The Silver Lining is a fan-project that up until recently had been in production for years. The game is based on the classic Kings Quest-games, and while Vivendi had the rights the project was allowed to continue development - until Vivendi merged with Activision, who had no interest in seeing The Silver Lining be finished and stopped the whole thing.
Now it seems like things might take yet another turn, as Activision now have stated that they are talking to the development team again. The reason for this is supposed to be the strong reaction from the Silver Lining community. We'll just have to wait and see what happens next...