If Storm of War is going to be released anytime around Q1 2009, this will surely be the event to make announcements or show off the great things to come. If August 24 comes and goes and there is still no news, then we probably still have at least a full year to go.
MysticPuma's video interview with Oleg was back in 2006, and even then you could see how excited Oleg and Ilya were about the new advances. Imagine how far they'll come two years later!