I had a chat with Marti Wong today and he allowed me to use the title "Official Fansite" for Hero Fighter EMPIRE:

[...]
Razen: "can HFE be the official fansite?"
Marti: "yes.  sure :)
it is my pleasure.  really coz I don't think I have the energy manage a site like lf empire"
[...]

That was really nice to hear - and so we're the Official Fansite even if the game isn't released yet... :)