The ScummVM Team is pleased to announce ScummVM 1.4.1, a maintenance only release that fixes several bugs in 1.4.0. The most notable changes in this release are: *Support for the *Beneath a Steel Sky*[Enhanced Soundtrack](http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/?p=7695) by James Woodcock *Slight graphical improvement for the PlayStation version of *Broken Sword 2* *Several bugfixes for *Lands of Lore* *More logical sound settings for SCI games *A fixed crash in the VGA version of *Quest for Glory 1* The full list of changes can be found in the [release notes](https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/1.4.1/ReleaseNotes) and the release binaries for many platforms are located on our [downloads page](/downloads/). Enjoy!
 We are very proud to announce that ScummVM has been accepted for another year as a mentoring organization for the Google Summer of Code. So now it's your turn to show your motivation and your love of 2D adventure games: if you're an eligible student for the Google Summer of Code and want to contribute to your favorite open-source project, take a look at [our idea page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/GSoC_Ideas), or propose your own! We are waiting for your questions and suggestions on our irc channel: #scummvm on irc.freenode.net
Freelance Journalist [James Woodcock](https://twitter.com/jameswoodcock) recently released a podcast, where he interviews three key developers from ScummVM including [Eugene Sandulenko](https://twitter.com/_sev) (\_sev), Arnaud Boutonné (Strangerke) and Johannes Schickel (LordHoto). The one hour long audio show discusses the origins of ScummVM, the challenges involved and the exciting future ahead. The podcast also includes several MIDI tracks from classic point and click adventure games, reminding us of the fantastic legacy of this genre. The podcast can be [streamed](http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/2012/02/27/podcast-32-scummvm-eugene-sandulenko-arnaud-boutonne-and-johannes-schickel/) or [downloaded](http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/2012/02/27/podcast-32-scummvm-eugene-sandulenko-arnaud-boutonne-and-johannes-schickel/) from [James' own website](http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/2012/02/27/podcast-32-scummvm-eugene-sandulenko-arnaud-boutonne-and-johannes-schickel/).
**Happy April Fools' Day!** Thanks to DrMcCoy, LordHoto, and Strangerke for their help. Cedric is one of the most famous characters in Sierra history. However, he has divided the fanbase into those who find him slightly irksome and those that adore him. We have therefore come up with a modification for ScummVM that optionally removes Cedric from *King's Quest V*. In addition to being able to remove Cedric from *King's Quest V*, we have also worked on a mode for all other ScummVM games to insert Cedric into them. Cedric integrates directly into those games and can interact with the game as well as the player. A set of screenshots of this mode (and of *King's Quest V*) can be found at the end of this news post. Some of the other developers have also chimed in with their opinion on the subject. ScummVM PR officer Strangerke said, "ScummVM has always been about improving the quality of these games and now we finally have the opportunity to bring one of Sierra's most beloved characters to all the other games we support." "It really adds to these Coktel Vision games," stated ScummVM Gob developer DrMcCoy, "they're actually playable now." "I can't imagine playing these games any other way now; there's no going back," added clone2727. [*King's Quest V* Screenshot 1](/data/news/20120401_1.png) [*King's Quest V* Screenshot 2](/data/news/20120401_2.png) [*Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis* Screenshot](/data/news/20120401_3.png) [*Ween: The Prophecy* Screenshot](/data/news/20120401_4.png) [*Urban Runner* Screenshot](/data/news/20120401_5.jpg)
**Happy April Fools' Day!** Thanks to ST for providing a screenshot of one of his Groovie C# tools. No, we're not moving to a new website. I'm proud to announce the **new** ScummVM rewrite in C# for Windows Phone 7 and Xbox 360 ports. This does not include any of the previous "ScummVM-XNA" code and is all new code based on our current working tree. The Windows Phone 7 port has been the main target of our work as I'm more familiar with the touchscreen controls. It shouldn't be much more work for the Xbox 360 port since I'm going through the XNA Game Studio. Since going through each engine is very tedious work, I've only worked on the engine I'm most familiar with: Groovie. And, I think the [results speak for themselves](/data/news/20120401_6.jpg). I'll have the source code up on GitHub soon, but here's [a brief snippet](/data/news/20120401_7.png) of some working converted C# code.
