Most fanbases are ingrates, especially the ones that haven't gotten a product in 5 years time. Secondly, how the hell is it embarrasing you at all? Lorne doesn't patrol these forums, he wont see you and be disappointed in all his fans. Maybe if he came here and gave us some info now and then we wouldn't be such ingrates. Its not as if Oddworld has a big name publisher that refuses to let them speak on things until an embargo lifts. Im a fan of the Oddworld series as well, I go here because I like some of the people though, not because of Oddworld at this point. As Josh said, if you dont like things here, you can start another forum for Oddworld, where you can ban all people who have a negative comment so you wont be embarrassed.
As for devs who at least talk to their fanbases, off the top of my head:
Gearbox
Epic Games
Rare
Insomniac
Bungie
343i
THQ
Just off the top of my head, perhaps not a ton, but they all are willing to give straight answers to simple questions, such as if a game is coming out on a certain system. What terrible risk is involved with being connected to your fanbase? Sure there is negative criticism, but any rational human being should be able to ignore that. Most of the time things only benefit from the devs talking, getting feedback, and answering questions from fans.
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