I've always been a huge fan of sbnc, but the last news update I'm seeing is from 2007. Should I consider moving on? Or is there other plans?

Nope! Not dead! (Check #sbnc.beta on Quakenet.)

Thanks for the quick response! I'm glad to know it's still being developed. Had me a lil worried.

One more question, is there an ETA for 1.3 release?

shroud liked to quip "before Duke Nukem Forever is released". Well since hell froze over and that game is actually scheduled for release in 2011, 1.3 can not be too far away. In the meantime check the roadmap.