I believe Michael stated before funding at the moment would have no effect; they're too busy working on
The Path.
He also said that they plan to sell
The Path on video game shelves, which of course would give a nice amount of publicity to Tale of Tales. By the time
The Path is out (early 2009 if on schedule), funding from us might not be necessary (plus if I remember correctly, him and Auriea are noticing a rise of interest in artistic gaming in their part of Europe. Which, of course, is good news).
What I'm waiting for is
8. Like Phase 4 it's also on hold because of lack of funding.