ScummVM 1.4.0 "10th Anniversary" Released

ScummVM, the program that lets you run many 2D point and click adventure games (most LucasArts, Sierra, Revolution, Adventure Soft, etc.) on modern systems and video game consoles, has been updated.

This release includes support for a new adventure game (Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch), a new children's game (Blue's Birthday Adventure), and a new non-adventure RPG game based on the same engine as the Kyrandia games (Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos). This brings the total amount of games (including non-adventures but not including fan games and demos) supported by ScummVM up to 172!

Tales of Monkey Island Episode 1 for iPhone

Launch of the Screaming Narwhal, the first episode of Tales of Monkey Island, is now available for the iPhone from the iTunes app store.  No announcement has been made, as of yet, about whether the remaining four episodes will also be coming to the iPhone as well.

L.A. Noire Complete Edition for PC is Out Now

The L.A. Noire Complete Edition, a PC release of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 noire detective game L.A. Noire, has been released. The PC version contains the full game, originally developed by defunct Australian Studio Team Bondi and Rockstar North, as well as all console DLC from the game, including the 'Nicholson Electroplating' Arson case, 'Reefer Madness' Vice case, 'The Consul's Car' Traffic case, 'The Naked City' Vice case, 'A Slip of the Tongue' Traffic case, The Badge Pursuit Challenge, and all weapons and outfits released to date.

The Dream Machine Episode 3 Released

The Dream Machine Episode 3 is now available, after just making its revised release schedule of October 2011.

Now the plot begins to unfold as you use the dream machine to save your neighbors. The episodes are available online with flash. The first episode is free, the rest are available individually or in a pack containing all five at 20% off for people who order before the last episode is released.

Doctor Who: The Gun Powder Plot Out Now

The Gunpowder Plot, the first episode of the second series of Doctor Who: The Adventure games, is out now just in time for Halloween.

Other Halloween goodies that have a little bit to do with this blog include the Steam releases of an updated version of the platformer Psychonauts with a more lenient final level and cloud saves as well as a Mac version of Psychonauts, and a PC version of the Halloween themed Costume Quest RPG.

Also, Dave Grossman of Telltale Games has added a new pumpkin to his Pumpkin House of Horrors.

Doctor Who: The Gunpowder Plot Trailer

Doctor Who: The Adventure Games are beginning their second series on October 31st. The first episode centers around Guyfawkes and the November 5th gunpowder plot. Like the first series, the episodes will be free for UK residents. Non-UK residents will be able to purchase the episodes at a later date.

Jurassic Park Deluxe Edition for PC/Mac Preorders

Jurassic Park: The Game now has a deluxe pack available for preorder, as unlike usual Telltale games, all 4 Jurassic Park episodes will be released at once for PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on November 15 (and iPad sometime afterward), and people who preorder the deluxe edition will get digital downloads of the episodes immediately upon release date.

The preorders are $39.99 USD, and will go up to $49.99 USD after release. People who have the discount code given to previous preorders before Telltale moved the date can get the deluxe version of the game for $5 USD plus shipping during the preorder period.