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Part two of the Tuesday news:

Here's every new skin coming in Valorant Act 2, plus a deathmatch mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/valorant-act-2-adds-killjoy-deathmatch-and-a-new-battle-pass-this-week/
Valorant doesn't like to sit still, and the fast-paced shooter is already gearing up for Act 2, which starts this week. That means a new agent, a new set of skins, the arrival of deathmatch and another battle pass—most of which you'll get your hands on tomorrow.

Bannerlord finally lets you celebrate your victories with your army
https://www.pcgamer.com/bannerlord-finally-lets-you-celebrate-your-victories-with-your-army/
After an invigorating game of Stab the Enemy, Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord's soldiers love to do a bit of celebrating. They might be exhausted, some of them might be riddled with arrows, but they still let out an enthusiastic cheer. And now, finally, you can join them without downloading a mod.

Psychedelic trance shooter Moose Life, from Jeff Minter, comes this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/psychedelic-trance-shooter-moose-life-from-jeff-minter-comes-this-month/
Jeff Minter's studio Llamasoft is set to release another of their weird shooters this month as Moose Life comes to Steam on August 12th. This one is exciting and exceptionally strange. I will let the game's official description explain why: "A trippy, exhilarating voxel arcade shooter specifically engineered to take you to a happy, tranced-out pleasure zone full of deer and mushrooms." The trailer is superb, and the jokes contained within are also superb. "Invincibull" is a good par for the course but "Cervus with a smile" is absolute gold.

The DLC for the Frog Fractions 4K remaster is Frog Fractions 3, which is actually Frog Fractions 4
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-dlc-for-the-frog-fractions-4k-remaster-is-frog-fractions-3-which-is-actually-frog-fractions-4/
Yesterday I reported on the Steam release of a 4K remaster of legendary flash browser game Frog Fractions on Steam as Frog Fractions: Game of the Decade Edition. I personally called it "perhaps one of the greatest indie games of all time" and I suppose I should actually correct myself: it is perhaps one of the greatest indie game series of all time. I will spoil nothing about that here.
Anyways, I closed that out by saying "Someone do let me know if the $8 Hat DLC is Frog Fractions 3." After that I went and bought the $8 "Hop's Iconic Cap" DLC, because I cannot help myself, and it is in fact, Frog Fractions 3. After purchasing the DLC you can click a toggle on the game's menu screen to have protagonist Hop start the game wearing a little beanie. (It's a nice hat.) If you start without the hat, the game you play is Frog Fractions as you might remember it.

Take-Two's Private Division to publish games from the makers of Ori, Armello, and OlliOlli
https://www.pcgamer.com/take-twos-private-division-to-publish-games-from-the-makers-of-ori-armello-and-olliolli/
Private Division has announced it has partnered with several prominent game studios, such as Moon Studios, League of Geeks, and Roll7, to publish a game from each developer. The titles of the games haven't been announced yet, and none are expected to be released until 2022, at the earliest.

Fortnite is getting cars on Wednesday
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-is-getting-cars-on-wednesday/
Cars are coming to Fortnite this week. The new vehicles, or at least some of them, will be added in a patch on Wednesday, August 5, according to a tweet from the official account.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare season 5 will let you inspect your weapons
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-season-5-will-let-you-inspect-your-weapons/
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone season 5 is kicking off tomorrow, bringing with it a loot train to Verdansk, new operators, a bunch of new maps and, perhaps most importantly, the ability to stare really hard at your fancy guns.

GTA Online PC players will get new stuff exclusive to next-gen consoles
https://www.pcgamer.com/gta-online-pc-players-will-get-new-stuff-exclusive-to-next-gen-consoles/
GTA 5 is heading to the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, along with a standalone version of GTA Online, ensuring yet more updates. Exclusive stuff will be added to the sandbox that you'll miss out on if you play on Xbox One or PS4—but not on PC.

Blasphemous gets a new storyline, New Game Plus and more for free
https://www.pcgamer.com/blasphemous-gets-a-new-storyline-new-game-plus-and-more-for-free/
Bloody action-platformer Blasphemous has grown quite a bit larger today. The expansion-sized Stir of Dawn update is out now, free for all players.
The Stir of Dawn throws a lot into the mix, including True Torment, a New Game Plus mode that you'll be able to access once you've proven your mettle and defeated the game once already. You'll keep all your skills and equippable items, but the enemies will naturally be quite a bit tougher.