“KOTOR III concept art,” the continuing story

Remember the supposed ‘KOTOR III’ images? Here’s what artist James Zhang told EUCantina:

“I’ve never used photobucket — those images were swiped off a private folder on my website, and certainly weren’t intended for public use.”

and

“I can’t really comment on anything regarding the images.”

I’ve been hearing some rumblings – nothing verifiable, and quite possibly simple fan speculation – that a KOTOR III was at one point being considered, but was dropped/postponed for The Force Unleashed, something a lot of the GDC stories last week support. I wouldn’t give up hope for future installments, but don’t certainly lose sleep over it.