Yeah in a previous interview, Matt and Melissa both said only a few people caught wind the night before, but for the most part no one knew.
Also hearing a few things Matt said did make me sad. He pretty much said the likelihood of a brand new team being able to work on CoH is nearly impossible, they wouldn't know how to do anything. Still! If the IP is sold, no reason we can't get i24 in maintenance mode while they make CoH2. :3