To be clear, i'm happy to participate in one, i just didn't want to be the one that established the channel if it was going to be an official one - unless i was a member of staff, just to avoid "power trip" arguments.
The best option would be to start one in a long standing and decent IRC server where usernames can be registered, and channel bots to maintain order can be used, then just throw up a web based irc chat client or use one of the many free ones on the net for people to join in if theyre not familiar with standard irc software based clients
My $0.02 is that a irc channel would make live streams / game releases more fun, and give people the ability to make impromptu online multiplayer groupings without having to post threads and hope someone who has the game and might be playing, will read it.
