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Games: Atari VCS, Chiaki Quits GitHub (Microsoft), and More

By Roy Schestowitz Created 29/12/2020 - 6:19pm Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 29th of December 2020 06:19:47 PM Filed under Gaming [1]

Atari VCS games really are just plain desktop builds | GamingOnLinux[2]

Now that the Atari VCS is out in the wild for plenty of IndieGoGo backers, we've seen plenty of reports of how it works and one GamingOnLinux reader gave us plenty of info.

Currently, it seems like the whole thing is still in something of a Beta stage. The software seems a little on the buggy side, and there's still not much in the way of games available for it. However, it actually does sound like a reasonable good little device - which I am sure will surprise plenty of naysayers.

User slaapliedje in our Forum has been going through details including how, yes, you really can load a plain Linux distribution up with Debian Buster tested working (once you do a couple small tweaks). All very interesting but even more so is how their own Atari World OS is clearly a normal Linux distribution with a fancy console interface on top.

Chiaki, a free and open source PlayStation Remote Play client adds PlayStation 5 support | GamingOnLinux[3]

Own a shiny new PlayStation 5 and want to stream games from it to your desktop or laptop? Or perhaps you're clinging onto your PlayStation 4 and want to do the same? Chiaki is here to help.

Linux gaming? Not quite but it's another brilliant FOSS application that can enable you to do whatever you want, with what you already own. I've used Chiaki occasionally with my own PlayStation 4 to stream it to my Linux desktop and for the most part, it actually works surprisingly well depending on the network setup. Fantasy RTS city-builder Songs of Syx has sold over 11 thousand copies | GamingOnLinux[4]

After a Kickstarter success back in May 2020, then an Early Access release on Steam in September 2020 - the fantasy grand-strategy city-builder Songs of Syx has continued to be a big indie success. Here's a look over it.

"Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder where you start off as an insignificant colony and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a metropolis and empire. The mechanics are complex and true to life, where small events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms."

Social deduction game Untrusted launching free to play on January 29, 2021 | GamingOnLinux[5]

Inspired by the likes of Werewolf, Mafia and similar games Untrusted from evolvedlabs is ready to go out to a wider audience after releasing a few Alpha builds from their website.

On January 29, 2021, this social deduction / hacking game will be launching on Steam in Early Access and the developer told us over email that it will be initially free to play as it still needs plenty more testing (including ensuring server capacity is good).

Hole Punch is an upcoming physics platformer where you cut up the environment[6]

Using a powerful dash you're not just avoiding people in Hole Punch, you're smashing through the level itself to get around the challenges.

A fun and very playful physics platformer we have here, one that wants you to try and destroy everything. Thanks to the destruction mechanic, you can play it in a number of ways. Do you try to be stealthy and avoid everyone? Go for the fastest time or try to take everyone out? Either way, you're going to be dashing and cutting up entire levels. Starting off very simplistic, it doesn't take long for it to become quite challenging.

Crooks Like Us us an upcoming party game where you steal everything, try the free Alpha | GamingOnLinux[7]

Need another amusing co-op and PvP party game? Crooks Like Us is all about grabbing as much as you can, and then making a run for it.

The overall goal is to carry as many items as you can, and dump them into the getaway van before the timer runs out. Sounds easy right? Not so much. If you stack up a bunch of items and dump them into the van together, you get a score multiplier but actually carrying a stack to the van is another matter - you wobble all over the place and it's quite silly. It also leaves you open to the other crooks to grab your stuff if you take on too much.

Godot Engine - Complex text layouts progress report #3 [8]

This is the third part of my work on Complex Text Layouts for Godot 4.0.

See godot-proposals#1180, godot-proposals#1181, godot-proposals#1182, and godot- proposals#1183 on GitHub for detailed information on CTL proposals and feedback.

See also the previous progress report for UI mirroring details and the first part for the TextServer API implementation details.

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Links: [1] http://www.tuxmachines.org/taxonomy/term/69 [2] https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/12/atari-vcs-games-really-are-just-plain-linux-desktop-builds [3] https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/12/chiaki-a-free-and-open-source--remote-play-client-adds- playstation-5-support [4] https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/12/fantasy-rts-city-builder-songs-of-syx-has-sold-over-11-thousand-copies [5] https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/12/social-deduction-game-untrusted-launching-free-to-play-on-january-29- 2021 [6] https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/12/hole-punch-is-an-upcoming-physics-platformer-where-you-cut-up-the- environment [7] https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/12/crooks-like-us-us-an-upcoming-party-game-where-you-steal-everything- try-the-free-alpha [8] https://godotengine.org/article/complex-text-layouts-progress-report-3