 Almost six weeks ago, we announced you that ScummVM has been accepted by Google for its Google Summer of Code 2012. Since then, we received many good applications and we asked a lot of efforts to the students to clarify and enhance theirs. We'd like to thank them all for all these efforts! Yesterday, Google announced the list of accepted students and tasks per project and it's with great joy that we announce you that this year, 4 students will be working on ScummVM tasks: **Jakimushka* will work on a new testing framework based on an event recorder/player **Singron* will turn scalers into plugins and will add some new ones **Somaen* will integrate the Wintermute Lite engine and will add some currently missing functionalities **Upthorn* will work on a new save anywhere feature, per engine, particularly useful for mobile devices We'd like to welcome them warmly and to wish them the best! And of course, last but not least, we'd like to thank Google for giving us the possibility, once more, to work with talented students during summer time.
Water, water, every where, nor any drop to drink... Euh... No, not this nightmare: you're Ryan, a bartender who can't sleep peacefully for months because of weird dreams and nightmares. During one of those, a monk suggests you become the deliverer who would keep the Dreamweb safe by killing its enemies. The ScummVM Team is proud to announce that [Dreamweb](http://www.mobygames.com/game/dreamweb) is now playable in ScummVM using the latest [daily builds](/downloads/#daily), and ready for testing. Please post any bugs you find in the [bugtracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/), following our [bug submission guidelines](/faq/#question.report-bugs). Any [screenshots](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Screenshots) of your playthrough is welcome.
Traveling to Tokyo, you begin your search. But time is running out, because the mad scientist is about to transform her into a cyborg-[Geisha](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Geisha)... So, be quick and grab the latest [daily build of ScummVM](/downloads/#daily) together with your copy of *Geisha*. Report all bugs to [our bug tracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/) and submit screenshots of the game to [our patch tracker](https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=37116&atid=418822), following the [bug submission guidelines](/faq/#question.report-bugs) and [screenshot guidelines](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Screenshots).
All the better to eat you with! We are proud to announce that yet another Coktel Vision game is supported now. [Once Upon A Time: Little Red Riding Hood](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Once_Upon_A_Time:_Little_Red_Riding_Hood) is an interactive story following the well-known fairy tale and lets you play as either the titular Little Red Riding Hood or as the wolf. So if you want to rescue and/or eat Grandmother, get the latest [daily build of ScummVM](/downloads/#daily) and your copy of *Once Upon A Time: Little Red Riding Hood*; and report all bugs you find to [our bug tracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/). As always, we would like you to make screenshots along the way as well, and submit them to [our patch tracker](https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=37116&atid=418822). See the [bug submission guidelines](/faq/#question.report-bugs) and [screenshot guidelines](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Screenshots) for more help on these topics.
Once again, it's time to start a new testing season to prepare the release of ScummVM v1.5.0. As usual, we have announced several new supported games: **Backyard Baseball 2003* **Blue Force* **Darby the Dragon* **Dreamweb* **Geisha* **Gregory and the Hot Air Balloon* **Magic Tales: Liam Finds a Story* **Once Upon A Time: Little Red Riding Hood* **Sleeping Cub's Test of Courage* **Soltys* **The Princess and the Crab* So, go grab your favorite games, and play through them using a [daily build](/downloads/#daily). Soltys is also available as a freeware on our [download page](/downloads/#extras). If you find any bugs, report them on the [bug tracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/). Once you've completed a game, please report it on [the forums](http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?p=73072) so it can be added to the [release testing wiki page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing/1.5.0). When reporting, make sure you provide the version, language, and platform of the game you're testing. Any other questions? Go see the [Release Testing guidelines](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing).
