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==Game Releases==
==Game Releases==
===September 2005 Game Releases===
===September 2012 Game Releases===
* Two [[Spanish]] games from [[MedievoComp]]:
* '''[[IF Comp 2012]]''' (30-Sep). 28 games by various authors.
** ''Los alegres hombres de Sherwood'' ([[Vingthor]]; 11-Sep-2005; [[Glulx]]).
 
** ''La Caja de Sarimek'' ([[Jarel]]; 11-Sep-2005; [[Glulx]]).
===July 2012 Game Releases===
* Two games entered at [[2K Comp 2005]]:
* '''[[IntroComp 2012]]''' (18-Jul). 6 games by various authors.
** ''23:15'' ([[Jon Ripley]]; 10-Sep-2005; MS-Windows, RISC OS) Winner.
* '''[[The Andromeda Legacy™ Competition]]''' (01-Jul). 2 games by various authors.
** ''Smile'' ([[Chris Molloy Wischer]]; 06-Sep-2005; MS-Windows).
 
* The [[IF_Whispers | IF Whispers]] game [http://www.wurb.com/~carl/ifw1/ The Corn Identity]; ([[Carl Muckenhoupt]], [[Serhei Makarov]], [[Tama Wise]], [[J. Robinson Wheeler]], [[Alexandre Owen Muñiz]], [[Admiral Jota]], [[Andrew Schepler]], [[Jacqueline A. Lott]], [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]], [[Dan Shiovitz]], [[John Cater]], [[Duchess]], [[Mark Musante]]; 05-Sep-2005; [[Z-code]]).
===June 2012 Game Releases===
*Several new games were added to the [http://www.axeuk.com/cgi-bin/games.cgi Quest Archive]:
* '''[[Cover Stories]]''' (11-Jun). 12 games by various authors.
** ''The Former'' ([[DirkW]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]).  
 
** ''Haunted Horror'' ([[Matt Slotnick]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]).  
===April 2012 Game Releases===
** ''The Lazy Gun Cult'' ([[Felic Roman]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]).  
* '''[[Spring Thing 2012]]''' (07-Apr). 4 games by various authors.
** ''Operation: Sleepover'' ([[Justin Bailey]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]).  
* ''[[Jay Is Ponies]]'' ([[JohnB]], [[Kyh]], [[Steve]], [[Tricky]], and [[Trinn]]; 01-Apr; Z-code 8).
** ''Star Wars: Escape from Dagobah'' ([[David Leavitt]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]).  
 
** ''Three Worlds'' ([[Zach Kelly]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]).
===March 2012 Game Releases===
* ''[[Muggle Studies]]'' ([[M. Flourish Klink]]; 31-Mar; Glulx).
* '''[[Apollo 18+20: The IF Tribute Album]]''' (26-Mar). 38 games by various authors.
 
===December 2011 Game Releases===
* ''[[Le Temple Nâga]]'' ([[Natrium]]; 11-Dec; Z-code; French).
* ''[[Jour de Chance]]'' ([[Natrium]]; 19-Dec; Z-code; French).
 
===November 2011 Game Releases===
====Thanksgiving Speed-IF====
[[Thanksgiving Speed-IF]] released 6 games on 27-Nov:
* ''[[The Crystal Palace]]'' ([[Peter Orme]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Dragon Flies Like Labradorite]]'' ([[Troy Jones III]]; Z-code).
* ''[[The extraordinary events of the last day of Professor Mangleworth]]'' ("[[Taleslinger]]"; Z-code).
* ''[[To Catch A Dragonfly]]'' ([[Andrew Metzger]]; TADS 3).
* ''[[You are a Turkey!]]'' ([[Jacqueline A. Lott]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it]]'' ([[Justin de Vesine]]; Glulx).
 
