First of all, Sorry to everyone for not staying on top of this....But, you havent missed anything. I still check the DF forums frequently and we are no more wiser on a release date than we have been all along. There has been posts over there from forum goers who have visited the DF studios and gotten a taste of the game though. All the stories i have read about are all good things, and all say the same thing..."This game is the MMO everyone has been waiting for" Reports are that it is so much like Ultima Online...but so much more in depth.
I'm still excited, but very disappointed in the same respect that no release date has yet been mentioned. They have said they found a publisher over in Europe, but have yet to find one stateside. As things stand right now, they are looking at a launch of the game over in Europe first, then quickly followed by the state....but this is still not sure thing. I will keep everyone posted as things keep developing with the game, and i hope everyone is still looking forward to playing this on release day, I know i am.
I think it is important to note that they don't need a US publisher to release the game in the States, and that they'd like to do a simultaneous release for Europe and the US.