No you're right, revival is the wrong word. I just really enjoyed Shadow tactics and am pleased that they got to make another game in the same sort of style. I dont know of any other modern takes on the genre but hopefully Desperadoes does well and a few other devs take a crack at it.
Even back then they weren't that popular. Besides Commandos, I can only think of Desperados and Legend of Robin Hood (I belive that's the name) and neither were fantastic.
Then the whole thing died after the disaster that was Commandos 3...
I believe these games are extremely hard to make from a mechanical and design level, hence why the vast majority is turn-based.
there is this one coming
Wow, it even has a demo. Thanks a lot.