===October 2011 Game Releases===
====IF Comp 2011====
[[IF Comp 2011]] released 38 games on 01-Oct:
* ''[[Andromeda Awakening]]'' ([[Marco Innocenti]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Awake the Mighty Dread]]'' ([[Lyle Skains]]; Glulx).
* ''[[Beet the Devil]]'' ([[Carolyn VanEseltine]]; Glulx).
* ''[[The Binary]]'' ([[Bloomengine]]; Web browser).
* ''[[Blind]]'' ([[Arman]]; TADS 2).
* ''[[Calm]]'' ([[Joey Jones]] and [[Melvin Rangasamy]]; Glulx).
* ''[[Cana According To Micah]]'' ([[Rev. Stephen Dawson]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Cold Iron]]'' ([[Lyman Clive Charles]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Cursed]]'' ([[Nick Rogers]]; ADRIFT).
* ''[[Dead Hotel]]'' ([[Comazombie]]; MS-Windows).
* ''[[Death of Schlig]]'' ([[Peter Timony]]; Glulx).
* ''[[The Elfen Maiden]]'' ([[Adam Le Doux]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Escape From Santaland]]'' ([[Jason Ermer]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Fan Interference]]'' ([[Andrew Schultz]]; Glulx).
* ''[[Fog Convict]]'' ([[Arman]]; TADS 2).
* ''[[The Guardian]]'' ([[Lutein Hawthorne]]; Z-code).
* ''[[The Hours]]'' ([[Robert Patten]]; Glulx).
* ''[[How Suzy Got Her Powers]]'' ([[David Whyld]]; ADRIFT).
* ''[[It (game)|It]]'' ([[Emily Boegheim]]; TADS 3).
* ''[[Keepsake]]'' ([[Savaric]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Kerkerkruip]]'' ([[Victor Gijsbers]]; Glulx).
* ''[[Last Day of Summer]]'' ([[Cameron Fox]]; Z-code).
* ''[[The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M]]'' ([[Edmund Wells]]; Glulx).
* ''[[Luster]]'' ([[Jared Smith]]; Glulx).
* ''[[The Myothian Falcon]]'' ([[Andy Joel]]; Quest).
* ''[[Operation Extraction]]'' ([[Ming-Yee Iu]]; Web browser).
* ''[[PataNoir]]'' ([[Simon Christiansen]]; Glulx).
* ''[[The Play]]'' ([[Dietrich Squinkifer]], writing as Deirdra Kiai; Web browser).
* ''[[Playing Games]]'' ([[Pam Comfite]]; Glulx).
* ''[[Professor Frank]]'' ([[Laurence Kilday]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Return to Camelot]]'' ([[Po. Prune]]; ADRIFT).
* ''[[Sentencing Mr Liddell]]'' ([[I-K. Huuhtanen]]; Glulx).
* ''[[The Ship of Whimsy]]'' ([[U. N. Owen]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Six]]'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; Glulx).
* ''[[Taco Fiction]]'' ([[Ryan Veeder]]; Glulx).
* ''[[Ted Paladin And The Case Of The Abandoned House]]'' ([[Anssi Raisanen]]; Alan).
* ''[[Tenth Plague]]'' ([[Lynnea Dally]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Vestiges]]'' ([[Josephine Wynter]]; Z-code).
 
===July 2011 Game Releases===
====IntroComp 2011====
[[IntroComp 2011]] released 13 games on 01-Jul:
* ''[[Bender]]'' ([[Katz]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Choice of the Petal Throne]]'' ([[Danielle Goudeau]]; Web browser).
* ''[[Choice of Zombies]]'' ([[Heather Albano]]; Web browser).
* ''[[Chunky Blues]]'' ([[Scott Hammack]] and [[Jessamin Yu]]; Glulx).
* ''[[The Despondency Index]]'' ([[Ed Blair]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Exile]]'' ([[Simon]]; Web browser).
* ''[[Gargoyle (game)|Gargoyle]]'' ([[Simon]]; Web browser).
* ''[[Of Pots and Mushrooms]]'' ([[Devi]] and [[Maya]]; Web browser).
* ''[[Parthenon]]'' ([[Charles Wickersham]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Seasons]]'' ([[MT]]; Glulx).
* ''[[Speculative Fiction]]'' ([[Thomas Mack]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Stalling for Time]]'' ([[Dominic Delabruere]]; Z-code).
* ''[[The Z-Machine Matter]]'' ([[Zack Urlocker]]; Glulx).
 
===May 2011 Game Releases===
====Non-competition games====
* ''[[Cryptozookeeper]]'' ([[Robb Sherwin]]; Hugo).
 
