From time to time I see people looking for the latest news about the independent group that is attempting to purchase the IP and/or lease the game binary. They often become frustrated that there isn't anything new, and post that it is impossible to find anything in the mess of meandering conversations that go in in the interim. Or worse, become misinformed due to taking the hypothetical discussions that often happen as fact.
Leaving that aside, it comes to mind that it might be useful to have a way to be notified of any official updates, without having to regularly poll the boards looking for info (and asking the same question that gets asked many times a week).
So here it is! This thread will be immediately
locked to prevent any off-topic replies. In the event of concrete,
verified news that is germane to the effort and is not hearsay or rumor, a moderator or admin can reply to this topic despite the lock. That means that you can request notifications on it, and get email updates if and when something is posted. Or you can just sit on the thread and hit refresh every few minutes for the next 6 [redacted] or so. Your choice, whatever works!
How do you get email updates? Simply scroll to the bottom of this page and hit the 'Notify' button. It looks like this:
Now, stop trying to click that one. The real button is at the bottom of the page. Once you've registered, you'll get an email in your inbox if and when any replies are posted! Easy enough!
If you want to double check that you haven't turned off email notifications, hit the profile link at the top of the page to get to your settings. On the left side, look for Notifications:
Inside of those settings, just verify that the box is checked, and it's set to notify you instantly:
