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Friday news, part two:

Hitman 2's incredible homing briefcase is coming back
https://www.pcgamer.com/hitman-2s-incredible-homing-briefcase-is-coming-back/
Hitman 2's homing briefcase was the greatest weapon in Agent 47's arsenal, able to find its victims even when they were hiding around a corner. It wasn't the only item that developed miraculous homing properties thanks to a bug, but it was the one that captured our hearts. And now it's returning as a gadget in the Best Case Scenario challenge pack.

Cyberpunk 2077—Afterlife: The Card Game will make you a Night City Fixer
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077afterlife-the-card-game-will-make-you-a-night-city-fixer/
Just like The Witcher got Gwent, Cyberpunk 2077 is getting its own card game spin-off, though this time it's a physical one. Afterlife will promote players to Fixers, the people doling out the missions to gutsy cyberpunks. You can send someone else to get their hands dirty.

A new Borderlands 3 trailer introduces Moze and her best friend Iron Bear
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-borderlands-3-trailer-introduces-moze-and-her-best-friend-iron-bear/
Earlier this week, Gearbox introduced us to the character Zane, a semi-retired corporate hitman turned vault hunter in Borderlands 3 who relies on guile, technology, precision applications of violence, and boozy Irish charm to get the job done. Today it's time to meet Moze, a former soldier who decided to try more solo-focused pursuits after the rest of her squad ran into a spot of trouble on what was supposed to be her final mission.

Use a Ouija board to talk to a genuine dead person in The Black Widow
https://www.pcgamer.com/use-a-ouija-board-to-talk-to-a-genuine-dead-person-in-the-black-widow/
While not nearly as deep or engaging as Her Story, if you like listening to someone speak and then using keywords from what they've said to unlock more of the story, The Black Widow could be one for you to try. In the game from developer Flux, released on Steam today, you use a Ouija Board to communicate with a woman who was accused, tried, convicted, and executed for murder.

Church in the Darkness writers include Chris Avellone, Brenda Romero, and Marc Laidlaw
https://www.pcgamer.com/church-in-the-darkness-writers-include-chris-avellone-brenda-romero-and-marc-laidlaw/
The cult investigation game The Church in the Darkness gained early attention for the presence of voice actors Ellen McClain and John Patrick Lowrie, well-known to gamers as the voices of GlaDOS and TF2's Sniper, among others. But with the game set to come out tomorrow, director Richard Rouse III revealed an even more impressive lineup of guest writers who help "flesh out the world."

Here's all of new Overwatch hero Sigma's skins
https://www.pcgamer.com/sigma-overwatch-skins/
Sigma, Overwatch's newest hero, is a tank with a projected barrier and some surprisingly powerful offensive capabilities. He's also currently available for playtesting on the Overwatch PTR.

Watch 20 minutes of Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord beta footage
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-20-minutes-of-mount-and-blade-2-bannerlord-beta-footage/
It's starting to seem like Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord might actually launch one of these days, what with some lucky players getting to test the skirmish mode in beta and the game's impending appearance at Gamescom later this month. If you didn't get into the beta and need a fix, you can watch some raw footage above.

Here's an hour of side-quests from The Outer Worlds—including a murder investigation
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-outer-worlds-gameplay-video/
Phil and I recently got to spend some time playing The Outer Worlds, Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming FPS RPG. It was a long, healthy session of the unfinished game, where we were each given time to explore the planet of Monarch in pretty much any manner we wanted.

GTA Online's casino update brought in the most players since launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/gta-onlines-casino-update-brought-in-the-most-players-since-launch/
GTA Online's Diamond Casino has proved to be a popular destination. The once disused building opened its doors last week, beckoning players in with the promise of riches and lots of things to spend those riches on, including some new luxury apartments. According to Rockstar, GTA Online's citizens are wild for gambling, resulting in the game's busiest single day and week since launch, six years ago.

Let's check the weekend deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• Let's start with the weekly sale, with up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190729_weekly_sale
• The Midweek sale features up to 90% discounts for another 22 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190731_midweek_sale
• There are two sales this weekend, with the first one being based on isometric and 2d games up to 80% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190801_weekend_sale
• The other one is an SNK sale, with up to 66% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190801_weekend_sale_snk

+Steam

• The first of the two daily deals is EXAPUNKS, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/716490/EXAPUNKS/
• We Were Here Too gets an 80% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/677160/We_Were_Here_Too/
• When it comes to the weekend sales, the first one is a Board Games Weekend, with a huge selection of games up to 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/board_games_weekend/
• BATTALION 1944 is 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/489940/BATTALION_1944/
• Celebrating the EVO Championship, several of its games are on sale, and at least four of them are free to try too! (SF V, Dragon Ball Z Fighters, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[st]): https://store.steampowered.com/sale/evochampionshipseries/
• The publisher weekend deal features Snail Games USA, with up to 65% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/SnailGamesUSA
• And of course, there's the weeklong deals.

And that's the end of news for the week. Have a happy and gaming weekend.