Yes, there were screenshots. And, Stonne (along with Sedan) was supposed to be put into public betatesting on Bastille Day, but 2.4 kind of stole the wind and that event was cancelled.
But curiouser and curiouser, later in the evening the player list of "Kev's" showed several more devs and tadabesters, so this can only mean one thing...
...pending an official news update, French Hope has been accepted into official development.
