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Urban Runner Support
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Today, we would like to announce support for Urban Runner! The game has finally reached a completable state in our subversion tree. Now you can play as Max as he runs from the cops for being accused of a crime he didn't commit. You might even fall in love along the way.
We would really appreciate it if you would go and test this game for us. When you find bugs, go report them [here](http://bugs.scummvm.org/). When you have questions about reporting bugs, go [here](/faq/#question.report-bugs). Also, if you need a daily build, be sure to check out [this page](/downloads/#daily). We have also collected a group of screenshots: [Screenshot 1](/data/news/20100401_1.jpg) [Screenshot 2](/data/news/20100401_2.jpg) [Screenshot 3](/data/news/20100401_3.jpg) [Screenshot 4](/data/news/20100401_4.jpg) **Happy April Fools' Day!** |
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Another 4 months passed, a lot of hard work done... and finally it is here: ScummVM 1.1.0 is available now on our [downloads page](/downloads/).
There are some pretty exciting new features: We added support for 16bit graphics, which allowed us to add support for a whole bunch of newer Humongous Entertainment games for kids. We also added or improved support for the Amiga versions of *Monkey Island*, *Legend of Kyrandia* and *Future Wars*. Plus there are **two completely new engines** for the games *Dragon History* (available for free from [here](http://www.ucw.cz/draci-historie/index-en.html)) and *TeenAgent* (available for free from [GOG.com](http://www.gog.com/en/frontpage/?pp=22d200f8670dbdb3e253a90eee5098477c95c23d)). And finally there is now **a port for the Nintendo 64** game console! Take a look at the [release notes](https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/1.1.0/ReleaseNotes) if you want to know a bit more. There is one grain of salt, though: If you want to play *Nippon Safes Inc*, we recommend that you stick with your current ScummVM version for now, as there are some nasty regressions in there which may even make it impossible to complete the game. Also the background music in *Pajama Sam 1* isn't working correctly in the Kitchen and Mine areas anymore. We are not happy about that, but in the end decided that we should not let this hold up the other new cool stuff we added. Instead, we will follow up this release in about four weeks with a 1.1.1 release that should fix these issues. In fact, you can help us make 1.1.1 even better by [reporting any bugs](http://bugs.scummvm.org/) you might encounter in 1.1.0. And now go and get it while it's still hot from our [downloads page](/downloads/), grab a build for your favorite device and have fun :). |
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All hail new students!
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 Google recently announced the list of students for this year's [Summer of Code](http://socghop.appspot.com) program.
For ScummVM, the accepted students and their respective projects can be found at our [landing page](http://socghop.appspot.com/org/home/google/gsoc2010/scummvm) of the GSoC 2010 site. The ScummVM team and especially the mentors welcome our 4 students this year: [Neeraj](http://sud03r.wordpress.com/), [Tony](http://tonypuccinelli.blogspot.com/), [Michael](http://blog.birdiesoft.dk/) and [Alejandro](http://vgvgf.com.ar/gsoc/) who will be tackling a [range of interesting projects](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Summer_of_Code/GSoC2010). Congratulations, the best of luck and enjoy coding this summer :-) We would also like to take the time to thank everyone who applied for ScummVM GSoC places this year but was unsuccessful. We hope we can welcome many of you into our community. |
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Only four weeks since our last release and already ScummVM 1.1.1 is available on our [downloads page](/downloads/).
This release concentrates primarily on fixing bugs, bugs, and even more bugs. As such, we strongly recommend all and every ScummVM user to update to this latest and greatest version. In particular, just as promised we fixed the issues affecting *Nippon Safes Inc* and *Pajama Sam 1* in 1.1.0. Take a look at the [release notes](https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/1.1.1/ReleaseNotes) if you want to know a bit more. And don't forget to visit our [downloads page](/downloads/) to get the best ScummVM ever! |
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It's been only six years and a few months since CABAL was [jokingly announced](/news/20040401/), and now the first round of Sierra's SCI games is going to be supported in ScummVM!
