Has there been any word from Firaxis on...

As of yet, I have read or heard nothing concerning your three questions.
They are good questions though

[Nemo]

>whether there will be more than 8 civs playing at a time?

>will natural/random disasters be put back in like civ I?

>how the units will be stacked (i.e. more like civI/II, smac, or ctpI/II)

just curious if i maybe overlooked some threads on these w/ Firaxis input.