Dear ScummVM users! We just discovered that [SourceForge.net](https://sourceforge.net) is currently doing a nomination round for their first annual [Community Choice Awards](https://sourceforge.net/awards/cca/). The good thing: ScummVM has been chosen to be one of the pre-selected candidates. The catch: The nomination round is already closing *tomorrow*! So, if you would like to support us, go to the [Community Choice Awards Nominations page](https://sourceforge.net/awards/cca/), enter the "Games" subsection and nominate ScummVM. And of course, you can and should do the same in all the other categories for those projects you think deserve it. After the nomination round, voting on the top five nominees begins March 17th. Details are not yet known, but chances are that this will be public once again. So keep out an eye on this, and just in case a certain project with a green slimy "S" in its logo makes the cut... you know what you should do ;-).
Good news: We made the cut to the final ballot of [SourceForge.net's](https://sourceforge.net) first annual [Community Choice Awards](https://sourceforge.net/awards/cca/)! Thanks a bunch to everybody who voted for us. But you can do better: Since the final ballot is up and running now, you can vote again for us, and all your other favorite projects. Just go to the [Community Choice Awards](https://sourceforge.net/awards/cca/) and cast your vote. You can do so until March 23, so don't be tardy or it'll be too late :-).
Today we are very happy to announce that Eugene "sev" Sandulenko has been elevated to the rank of project leader, meaning we now have a trio at the steering wheel of ScummVM. Eugene contributed in major ways to ScummVM, going beyond what could reasonably be expected from a regular team member. He worked on several new engines in ScummVM, the new GUI code, managed several of our releases, played a central role in our recent switch to Subversion, motivates other people to do useful work, and many other things. Congratulations, Eugene, and we hope to see a lot more of your great work in the future. :-) In other news, the final results of the [SourceForge.net](https://sourceforge.net)[2006 Community Choice Awards](https://sourceforge.net/awards/cca/) are now public, and ScummVM made an honorable second place in the Games category, only beaten by Xbox Media Center (some people are debating how game-like this is, but then, ScummVM itself isn't a game either, so let's not complain :-). Thanks again to everybody who voted for us.
We're proud to announce that ScummVM support for The Legend of Kyrandia is now complete! This means that we now need you, our users, to give us a helping hand. In order to root out any remaining bugs, extensive testing is sorely needed. So, please dig upyour (legal!) copies of Kyrandia 1, download a SVN snapshot of ScummVM and the required Kyra data file from the [Downloads](/downloads/#daily) page, and post any bugs you find to our [Bug tracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/) :). Any other issues can be discussed in the [forum](http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?p=8176). Currently both CD and floppy editions are supported in their own language. English, French, German and Spanish versions are fully supported, but any other PC (and hopefully Mac) version should work as well (albeit with some text in English, and some interface graphics missing). If you have an unsupported version, we'd love to hear from you! Note that Amiga versions are unfortunately not supported at all at this time.
Many of you have been waiting for this for a while, but we're proud to present our new-look [ScummVM Forums](http://forums.scummvm.org)! We would like to personally thank [Clem](http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a0200586/) for designing and implementing the new theme, and Raina for creating the buttons and icons. After much work and effort, the results speak for themselves. If you have any feedback or suggestions on the new design, please post in the [feedback thread](http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?p=8561).
Hi folks! As you may have noticed, we are now including the AGI engine in our development source tree aka SVN. This engine allows you to play early versions of games such as Larry 1, Space Quest 1&2, King's Quest 1-4, Police Quest 1, and numerous fanmade games. It is based on the [Sarien](http://sarien.sourceforge.net) code, with its authors expressed permission. We would also like to clarify that we don't have any plans to add support for SCI games in the foreseeable future. Furthermore, AGI is an in-development engine, so it will not be included in the upcoming 0.9.0 release. PS. This is not part of the CABAL project :-)
Greetings, citizens. The OmiBrain facility ScummVM Team needs you to do game testing. As usual, we prepared many new features for you and killed zillions of bugs. That means that every supported game needs retesting. There are 2 completely new games which we introduce in 0.9.0. The Legend of Kyrandia and The Feeble Files. Also there are few Humongous Entertainment games where compatibility bumped significantly, Pajama Sam 3 is among them. So, please, find your old game media or buy some more and enjoy the gameplay of these classics. There are detailed instructions on how to perform testing in a helpful way. You will find them at our [Wiki page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing). Note, that the guidelines have changed a bit since last Big Testing Season(TM) which you performed for 0.8.0. Please, stick to those and report on our mailing list, on #scummvm or in [our forums](http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=1502). Have a nice cycle, and remember: The OmniBrain loves you!
It has been almost 8 months since we started to work on the 0.9.x code branch and today we're pleased to announce the release of ScummVM 0.9.0 "The OmniBrain loves you". Many things are waiting for you, one of the most noticeable is the new and improved GUI. We also added support for 2 completely new games — The Legend of Kyrandia and The Feeble Files. Other important changes include: *Reworked detection code for SCUMM games. Now all your fan translations will work out of the box *Added subtitle configuration controls to the options dialog *New official Atari/MiNT port *Much improved WinCE port *Numerous bugfixes in the SCUMM, SAGA, Simon, Broken Sword 2 and BASS engines For the complete list [read the release notes](https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/0.9.0/ReleaseNotes). Unfortunately not all ports are built yet and also you may experience some problems with downloads as not all SourceForge mirrors picked up the files. So, please, try different mirrors and be patient. Don't wait any longer, go and fetch a build for your platform on our [downloads page](/downloads/).
As many users of the Windows CE port have noticed, the 0.9.0 release has some sound and music related issues which usually ended with a crash. The obscure bugs were hunted down and corrected. We urge all PocketPC and Smartphone users to download the updated 0.9.0a build from our [downloads page](/downloads/) or our [SourceForge](https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/0.9.0/) files section. It may be a while until all mirrors pick up the file, so be patient.
As regular ScummVM web-viewers may have noticed already, we have removed the Paypal button from our site and no donations are currently being accepted. Paypal has informed as that all software capable of playing a game on a system 'it was not sold for' is in violation of their [AUP](http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua/use/index_frame-outside&ed=games_software). Please feel free to e-mail aup@paypal.com and express your disappointment at their policies... Which make absolutely no sense for a project like ScummVM, which is often actively assisted by the original game developers and studios, even to the point of being shipped by Sold Out in their Broken Sword 1/2 compilation. We are investigating alternatives for a donation system, if any of our users would like to put forward a suggestion of a safe, open-source friendly system please let us know in the ["Paypal Sucks"](http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?p=12891) forum thread.
