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Game Releases

October 2010 Game Releases

Ectocomp 2010

Ectocomp 2010 released 8 ADRIFT games on October 31st:

• All Hallows Eve (Alvin Echeverria).
• The Fly Human (Eric Anderson).
• I Was a Teenage Headless Experiment (Duncan Bowsman).
• Pete's Punkin Junkinator (DCBSupafly).
• Renegade Brainwave (J.J. Guest).
• Steve Van Helsing: Process Server (Mel S).
• Tenebrae Semper (Seciden Mencarde).
• The Vault (BlueMaxima).

IF Comp 2010

IF Comp 2010 released 26 games on October 1st:

• The 12:54 to Asgard (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
• Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl; Glulx).
• The Bible Retold: Following a Star (Justin Morgan; Glulx).
• The Bible Retold: The Lost Sheep (Ben Pennington; Z-code).
• The Blind House (Maude Overton; Glulx).
• The Chronicler (John Evans; Z-code).
• Death Off the Cuff (Simon Christiansen; Z-code).
• Divis Mortis (Lynnea Dally; Glulx).
• East Grove Hills (XYZ; Z-code).
• Flight of the Hummingbird (Michael Martin; Z-code).
• Gigantomania (Michelle Tirto; Glulx).
• Gris et Jaune (Steve van Gaal; Z-code).
• Heated (Timothy Peers; Z-code).
• Leadlight (Wade Clarke; Web browser).
• Mite (Sara Dee; Z-code).
• Ninja's Fate (Hannes Schueller; Z-code).
• One Eye Open (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine; Glulx).
• Oxygen (Benjamin Sokal; Glulx).
• Pen and Paint (Owen Parish; Z-code).
• The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text Adventure Game (Taylor Vaughan; Z-code).
• A Quiet Evening at Home (Anonymous; Z-code).
• R (therealeasterbunny; Scott Adams game format).
• Rogue of the Multiverse (C.E.J. Pacian; TADS 3).
• The Sons of the Cherry (Alex Livingston; Web browser).
• Under, In Erebus (Brian Rapp; Glulx).
• The Warbler's Nest (Jason McIntosh; Z-code).

September 2010 Game Releases

• 'Mid the Sagebrush and the Cactus (Victor Gijsbers; 18-Sep; Glulx).
• The Art of Fugue (Victor Gijsbers; 11-Sep; Glulx).
• The Game Formerly Known as Hidden Nazi Mode (Victor Gijsbers; 11-Sep; Z-code).

August 2010 Game Releases

InsideADRIFT Summer Competition 2010

InsideADRIFT Summer Competition 2010 released 7 ADRIFT 4.0 games on August 2nd:

• Aegis (Jacqueline H. as "Lumin").
• Ba'Roo! (Eric Anderson as "Hensman Int'l").
• Camelot (Finn Rosenløv).
• Just Another Day (Simply Ryan).
• Light Up (TDS).
• Motion (Abbi Park).
• Pirate's Plunder! (Duncan Bowsman as "Tiberius Thingamus").

July 2010 Game Releases

Other July releases

• Being There (Jordan Magnuson; 28-Jul; Glulx).

IntroComp 2010

IntroComp 2010 released 9 games on July 7th:

• Closed Circles (M. M. Kathrel; TADS 3).
• Cryptozookeeper (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
• Fang Vs. Claw a.k.a. The Duel That Spanned the Ages Episode 2 (Oliver Ullmann; Glulx).
• A Fleeting Case of Self-Possession, or, Memento Moratori (Lea Albaugh; Z-code).
• For the Love Of Ornery Blue Yaks (Doug Jones; TADS 2).
• Peanut Orchestra (Mikhail Fiadotau and Evgeny Bychkov; MS-Windows). Written in URQ.
• Plan 6 from Inner Earth (Adrien Saurat; Z-code 5).
• Tourist Trap (Iain Merrick; Z-code 8).
• Waker (Kevin Jackson-Mead; Z-code).

June 2010 Game Releases

• @party competition released 2 games on June 19th:
  • Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
  • Every Day the Same Dream (Luis Gonzalez; Z-code).
• 2010 AIF Mini-comp released 4 games on June 11th:
  • Entrancing Sin (Anonymous; TADS 3).
  • Once Upon a Dream (Purple Dragon; Glulx).
  • Redskirt (Begferdeth; Z-code).
  • Sibling Seduction (LordYoni; ADRIFT 3.9).
• 2010 Spring Ting released two ADRIFT games on June 1st:
  • Wes Garden's Halting Nightmare (Jubell).
  • Easter Egg Hunt (Ian Thomson).

