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Yes, I think that it's indeed sad, and rather inappropriate, that Adventure Games are being classified under this "casual games" category.

If anything, Adventure Games like Gabriel Knight, Broken Sword and The Dig are Epic masterpieces in terms of story, ingenuity, dialogue and gameplay compared to the so called "hardcore" titles that you see nowadays which, sadly, have begun shifting to towards shoot-em-ups and spinoffs of shoot-em-ups.

I still lay hope to the belief that Adventure Games will soon be able to re-establish itself as a great genre. It's amazing how many people whom I've attempted to introduce Adventure Games to just can't seem to get around the idea that you'll have to investigate, talk to people, pick up items and work out small solutions to small problems in order to progress.

Rather, with nothing to blow up, they seem to get pretty lost.

It's basically BS1, but it adds an arch with regards to Nico which occurs before the start of BS1. Also, I believe they've added facial animations, some new cutscenes and changes to the original BS1 story arc.

Revolution Software is currently, as you've pointed out, a one man band. However, it hasn't stopped Charles Cecil from progressing in development. What he does now is something along the lines of work-for-hire, and basically, gets team members as and when he needs them on a project/contract basis.

He did mention on this month's gamesTM magazine that the possibility about a sequel to Revolution's other Adventure Game marvel, Beneath a Steel Sky though.

If I could get hold of a scanner, possibly next week when i'm at college, I'd upload it to this post. However, here's a short abstract,

GamesTM: Now that you've reignited your partnership with Gibbons, does this make the Beneath A Steel Sky sequel any more likely?
CC: Absolutely, although I have kept in touch with Dave since the original BASS, and we have often talked about a sequel. Dave has been great to work with again. All we need to do now is find some time when we are both reasonably free...

He also goes on to mention that he believes that the Renaissance of Adventure Games is beginning because of the Wii.