====2011 AIF Mini-comp====
[[2011 AIF Mini-comp]] released 7 games on 19-May:
* ''[[Ashley's Story]]'' ([[Rip_CPU]]; Z-code).
* ''[[Buffy: Before the Date]]'' ([[Archer]]; ADRIFT 3.9).
* ''[[Last Horizons]]'' ([[GoblinBoy]]; TADS 2).
* ''[[The Princess and the Dragon]]'' ([[RogueAIF]]; TADS 3).
* ''[[Redskirt II: Another Piece of the Action]]'' ([[Begferdeth]]; Z-code).
* ''[[SS Whore]]'' ([[The Blue Satyr]]; ADRIFT 4).
* ''[[The Wingman]]'' ([[Dark Horse]]; ADRIFT 3.9).
 
====Indigo New Language Speed-IF====
[[Indigo New Language Speed-IF]] released 10 games on 07-May:
* ''[[The Blue Death]]''  ([[Eric Forgeot|Otto Grimwald]]; textallion and txt2cyoa; Web browser);
* ''[[The Cavity of Time]]'' ([[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]; Undum; Web browser);
* ''[[Haunted House]]'' ([[rockersuke]]; Z-code).
* ''[[In Memory]]'' ([[Jacqueline A. Lott]]; ADRIFT 4).
* ''[[IN-D-I-GO SOUL]]'' ([[Jonathan Blask|Roody Yogurt]]; Alan 3).
* ''[[Indigo]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; TADS 3).
* ''[[The Matter of the Monster]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; Undum; Web browser);
* ''[[The Singular Adventure of the Indigo Violet]]'' ([[David Fletcher]]; Curveship).
* ''[[Painting the Rainbow]]'' ([[Royce Odle]]; TADS 3).
* ''[[The Price]]'' ([[ChrisC]]; ChoiceScript; Web browser).
 
===April 2011 Game Releases===
====Non-competition games====
* ''[[Trapped]]'' ([[Kate Barnard]]; 14-Apr; Z-code).
* ''[[A Quest Only For The Noble]]'' ([[Jakob Gleby]]; 12-Apr; Z-code).
* ''[[New Cat]]'' ([[Poster]]; 09-Apr; Z-code).
* ''[[Empty rooms]]'' ([[Kevin Lovegreen]]; 06-Apr; Z-code).
* ''[[Motel California]]'' ([[Doug Schwartz]]; 01-Apr; Z-code).
====The Challenge====
[[The Challenge]] released 3 games on April 24:
* ''[[Mangiasaur]]'' ([[DCBSupafly]]; ADRIFT 4).
* ''[[Suburban Prodigy]]'' ([[Mike Desert]]; ADRIFT 4).
* ''[[Whitterscap's Key]]'' ([[Duncan Bowsman]]; ADRIFT 4).


===August 2005 Game Releases===
====Speed-IF Jacket 4====
* From [[Speed-IF Jacket 3]]:
[[Speed-IF Jacket 4]] released 8 games on April 16:
** ''The Fluid of Life'' ([[Carl Muckenhoupt]]; 28-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]).
* ''[[The Dream-Trap of Zzar]]'' ([[S. John Ross]]; Z-code 8).
** ''The Hentai Adventures of Captain Cumshot'' ([[Jake Wildstrom]]; 28-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]).
* ''[[The Forests of Lachryma]]'' ([[Roger Carbol]]; Z-code 5).
** ''Upwards'' ([[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]; 29-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]).
* ''[[Light Of My Stomach]]'' ([[David Fletcher]]; TADS 3).
* ''This is a test of several forms combat in IF.'' a.k.a. ''BattleSim Demo'' ([[James Mallette]]; 24-Aug-2005; [[TADS 3]]). Demo. [http://home.earthlink.net/~mortral Download page].
* ''[[Love, Hate and the Mysterious Ocean Tower]]'' ([[C.E.J. Pacian]]; Z-code).
* ''speedif zombie'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; 23-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]). [[Speed-IF Zombie]].
* ''[[The man-eating, halitosic gorilla of Brazil]]'' ([[Marius M&uuml;ller]] as "Leaner Gilts, 'Strangle' Lei, Gain Tellers and Slat Leering"; Z-code 8).
* [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]] released five games on 21-Aug-2005:
* ''[[Moondarkling: Elfboon]]'' ([[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]; Z-code).
** ''Can It Be All So Simple?'' ([[The Dominant Species]]; [[Adrift]]).
* ''[[Smoochiepoodle and the Bastion of Science]]'' ([[Carolyn VanEseltine]]; Z-code).
** ''Lights, Camera, Action!'' ([[David Whyld]]; [[Adrift]]).
* ''[[Spectrum (by Sandel)|Spectrum]]'' ([[Colin Sandel]]; Z-code 5).
** ''Must Escape!'' ([[Robert Rafgon]]; [[Adrift]]). New version of his game from [[ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005]].
====Spring Thing 2011====
** ''Regrets'' ([[David Whyld]]; [[Adrift]]).
[[Spring Thing 2011]] released 5 games on April 4:
** ''Target'' ([[Richard Otter]]; [[Adrift]]).
* ''[[Bonehead]]'' ([[Sean M. Shore]]; Glulx).
* ''The Last Detective'' ([[Catalin]]; 14-Aug-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). See [http://www.axeuk.com/cgi-bin/games.cgi Quest Archive].
* ''[[Hallow Eve]]'' ([[Michael Wayne Phipps Jr.]]; Glulx).
* ''Space Boy's First Adventure'' ([[thatguy]]; v2.0: 11-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]).
* ''[[The Lost Islands of Alabaz]]'' ([[Michael Gentry]]; Glulx).
* ''Laboratory R.A.T.S.'' ([[Christy Henshaw]]; 10-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]).
* ''[[The Promise]]'' ([[Sean Huxter]]; Glulx).
* ''Options'' ([[David Whyld]]; 06-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]). [http://www.shadowvault.net/options.taf ShadowVault Download].
* ''[[Wetlands]]'' ([[Clara Raubertas]]; Glulx).
* ''X-Men: First Day at the Institute'' ([[Captain Cranky Pants]]; 02-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]).


