Yes, David has abandoned us. Something about "real job," "life" and his "three mistresses in exotic lands" needing his time more
(see note at end of post)
Update news can be found on the Update Folder, more precisely the Roadmap Version 1.0, link:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10076#p32627
Note, that July 17 post has all the awesome stuff due to get updated "mid-august," which David himself calls a "completely unreliable estimate."
One of the big downsides to playing a game in the beta phase is that not only are the bugs still getting worked out, but you can have frustrating delays between updates.
Also, be careful of how you word your complaints about David's update schedule. Annoy him and he'll make "cleric" the only playable class.... He's an old school dungeon master that way.