However, we need *your* help in testing the SCI games. That's right, you, the loyal ScummVM user. Go grab your DOS or Windows SCI game (that is on [this list](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/SCI/Testing#Full_Games)) and play through it with a ScummVM [daily build](/downloads/#daily). As you play through the game, try not to die too much, save often, and note down any bugs that you find so you can report them on the [bug tracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/). Please do not report bugs on non-PC versions of SCI games; they are not supported yet. When you've finished going through a game, go report it on [the forums](http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=9091). If you feel up to the challenge, move on to your next SCI game! And if you're really feeling the Sierra vibe, go test all your SCI games that are up for testing! Even if you don't have any SCI games, you can still help out. There are many SCI demos (only choose those on the supported [demo list](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/SCI/Testing#Demos)) and [fan games](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/SCI/Testing#Fan_Games) out there that are waiting for you to test them. |
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Fancy a good Coktel with Doralice?
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You're Doralice, the cutest airline captain of the Paris-Miami flight. During your last trip, a dying passenger asked you to deliver top secret vials. Will you succeed in your mission, avoiding deadly traps and solving every mystery?
Currently, the PC versions of [Fascination](http://www.mobygames.com/game/fascination) are missing an AdLib player, but everything else is there. Please note that the CD version requires some manipulations and the ScummVM tools to extract the [required files](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Datafiles#Fascination). Get the latest [daily build of ScummVM](/downloads/#daily) and your version of the game and give Fascination a try! Please post any bugs and unrecognized versions you can find to our [bug tracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/), following the [bug submission guidelines](/faq/#question.report-bugs). And if you find interesting sights, be sure to submit your [screenshots](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Screenshots). |
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Following up on the SCI game testing, a testing session for the next ScummVM release has arrived! It's time to point and click at several other ScummVM games that need testing before we can publish a new version.
This testing season we have two new games up for testing: *Fascination* and *Maniac Mansion* (C64 version). Contrary to previous testing seasons, not all games will be tested. The number of games supported has grown significantly and testing all the games is too much. So for this testing season, and testing seasons onward, we've decided to only put games up for testing that have had significant changes to their codebase since the last release. As usual, the list of games to be tested is on the [wiki](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing/1.2.0). The page also lists games that are not required to be tested, but feel free to test them too if you don't have any of the other games that require testing. Note that the SCI games are not on the testing page. The SCI testing went well and they do not need to be tested again. So what are you waiting for? Go test some ScummVM games using a [daily build](/downloads/#daily) and report any bugs you find to the [bug tracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/). After completing a playthrough of a game, please report it on [the forums](http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=9320) so it can be added to the [release testing wiki page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing/1.2.0). Make sure you provide the version, language, and platform of your game when reporting a completion. Consult the [testing guidelines](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing) should you have any other questions. |
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[CABAL](/news/20040401) (Coalesced 'Adventures beyond Architecture' League) finally came alive, and now for real. Yes, truly, it took us just 6.5 years, and today we are eagerly announcing that a universal adventure game interpreter, playing SCUMM, AGI, and **SCI** games has been released.
From now on, it is available on ScummVM's [downloads page](/downloads/) (Look for version 1.2.0). You may jump straight there, or stay a bit longer and see what cool new features are included. As you have probably already realized, this release has support for SCI, and moreover, [the list of compatible](/compatibility/1.2.0/) games goes beyond the original FreeSCI which was merged about 1.5 years ago. We support *Conquests of Camelot/the Longbow*, *Castle/Island of Dr. Brain*, *Codename: ICEMAN*, *EcoQuest 1&2*, *all four Hoyle games*, *Freddy Pharkas*, *Jones in the Fast Lane*, *King's Quest I-VI*, both *Laura Bow* games, *Larry* up to 6 (low-res 6 only), *Police Quest 1-3*, *Quest for Glory I-III*, *Space Quest up to V* and a few others. Incredible work by the FreeSCI team and our own SCI engine team! Early SCI 16-color games can be optionally undithered by ScummVM, making them look much better. To see a comparison between undithered graphics and the original, watch [this video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FScrBr16vkM) produced by one of our SCI engine developers and see for yourself. Besides SCI, we have added support for yet another Coktel Vision game called *Fascination* and we have a number of new ports: Android, Dingux, Caanoo and OpenPandora. Unfortunately we had to declare the PalmOS port officially dead. As usual there are tons of engine-specific bug fixes. Take a look at the [release notes](https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/1.2.0/ReleaseNotes) if you want to know more. But wait! We would like to tell a little bit about another long-awaited feature new in this release. After all these years we are finally going international, and the ScummVM GUI can be translated into any language (well, almost any). Right now we have Catalan, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian localizations. Besides this there are a lot of smaller improvements like tooltips, radio buttons, improved usability and we support more games running from original media without the need to shuffle the game files. Enough talking! Now it is time to [download](/downloads/) ScummVM and start playing! |
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The last ScummVM release in this year just has been released. This is a maintenance release and is aimed to fix several important bugs since 1.2.0.
