Based on your words, we should forget what we read two-three years ago. What about things we read last year? 6 months ago? Last month? Few days ago? Can you please tell us where (when) is the border between information that we should forget and information that is (currently) true?
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However the pattern is there: Funcom* promises (or announces) something, Funcom shuffles the team, Funcom blames the former team for delay. What will happen if the new engine public beta isn't ready for Q1 2013? (I'm not saying it won't happen, but let's assume it doesn't.) We'll wait a few more months, then we will ask questions, and then we will be told not to bring up what someone said a year ago.
The solution is simple: If you do now know when you will get the project done, don't guess. If you are still willing to guess, take your guess and add at least 6 months to it when you release it to the public.