===July 2005 Game Releases===
===March 2011 Game Releases===
* ''Building'' ([[Mike Tulloch]]; 30-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). [http://www.intaligo.com/building Homepage].
* ''[[My Girlfriend's An Evil Bitch]]'' ([[Divarin]]; 23-Mar; Glulx).
* ''The White Singularity'' ([[Irene Villanueva]]; 26-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).
* ''[[Escape (by JB)|Escape Room]]'' ([[JB]]; 02-Mar; Z-code 5; French).
* ''Adventures in the Galaxy of Fantabulous Wonderment'' ([[Ben Croshaw]]; 2005). Graphical point-and-click game. [http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/gfw/ Download from authors page]
====PAX East 2011 Speed-IF====
* [[IntroComp 2005]] released the following seven games:
* ''[[Bored Ladders]]'' (Marius M&uuml;ller as "Taleslinger"; 12-Mar; Z-code).
** ''The Amazing Uncle Griswold'' ([[David Whyld]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).
* ''[[Brain of the Night Guest]]'' (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine; 12-Mar; Z-code 8).
** ''Deadsville'' ([[William McDuff]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).
* ''[[Delusions Again]]'' ([[Duncan Bowsman]]; 12-Mar; Z-code).
** ''The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread'' ([[David Welbourn]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).
* ''[[Digging Time!]]'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler|Rob Wheeler]]; 12-Mar; Z-code 5).
** ''The Hobbit'' ([[Serhei Makarov]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).
* ''[[Merk (game)|Merk]]'' ([[Jesse McGrew]] and [[Kate Matthews]]; 12-Mar; Z-code).
** ''Negotis: Book 1'' ([[Robert DeFord]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[TADS 3]]).
* ''[[The Right Tool]]'' ([[Christopher Huang]]; 12-Mar; Z-code 5).
** ''Somewhen'' ([[Bryce J. Rhaiz]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).
* ''[[A Scurvy of Wonders]]'' ([[Rob Dubbin]], [[Courtney Stanton]], and [[Darius Kazemi]]; 12-Mar; Z-code).
** ''Weishaupt Scholars: Prologue'' ([[Michael Martin]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).
* ''[[A Shadow of Helpfulman]]'' ([[Clara Raubertas]]; 12-Mar; Z-code 5).
* ''Crazy Old Bag Lady'' ([[Sprite]]; 16-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).
* ''[[Vault of Hugo II: Electric Boogaloo]]'' ([[Jon Blask]] as "Roody Yogurt"; 12-Mar; Hugo).
* ''The First Mile'' ([[Howard A. Sherman]], publisher: [[Malinche Entertainment]]; 15-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). Commercial; available from [http://www.malinche.net/store-tfm.html Malinche's page for The First Mile].
* ''Crawler's Delight'' ([[A.Troll]]; 14-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).
* ''Dog Show'' ([[Mrs. Drallos' Fourth Grade PACE class]]; 10-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). Written with [[Adventure Book]]. Winner (and only entry) to [[LOTECH Comp 2005]].
* ''Fa&ccedil;ade'' ([[Michael Mateas]] and [[Andrew Stern]]; 05-Jul-2005; MS-Windows). [http://www.interactivestory.net/ Homepage]. Currently runs only on Windows XP, 2000 or ME, requires a 1.6 GHz processor or faster, and is 800 MB to download. Also, this "one act interactive drama" is possibly not "IF" as it's usually defined.