May 2010 Game Releases

• Morne Lune (BALROG; 25-May; Z-code; French).
• A Pinch in Saint Petersburg (Howard A. Sherman; publisher: Malinche Entertainment; 24-May; Z-code). Commercial.
• Speed-IF Wrist Exercise released 2 games on 16-May:
  • Explore! ("Taleslinger"; Z-code).
  • Silent Colony (Royce Odle; Hugo).
• Works of Fiction (JB; 15-May; Glulx).

April 2010 Game Releases

• 43 (Jack Welch; 09-Apr; Z-code 5). The first Twitter IF?

• Grand Prix 2010 released 7 German IF games on April 5th:
  • Absturzmomente (Jörg Rosenbauer; Z-code).
  • Ares (Michael Baltes; Glulx).
  • Das drakonische Grinsen (Maik Beta; MS-DOS).
  • Das Erbe (Raimund Seisenberger; Floyd).
  • Ein Fall in Jashpur (Oliver Berse; Floyd).
  • Die Hausaufgabe (Mischa Magyar; Z-code).
  • Mondbasis Palindrom II (Christian Blümke; T.A.G.).

• PAXLess (Gerynar; 03-Apr; Hugo). Late entry to PAX Speed-IF.

(See also Games Released in 2011, Games Released in 2010.)

News and Reviews

News and Reviews in February 2011

• Curveship, a new authoring system by Nick Montfort, was released.

News and Reviews in January 2011

• Interacting with Andrew Plotkin. Andrew Plotkin interview by Byron Alexander Campbell for Black Clock.
• XYZZY Awards 2010 begins its first round of voting. Four new awards have been added, two of them replacing Best Use of Medium.

News and Reviews in December 2010

• Issue #59 of SPAG (December 15, 2010) - includes reviews of all the IF Comp 2010 and IntroComp 2010 games, Digital: A Love Story, and Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home.

News and Reviews in November 2010

• The second issue of The Parser, an IF newsletter in German, is released.

News and Reviews in October 2010

• The tenth PDF issue of SPAC 2.0, the Spanish IF newsletter, has been published.

News and Reviews in August 2010

• The first issue of The Parser, an IF newsletter in German, is released.
• Get Lamp, a documentary by Jason Scott about IF, is released.
• Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7, a book by Aaron A. Reed, will be released this month.

(See also: News in 2011, News in 2010, Reviews, Publications, Websites, IF URLs, and Brass Lantern Game News.)

Competitions & Contest News

What's Hot

(No comps are currently in their voting/judging phase.)

Results of Recent Competitions

(Most recent comps are listed first.)

• XYZZY Awards 2010 (xyzzyawards.org) had its awards ceremony on ifmud on February 26th. A record seven awards including Best Game went to Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl; Glulx). Congratulations, Matt!
• Inventure 2011. A mini-competition on inverting / subverting IF puzzles and tropes. No entries were submitted. Organizer: Christos Dimitrakakis.
• Ectocomp 2010, an ADRIFT 3-hour comp for Hallowe'en. Winner: Pete's Punkin Junkinator (DCBSupafly). Organizer: Jason Guest.
• 16th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition a.k.a. IF Comp 2010. 26 games! Winner: Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl; Glulx). Organizer: Stephen Granade.
• InsideADRIFT Summer Competition 2010 (for ADRIFT games). Seven games. Winner: Aegis (Jacqueline H. as "Lumin"). Organizer: Ken Franklin.
• IntroComp 2010 had nine games! The winner? Tourist Trap (Iain Merrick; Z-code). Organizer: Jacqueline A. Lott.
• 2010 Spring Ting (for ADRIFT games by non-registered users of ADRIFT). Two games entered. Winner: Wes Garden’s Halting Nightmare (Jubell). Organizer: Po. Prune.
• MetaFilter Interactive Fiction Contest 2010 released 3 games. Winner: Time For Tea (kaibutsu; Z-code). Organizer: Deathalicious.
• 2010 AIF Mini-comp. Four games entered. Winner: Once Upon a Dream (Purple Dragon; Glulx). Organizer: A. Bomire.
• @party competition. Two games entered. Winner: Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
• CYOA competition. For CYOA games. No games released; competition was abandoned. Organizer: Aina Grey.
• TWIFcomp: A competition for tweet-sized interactive fiction (up to 140 characters). Winner: > by @ (Aaron A. Reed; Z-code). Organizer: Jack Welch.
• Grand Prix 2010 for short German IF games. Winner: Ares (Michael Baltes; Glulx). Organizer: Maximilian Kalus.

Upcoming Competitions

Authors should be working on their entries for:

• Spring Thing 2011. Intent deadline: March 1, 2011, noon, Eastern US Time. Submission deadline: April 4, 2011, noon, Eastern US Time. Organizer: Greg Boettcher.
• Grand Prix 2011. Intent deadline: March 1, 2011. Submission deadline: April 1, 2011. Organizer: Maximilian Kalus.

(See also: Category:Competitions and Category:Minicomp.)