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Yes, here come the second part of the Thursday news:

Football Drama is a story-driven Football Manager
https://www.pcgamer.com/football-drama-is-a-story-driven-football-manager/
Finally there's a football game that appeals to me, a sedentary man who likes a bit of soapy drama. Open Lab Games' Football Drama is a narrative strategy game where off-pitch intrigue plays as big a role as getting people to shoot balls into nets. And because it's 2019, it's also a tactical card game.

Riot confirms Teamfight Tactics is here to stay, adding 4 new champions
https://www.pcgamer.com/teamfight-tactics-hextech/
Good news, everyone: Riot Games has confirmed that Teamfight Tactics is going to be a permanent League of Legends game mode, which isn't that surprising considering its enormous success. In a press release, Riot Games said it would continue supporting Teamfight Tactics with patches, new champions, synergies, and ranked seasons—and already a whopping four new champions are going to be added to the game next month.

Teamfight Tactics is in chaos after today's patch unintentionally made some units super strong
https://www.pcgamer.com/teamfight-tactics-is-in-chaos-after-todays-patch-unintentionally-made-some-units-super-strong/
Teamfight Tactics' 9.15 patch went live today, bringing some major changes to its strategic meta along with some hilarious, unintended buffs that have turned some already-powerful champions into ungodly harbingers of complete obliteration. Though a hotfix is already on the way, it's chaos right now in TFT—and I for one am having a great time exploiting it while I can.

Downwell and Space Hulk: Tactics are coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/downwell-and-space-hulk-tactics-are-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-for-pc/
Game Boy-style platformer Downwell and board game adaptation Space Hulk: Tactics will be added to the Xbox Game Pass for PC next month.
Downwell will be added first, on August 1, with Space Hulk: Tactics coming on August 8. Confusingly, the announcement also lists Slay the Spire as a future Xbox Game Pass for PC game, but it's already there—what's new is that it's being added to the console Game Pass.

Jalopy developer is making a game where you 'build stuff while getting drunk'
https://www.pcgamer.com/jalopy-developer-is-making-a-game-where-you-build-stuff-while-getting-drunk/
In 2016 we were impressed with the level of simulation Jalopy gave to maintaining and driving an old beater car across Germany, even in its early access stage. After its full release, we found it to be a haunting and nostalgic tour through the former Eastern Bloc. Sole developer Greg Pryjmachuk of MinskWorks has announced the next nostalgia trip he has planned—this time in the English midlands of the '80s.

A Short Hike is a relaxing game about enjoying a wee trek
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-short-hike-is-a-relaxing-game-about-enjoying-a-wee-trek/
After starting out as a Humble Monthly exclusive in April, A Short Hike arrives on Steam and Itch with a free update packed in. This cute little trek starts out with a bird named Claire and her Aunt May getting away from the city to visit Hawk Peak Provincial Park. Apparently unable to give up modern comforts entirely, Claire sets off for Hawk Peak where she can get a cellphone signal.

CS:GO map Workout removed from official matchmaking, two new maps added
https://www.pcgamer.com/csgo-map-workout-removed-from-official-matchmaking-two-new-maps-added/
The latest update for CS:GO is a significant one. Two maps have been added to the Defusal Group Sigma competitive pool, one of which is the popular Seaside map and the other a new one called Breach. Breach is, according to the CS:GO blog, "a defusal map set in a spacious corporate building". If you want to try the new maps they're in Deathmatch and Casual, and are also available as Scrimmage maps under the Competitive tab.

Fortnite Season 10 introduces co-op mechs
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-season-10-patch-notes/
Fortnite Season 10 is about to begin, bringing timey-wimey nonsense and a changing map to the battle royale. You'll also be able to enjoy the ultimate bonding experience with a pal: blowing stuff up in a co-op mech.

Street Fighter 5 is finally getting E. Honda
https://www.pcgamer.com/street-fighter-5-is-finally-getting-e-honda/
Someone at Capcom apparently got a bit too excited about the arrival of Street Fighter legend E. Honda that they released the trailer on Steam early. With the sumo wrestler out of the bag, there's no way he's getting back in, so Capcom has confirmed he's coming to Street Fighter 5 in August 4, along with Lucia and Poison.
>> Wait, they launched a Street Fighter game without Honda? O.o Heresy!

Hell is murderous geometry in free roguelite action game Hells Divide
https://www.pcgamer.com/hell-is-murderous-geometry-in-free-roguelite-action-game-hells-divide/
Hell is other people, some other person once said. Only they were totally wrong, as it's actually full of angry spheres and cubes. I know this from experience: my experience playing Hells Divide, a great-feeling, if flawed first-person stabber.

Pretty puzzler The Sojourn gets a release date and a new trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/pretty-puzzler-the-sojourn-gets-a-release-date-and-a-new-trailer/
The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game where you can wander around a striking, serene world while pondering the nature of reality, as one normally does when sauntering. Though it's a bit debilitated and lonely, it's a fetching place, and what better a setting than mystical ruins to begin unravelling existential conundrums?

Respawn's mystery VR shooter will be revealed next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/respawns-mystery-vr-shooter-will-be-revealed-next-month/
Respawn announced that it was working with Oculus to create a VR game back in 2017, and we'll finally be able to see what they've been working on for the last couple of years at Oculus Connect 6 in September.

Total War: Three Kingdoms is getting a free horde mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-three-kingdoms-is-getting-a-free-horde-mode/
Total War: Three Kingdom's heroes are super-charged warriors capable of dispatching whole units without breaking a sweat. They're pretty awesome. Next week, they'll properly get to show off their skills in the free Dynasty mode. It's a horde mode where three heroes somehow have to survive a battle against an infinite army.