''(See also [[Games Released in 2005]].)''


==Review & Article News==
''(See also [[Games Released in 2012]].)''
===Reviews and News in September 2005===
* [http://www.insideadrift.org.uk/e107/e107_files/downloads/InsideADRIFT25.pdf InsideAdrift25] Articles by [[David Whyld]] and [[Ken Franklin]] and a wish list of what new features would make a new version of ADRIFT great.
* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20050916.html Puzzle of Masks, Masked] - [[Victor Gijsbers]] for [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/ IF-Review] reviews ''Pytho's Mask'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2001; [[Z-code]]).
* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/graphic/facademurray.html Fa&ccedil;ade review at Brass Lantern] - [[Matthew Murray]] reviews ''Façade'' ([[Michael Mateas]] and [[Andrew Stern]]; 05-Jul-2005; MS-Windows).


===Reviews and News in August 2005===
==News and Reviews==
* [http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=196535 (GAME ON) Interactive Fiction] - An IF thread on the penny-arcade.com forums.
===News and Reviews in January 2013===
* [http://adrift.sitesled.com/ Reviews Exchange] has moved to a new website; its new editor is [[Robert Street]], beginning with issue 6.
* [http://www.spagmag.org/issue-61/ Issue #61] of [[SPAG]] (January 2, 2013) - now edited by [[Dannii Willis]]. Includes interviews with [[Jim Munroe]], [[Marco Innocenti]], and the author of ''[[Eurydice]]''; ''Shared Worlds — Collaboration in interactive fiction'', an article by [[Joey Jones]]; and SPAG Specifics for ''[[Deadline]]'' and ''[[Make It Good]]''.
* [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/7/12 &gt;READ GAME - Heirs of Infocom, fans of interactive fiction still choose their own adventures] by Allen Varney, Escapist Magazine, issue 7, pgs 12-18.
* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20050812.html IF-Review]. [[Charon]] reviews ''Back to Life... Unfortunately'' ([[David Whyld]]; 2004; [[Adrift]]).
* [http://www.getlamp.com/ Get Lamp: The Text Adventure Documentary] is an upcoming project by [[Jason Scott]], and is planned to be filmed in 2006.


===Reviews and News in July 2005===
===News and Reviews in February 2012===
* [http://insideadrift.org.uk/e107/e107_files/downloads/insideadrift24.pdf InsideAdrift24] Articles by [[Stefan Donati]] and [[Eric Mayer]] and a review of ''The Lair of the Vampire''.
* Issue 41 of the [[InsideADRIFT]] newsletter. [http://www.adrift.co/cgi/download.cgi?1330 Download] (zip file with a .pdf and 8 ADRIFT games).
* [http://sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/SPAG41 SPAG 41] released on July 15th. Contains reviews of ''Bolivia By Night'', ''Catseye'', ''Conan Kill Everything'', ''The Dreamhold'', ''Fa&ccedil;ade'', ''The Fire Tower'', ''Heist'', ''Moonglow'', ''Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots'', and ''Wumpus 2000''.
** Note: This is editor [[Paul O'Brian]]'s final issue; the new editor is [[Jimmy Maher]].
* [http://www.shadowvault.net/rex.htm Review Exchange] - Issue 5 (July 2005) is now available from [[David Whyld]]'s Shadow Vault. Contains reviews of ''The Adventure Of Space Boy!'', ''Escape To Freedom'', ''The Final Question'', ''The Fire Tower'', ''Future Boy'', ''Halloween Hijinks'', ''In The Claws Of Clueless Bob'', ''Lauren’s Awakening'', ''Murder Mansion'', ''Must Escape!'',''Normville'', ''Outline'', ''Point 2 Point'', ''Rift'', ''Sex Artist'', ''Silk Road Secrets: Samarkand To Lop Nor'', ''The Will'', ''Zack Smackfoot: Escape The Jungle Terror''.


