It's been 3 years do you really think anyone's gonna pick it up?The other theory that fits is that the rumor of him getting in trouble 'cause he's in a country that doesn't allow making such content, so he can't fight the Steam launch without getting in more trouble.
Either way, it's all just speculation on our parts. If someone with talent remade/continued this game and it was good, I personally don't really care about TLG's claim anymore. If anything fits the "abandoned" category this one does, so good luck to anyone that tries.