I think it also makes sense from Emily's blog

While negotiations are ongoing you could have a strategy of buy Dark And Darker Gold making public statements highlighting your strengths and berating your negotiating opponent to show hard-headedness in the hope of driving a harder bargain. However, as that risks the negotiations crashing, that's generally what you see before negotiations start rather than during. It is also costly in public opinion and credibility within the negotiation if you have to cave on any major point.

During negotiations it's a sound strategy - particularly for a small developer hoping to strike a deal and get their game out - to avoid saying anything that could throw a wrench into the works.

I think it also makes sense that we haven't been told negotiations are happening. There could be a demand within the negotiations, or a culture within the legal contexts of the cases, of not mentioning ongoing negotiations in order not to prejudice a possible trial. The thinking goes that if the Court knows the side it prima facie considers the strongest was considering settling the Court could as a consequence consider that side's case to be weaker than otherwise. There could also be reason to stay Darker Gold quiet in order to mitigate the risks of fans scrutinizing / messing with the negotiations.