City Of Heroes: City of Villains - January Release Date?

Greetings, City of Heroes fans! Gamespy started up quite the rumbling on the official boards with their posting about the City of Villains expansion release date. Lord Recluse, CoV's Lead Designer, had this to say about the news:

I think this is the only date I will comment on, because it is unfair to raise your hopes that much.

No, it's not true.