/community/for...sp?userid=1143