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I've recently decided to try and take a step from miniatures game consumer to producer, and I've come up with a concept for a new game called Drone Commander. here's the rundown of the game, feel free to ask any questions you want:
Story:
It is the near future, and earth is united in the face of an extraterrestrial threat. Two years ago earth was devastated by a sudden alien attack. Every major city on the planet was decimated, yet somehow in two short years man has not only rebuilt and recovered, he has created from the ashes of his shattered planet the foundation of a new galactic superpower. Under the command of the Earth Defense Command the first human ships capable of FTL travel are being launched. This first step into the cosmos is not the peaceful expedition that many had dreamed of, this is a war fleet sent to haunt the dreams of the galaxy, this is the Ghost Fleet.
But the EDC will have to contend with the two big fish in the galactic pond before they can claim their place as a galactic superpower, and they are not intent to share the top spot, not even with each other. The EDC must deal with both the hegemonic Cybranian Empire and the anarchic Confederation of Free Planets before they can claim their place as rulers of the galaxy.

What is Drone Commander?:
Drone Commander is a 28mm game where you take control of an army of drones by using your customizable Advanced Command Module (ACM) to lead them into battle. The game is simple to understand, and highly customizable, but with an emphasis on balance. Players choose from one of three factions to lead into battle, each comprised of a multitude of sub factions to allow players to experience a diverse play style without the need to buy an entirely new army. But perhaps the best part about Drone Commander is its dynamic ever evolving universe that will be influenced by the players themselves. That’s right you the players will decide the fate of the Drone Commander universe. Your actions will have benefits and consequences that will effect your faction for years to come.

Unique features of Drone Commander:
1) massive customization: it starts with picking your drone chassis, then you get to pick what they are armed with, but it doesn’t stop there. Different drone chassis can be mixed to form unique units. You can also mix sub factions within your force to create mixed armies.
2) amazing scalability: the massive amount of customization also has the added bonus of allowing the game to scale from a skirmish game all the way to massive battles with hundreds of drones on each side and beyond that can be as simple or as complex as you want them to be. This is achieved through a method called Autonomy Levels. More autonomous drones are more flexible and mobile, however the damage they can do is not as great as if they were in a larger unit.
3) all plastic models: we at Crane Games have experience making plastic construction supplies, so an all plastic line seemed a natural extension of what we have previously done.
4) a live interactive universe: through the Drone Commander website you will be able to log your games and have them effect the outcome of events in the Drone Commander universe. This will in turn effect the game itself as the spoils of war become available to the winning faction, as well as other benefits to the losing faction in the form of battlefield innovation and bitter veteran units.

so what do you think? would you be interested in this game?

No one will really be interested until you come up with rules or miniatures, which is the hardest part of making the game.

All the bullet points in the world don't make a working, interesting rules system.

You can make almost any premise sound, but it only matters if you have some implementations of it. Rules, artwork, miniatures, etc. Anyone, including me, could tell you this sounds interesting, but that actually doesn't matter at all, because people don't buy premises, they buy rules and miniatures.

Now this isn't to dissuade you, but rather, to go ahead and take the next step and write the rules, or make artwork for the minis.