This has really gone off the rails. It's no longer embarrassing or sad; it's flatly a desperate scam. I hope Coleco has cause to sue them for breach of contract or defamation or something just to teach the lesson that this is so completely unacceptable in the business world. It's starting to feel predatory.
Edit: I don't mean to imply that it's no longer funny. I just also would like a nice big cathartic ending to it all. This story needs a climactic, brutal ending.