Hmm... I guess i'm late but still...
This thing started in a very bad way, i'm used with unresponsive developers, but this one seems a step ahead of this, and doesn't really sound professional...
The problem is that from a business standpoint he's bloody right...
Once he will get the IP (personally i have no emnity with him), he will be able to do pretty much whatever he wants...
Just hope that after this unpleasant discussion he doesn't take fishy measures...
He does have IP potentially, while your work (i would say our, but not before having published here some work of mine) has no real protection, so watch out for eventual rip-off as we are on a weak side from a legal standpoint...
Let's face it... What we dreamed was to see SCP extended, with the professional guys (no disrespect meant to the great work done here) doing the bulk of the work, while the community gave the right direction... All of course with [V] blessing...
Unfortunately we've got here a potential developer with a less than ideal reputation and a potentially negative aptitude towards feedback from this community.
So, what are the possible scenarios?
1) DS fails to acquire the rights for the FS franchise or renounces to get it, thus leaving the situation unchanged
2) DS develops the game and somehow it meets fan expectations.
This leaves some question marks about how mod friendly it would be (any info on previous titles?)
3) DS develops it and it does not meet expectations, but heavy marketing makes the game sell, ruining in the process the FS franchise...
4) Both development and marketing fails... Little damage to the franchise is done and SCP carries along...
5) Another company gets the rights... In this case we should be prepared to a better start, whoever the developer is...