i see whats going on here.
they never was shut down by anyone, it seems they only FAKED as if they were shut down when in reality they just abbadoned the game for one purpose and one purpose only:
greed.
instead of update the original and give u free updates they just said "fuck it, lets pretend we got a lawsuit and abandon the original game. that way we can make an expansion and sell the same game twice"
sneaky and typical business shit. pirate the game, dont support them and there greed. its a good game, but what they just pulled is bull shit. this is basically a expansion that SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FIRST GAME. but instead we have to buy a 2nd game? nope, good thing i didnt buy the first one because i knew something like this would happen. it always happens with good games like these to where the company just gets greedy.
this is the same exact game guys. this "sequel" is what should have been included 1.4,1.5,1.6,1.??? and etc of the original. but instead they just sell u the same game twice. shameful. but of course ppl will still buy it for w/e stupid reason.