''(See also: [[Reviews]] and [[:Category:Publications]].)''
===News and Reviews in June 2011===
* [[AIF Newsletter|Inside Erin: The AIF Newsletter]] Volume 7 Number 2 (June 2011) in [http://newsletter.aifcommunity.org/2011-06-01.pdf pdf] and [http://newsletter.aifcommunity.org/2011-06-01.txt text] formats.


==Competitions &amp; Contest News==
===News and Reviews in April 2011===
===What's Hot=== <!-- No competitions are currently in their voting/judging stage. -->
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag60.html Issue #60] of [[SPAG]] (April 25, 2011) - includes a write-up of the [[PAX East 2011|IF Demo Fair 2011]]; SPAG Specifics for ''[[Gigantomania]]''; interviews with [[Simon Christiansen]], [[Jason McIntosh]], [[Iain Merrick]], [[C.E.J. Pacian]], [[Colin Sandel]] & [[Carolyn VanEseltine]], and [[Matt Wigdahl]]; the Action Flow Chart for ''[[Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home]]''; and reviews of ''[[Death Off the Cuff]]'', ''[[Gris et Jaune]]'', ''[[The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text Adventure Game]]'', ''[[Starborn]]'', and the book ''[[Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7]]''.
* The [[2nd Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]] a.k.a. [[2K Comp 2005]] has two games entered so far. Late entries should get them in soon. Submission deadline: September 15th. Organiser: [[Paul Panks]].
* [http://adrift5.blogspot.com/2011/04/adrift-5-goes-beta.html ADRIFT 5.0.16 Beta], the first ADRIFT 5 version available to everyone, was released.
* [[MedievoComp]] is a comp for [[Spanish]] IF with a medieval theme. Two games have been entered. Submission deadline: September 11th. Organizers: [[Baltasar]] and [[Urbatain]].
* The [http://spac.caad.es/IMG/pdf/SPAC_11_web-2.pdf eleventh PDF issue] of [[SPAC]] 2.0, the [[Spanish]] IF newsletter, has been published.


===Results of Recent Competitions===
===News and Reviews in February 2011===
* [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]] results were announced on August 28th. From five games, first place was taken by ''Target'' ([[Richard Otter]]; [[Adrift]]).  
* [[IF Theory Reader]] [http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/if-theory-reader/15050861], a new book by [[Kevin Jackson-Mead]] and [[J. Robinson Wheeler]] is published.
* [[IntroComp 2005]] results were announced in a ceremony on August 7th. The winning entry was ''Deadsville'' ([[William McDuff]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). Winning authors have until July 23rd, 2006 to complete their games in order to claim their prizes.
* [[Curveship]], a new [[authoring system]] by [[Nick Montfort]], was released.
* [[LOTECH Comp 2005]] had one entry, which was declared the winner on July 10th. That game was ''Dog Show'' ([[Mrs. Drallos' Fourth Grade PACE class]]; [[Z-code]]), written with [[Adventure Book]].
* [[CCAB Comp 2005]] a.k.a. Christopher Cole and A. Bomire's AIF Comp had three entries. 15 people voted on June 27th, and the winning game was ''Sex Artist'' ([[A. Ninny]]; [[TADS 2]]).


===Upcoming Competitions===
===News and Reviews in January 2011===
Authors should be working on their entries for:
* [http://blackclock.org/blog/outside/2011/interacting-with-andrew-plotkin/ Interacting with Andrew Plotkin]. [[Andrew Plotkin]] interview by [[Byron Alexander Campbell]] for Black Clock.
* [[Finish The Game Comp 2005]] for Adrift games. Submission deadline: Saturday, 24th September 2005. Organizer: [[David Whyld]].
* [[XYZZY Awards 2010]] begins its first round of voting. Four new awards have been added, two of them replacing Best Use of Medium.
* [[French Mini-If-Comp]], announced April 17th. Submission deadline to be determined; originally, June 21st was proposed. Potential authors should visit the [http://ifiction.free.fr/forumBB/viewtopic.php?t=53 submission date voting page] and vote when they want the new deadline to be. The earliest proposed submission deadline is July 20th. Final submission deadline around September 30th. Organizer: [[Otto Grimwald]] (original idea by Stab).
* [[11th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition]] is the big competition in October. Intent deadline: September 1st, 11:59pm EST. Submission deadline: September 30th, 11:59pm EST. Donate prizes. Organizer: [[Stephen Granade]].
* [[InsideADRIFT End of Year Comp 2005]], for both new Adrift games and any Adrift game released during the 2005 calendar year. Submission deadline: December 18th. Organizer: [[Ken Franklin]].
* [[Spring Thing 2006]] will run again sometime in the spring of 2006. Dates to be determined; rules will probably be the same as in 2005. Organizer: [[Greg Boettcher]].
* [http://slamdance.com/games/ Slamdance Independent Game Competition] is a competition for many types of electronic games with a focus on game design. Note that Rule 5 specifically welcomes interactive fiction formats. Entrants must pay appropriate fees, fill out an application, and sign a release. Early deadline: midnight September 30, 2006. Late deadline: midnight October 24, 2006. Organizer: Slamdance Games.


