It's actually really simple.
With the modding there hasn't been any word that we should remove it from either Eden, Atari or even EA, Simbin, Turn 10 etc. If that were to happen then sure believe it or not it would be gone.
Onto the Beta and again that's an easy one as the Beta and the testers are under a Non-Disclosure Agreement. As per this agreement no media or discussion should be taking place outside of the designated forums and contacts for it. We respect the workings and methods that Eden, Atari and Namco Bandai Partners are using and being that we also have a great relationship with them we like to keep topics that aren't meant to be seen and discussed exactly that; unseen.
Now don't get me wrong I understand the negatives to this and I also know that there will be a few of you who will hate us for this but at the same time I bet there are a ton of places where you could go do and that anyway but TDUC is not one of them.
Believe it or not all the leaks and what not just add extra time and unneeded hassle to the developers' workloads and the whole point of the Beta is to test the game as it currently is and find out what those testing think about it. Keeping this in one place where it can be collated, corroborated and responded to makes it easy for the devs to find problems and deal with them. They have a good system in place regarding this and it's easy to see that the info and data due to this is working in making finding issues and correcting a lot easier for both testers and developers.
Do I agree with the blackout of media info, of course not, would I be even more eager and more prone to allow what is not permitted at the moment to be discussed had I not had the amazing opportunity to goto Eden studios itself and see the game and what is being worked on, maybe but then again when I started this place info wasn't coming from anywhere and "s**n" was always being thrown at us.
I guess what I'm saying is through the years of being a member of, moderating and now running an actual community I feel that going down that road of discussing topics like that and allowing people to post their impressions on the Beta (which some fail to realise is probably nothing akin to what the actual will be due to the feedback being given) is a slippery slope and I want TDUC to be a community and the atmosphere to remain enjoyable, places I've seen that go the other route don't tend to be like that and frankly we'll be 4 in February so despite what maybe a few feel it's going to continue to be this way.
If the info and media is out there then nothing is stopping you having a look if you want, but you can't come back here and talk about it. That's all and I really want you all to respect that.
Cheers! :)