Particularly we added Hungarian and Brazilian translations of the GUI, and made bugfixes to the Cruise, Groovie and Lure engines. It is available from our [downloads](/downloads/) page and full release notes could be found [here](https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/1.2.1/ReleaseNotes). |
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Science Fiction Coktel Vision Double Feature
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New year, new supported games. And we are proud to announce two of such newly supported games right away!
The first one is the FMV-tastic detective mystery [Urban Runner](http://www.mobygames.com/game/urban-runner): You are the investigative reporter Max who's being hunted for a murder he didn't commit by both the police and the actual killers. Can you escape your hunters and solve the crime? The second one is an obscure interactive storybook for children of the Playtoons series: [Bambou le Sauveur de la Jungle](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Playtoons_Limited_Edition_-_Bambou_le_Sauveur_de_la_Jungle). We have only managed to find the French version of the game; other language versions may or may not exist. Information on these would be very much appreciated. So, grab your running shoes and/or jungle hat, the latest [daily build of ScummVM](/downloads/#daily), your game CDs and join us in the (bug)hunt! The needed datafiles can be found [here](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Datafiles#Urban_Runner) and [here](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Datafiles#Playtoons:_Bambou_le_Sauveur_de_la_Jungle). Bugs should be reported to our [bug tracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/), but please follow our [bug submission guidelines](/faq/#question.report-bugs). [Screenshots](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Screenshots) of both games would be great too! |
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A Burst of Fun With Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun?
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Did you ever want to experience the world of the Toons, like in the movies "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" or "Space Jam"? Enter [Toonstruck](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toonstruck), the zany newly supported game that casts Christopher Lloyd (Great Scott!) as Drew Blanc, a cartoon animator who lands in a place where anything is possible. With his sidekick Flux Wildly, help him to solve the tons of puzzles in order to get back home to the real world!
Take your Bottomless Bag, grab your two Toonstruck CDs, the [latest daily build of ScummVM](/downloads/#daily) and start testing the game right away! You can find the required datafiles [here](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Datafiles#Toonstruck). Please post any bugs you find in the [bugtracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/), following our [bug submission guidelines](/faq/#question.report-bugs). Any [screenshot](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Screenshots) of your playthrough is welcome. |
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Moved to Git
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After having hosted our source code in Subversion for five years (to the day), we have today moved to the [Git](http://git-scm.com/)[distributed version control system](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_revision_control), hosted on [GitHub](https://github.com/).
The new repository page is at [https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm](https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm). For users nothing should have changed, but for developers it should now be much easier to contribute to ScummVM. |
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Fancy a Summer (of Code) job with ScummVM?
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 ScummVM is pleased to announce that it has been accepted for participation in Google's [Summer of Code 2011](http://www.google-melange.com/) program.
This is our fifth year in the program and we would like to make it our best yet. We are now welcoming applications to join the program, provided that you are: * A current [student](http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2011/faqs#eligibility) (undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate ...) * Like point and click adventures * Know some C++ and have some coding skills * Like the prospect of spending your summer with the ScummVM team, writing superb code for cool games full time for 12 weeks * Wish to get involved with a leading open source project in its field and become an asset to its community Should you apply and be selected you will be rewarded, both financially thanks to Google and with gratitude, encouragement and the legally mandated minimal amounts of abuse by the ScummVM Team upon completion of a successful project. You never know, we may even share our secret Grog recipe! Now run along and pick up some interesting ideas from our [Open Tasks](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/OpenTasks) page or be creative and propose your own ideas and [apply](http://www.google-melange.com/). Make sure you read our requirements on the Open Tasks page and review the rest of our [Summer of Code](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Summer_of_Code) notes on the wiki. Having participated for several years we cannot stress how beneficial it can be to apply early, revise your application as you go and really get involved with the community. The final deadline for applications is April 8th at 19:00 UTC. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send an e-mail to the [scummvm-devel mailing list](https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scummvm-devel), drop by our [forum](http://forum.scummvm.org/) or pop into our IRC channel ([#scummvm](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=scummvm&uio=OT10cnVlJjExPTUx91) at freenode.net). |
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