===Competition Rumours===
''(See also: [[News in 2011]], [[Reviews]], [[:Category:Publications|Publications]], [[:Category:Websites|Websites]], [http://ifurls.tumblr.com/ IF URLs], and [http://brasslantern.org/news/ Brass Lantern Game News].)''
* Rumours are buzzing about a possible [http://www.joltcountry.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2687&start=20 Hugo Mini-Comp]? Suggested submission date: July 4th.
* There will be no [[IF Art Show]] in 2005. I finally asked [[Marnie Parker]] about it; she'd totally forgotten about it, too busy. We'll try again in 2006.
''(See also: [[:Category:Competitions]], [[:Category:Minicomp]], and the [[Competition Calendar {{CURRENTYEAR}}|Competition Calendar]].)''


==Website News==
* [[IFCollab]] is the new home of the IF Collaborators List, currently maintained by [[Mike Snyder]].
* [http://week.ramsberg.net Game of the Week] is a site suggesting one game each week to discuss on rec.games.int-fiction. The idea is to get more attention to non-comp games, to the benefit of authors and players alike.
* [http://bluerenga.blogspot.com/ Renga in Blue] is [[Jason Dyer]]'s new IF blog. Check it out!
* IFWiki officially open to the public on Feb. 10, 2005.
* Plover.net gets hacked twice, hampering efforts to move accounts to a new machine. Seebs is working hard on the problem.
* [http://ifgold.mametitles.co.uk/ IF Primogenesis- Mind's Eye Adventures IF Gold] a  brand-new IF community site dedicated to preservation of IF public heritage works as a new WIP Database. Similar efforts have preserved games on other platforms, eg. the Classic Amiga Preservation Society is one model community. This one is being developed, so stay posted for go-live updated website soon.


==Tech News==
[[Category:News]]
* [[Alan]] version 3 went Alpha on September 10th, 2005! Visit the new [http://www.alanif.se/ Alan homepage] for more info.
* [[Filfre]] v. 0.92 released Jul. 14, 2005 by [[Jimmy Maher]].
* [[Windows Frotz 2002]] 1.07 released on May 21, 2005 by [[David Kinder]].
* Rumour: Inform 7 is in the works. No release date is known.
''See also:''
* [http://www.firthworks.com/roger/informary/index.html Informary] by [[Roger Firth]]. Latest news and developments concerning all aspects of Inform.

Latest revision as of 14:54, 6 March 2023

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Thanksgiving Speed-IF

Thanksgiving Speed-IF released 6 games on 27-Nov:

October 2011 Game Releases

IF Comp 2011

IF Comp 2011 released 38 games on 01-Oct:

July 2011 Game Releases

IntroComp 2011

IntroComp 2011 released 13 games on 01-Jul:

May 2011 Game Releases

Non-competition games

2011 AIF Mini-comp

2011 AIF Mini-comp released 7 games on 19-May:

Indigo New Language Speed-IF

Indigo New Language Speed-IF released 10 games on 07-May:

April 2011 Game Releases

Non-competition games

The Challenge

The Challenge released 3 games on April 24:

Speed-IF Jacket 4

Speed-IF Jacket 4 released 8 games on April 16:

Spring Thing 2011

Spring Thing 2011 released 5 games on April 4:

March 2011 Game Releases

PAX East 2011 Speed-IF


(See also Games Released in 2012.)

News and Reviews

News and Reviews in January 2013

News and Reviews in February 2012

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News and Reviews in April 2011

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

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