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Tetris Effect: Connected is headed to Steam this summer, and the game’s store page is now live. As its name implies, Tetris Effect: Connected is an enhanced version of the original game of that title, only with better support for multiplayer Tetris as well as new single-player content.

The game originally came out as a limited-time Xbox console exclusive back in November 2020, and it’s set to come to PC and PS4 later this summer. Tetris Effect: Connected includes both the usual competitive Tetris, but it also includes a three-player cooperative mode. The game is directed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, a Japanese designer and producer well-known for his synaesthetic output, including the cult hit Rez and its re-release Rez Infinite. Developer Enhance recently confirmed that it is working on a new project.

In GameSpot’s Tetris Effect: Connected review, critic Mike Epstein praised the game for its mesmerizing aesthetics, as well as adding in more creative modes to the central Tetris action.

“But there’s no time for regrets in Tetris,” he wrote. “The next piece is falling and you only have a few seconds to put it in place. Then the next piece, and the one after that. Some people meditate to clear their minds. Other people cook, or build models. Tetris Effect has a similar capacity to clear your mind. In 2018, that made Tetris Effect feel special. In 2020, it feels essential.”

Although developer IO Interactive has said that it’s taking a break from making new Hitman games, it isn’t done putting out new content for Hitman 3. The studio announced that it will reveal the next season for the game on May 5.

In a tweet, IO Interactive stated that the reveal will be streamed on Twitch and will include sneak peaks at new content, Q&A with the developers, discussion of upcoming patch notes, and a new trailer coming to Hitman 3. As of right now, we don’t know much about this new season beyond its name, Season of Sin.

However, we can get a decent idea of what to expect based on Hitman 3’s current season. Season of Greed, which runs through May 9, added a few paid DLC items and activities such as a suit, weapons, and a three-stage Escalation Mission. In addition, there were a handful of free timed events, including Contracts, an Escalation Mission, Elusive Targets, and an Easter egg hunt.

The paid content for each season individually costs $5. Otherwise, all of the seasonal content comes as part of the Seven Deadly Sins DLC, which costs $30 total.

In other IO Interactive news, the studio is taking a hiatus from the Hitman series because of its upcoming James Bond game. Although very early in development, the studio is bringing on an army of people to work on it and other in-progress games.

Later this week, Rocket League players will be able to deck themselves out in cars and cosmetics themed after stock car oval racing. On May 6, the NASCAR Fan Pack will be released with three new cars and a bunch of other items.

The highlight of this fan pack is, of course, the NASCAR cars. Purchasing the pack will grant you access to a Ford Mustang, Toyota Camry, and Chevrolet Camaro, all detailed to look like stock cars. In addition, the pack includes decals that you can use to make the cars look like real-life counterparts. The full list of items is at the bottom of this article.

You can get the NASCAR Fan Pack for 2000 credits, which is between $15-20 USD. It’s the first of two planned DLC packs coming in Rocket League‘s Season 3, which is all about auto racing. The other pack will highlight Formula 1 racing.

Season 3 ushered in a big new update as well as some events, a new stadium, and a new Rocket Pass that includes the Tyranno vehicle. You can see the full list of content and changes added to Rocket League in the Season 3 patch notes.

NASCAR Fan Pack

• NASCAR Ford Mustang
  • Roush Fenway Racing #6 Decal (NASCAR Ford Mustang) and Player Banner
  • Stewart-Haas Racing #10 Decal (NASCAR Ford Mustang) and Player Banner
  • Team Penske #22 Decal (NASCAR Ford Mustang) and Player Banner
• NASCAR Chevrolet Camaro
  • Chip Ganassi Racing #1 Decal (NASCAR Chevrolet Camaro) and Player Banner
  • Richard Childress Racing #3 Decal (NASCAR Chevrolet Camaro) and Player Banner
  • Hendrick Motorsports #9 Decal (NASCAR Chevrolet Camaro) and Player Banner
  • Richard Petty Motorsports #43 Decal (NASCAR Chevrolet Camaro) and Player Banner
• NASCAR Toyota Camry
  • Joe Gibbs Racing #18 Decal (NASCAR Toyota Camry) and Player Banner
  • 23XI Racing #23 Decal (NASCAR Toyota Camry) and Player Banner
• NASCAR x RL Decal (for each car)
• Goodyear Racing Wheels

Want to know how much $ the devs of those ‘free’ Epic Games Store games got, & how many copies were grabbed? Here’s the first 9 months to September 2019. 👀 pic.twitter.com/5hkLb1VEjj

— Simon Carless (@simoncarless) May 3, 2021

Niantic is holding a new Limited Research event in Pokemon Go this Sunday, May 9. This event runs from 8 AM to 10 PM local time and gives you more chances to catch the Water/Fairy Pokemon Marill, including its Shiny variant.

Throughout the Limited Research event, Niantic will offer event-exclusive Field and Timed Research tasks that will lead to encounters with Marill, giving you more opportunities to catch the Water Mouse Pokemon. On top of that, Niantic says that Shiny Marill will be available during the event. You can read more details on the official Pokemon Go blog.

In the meantime, Niantic is kicking off the Luminous Legends X event starting May 4. That event introduces a handful of new Dragon and Fairy Gen 6 Pokemon to the game, including Spritzee, Swirlix, Goomy, and the Legendary Xerneas. The latter will appear as a five-star Raid boss until May 18.

Niantic is following that with a Luminous Legends Y event from May 18-31. While the studio hasn’t shared many details on that event just yet, it did confirm that the Legendary Pokemon Yveltal will be featured in five-star Raids, and it seems there will be increased Team Go Rocket activity.

Niantic has a few other May events lined up for the game over the next few weeks, including May’s Community Day. That event is set for Saturday, May 15, and the featured Pokemon this month will be Swablu. Immediately following the Community Day, Mega Altaria will make its debut in the game.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s upcoming DLC weapon, the CARV.2 tactical rifle, isn’t officially available yet, but players are getting their hands on it early. Releasing with Cold War’s weekly Thursday update on May 6, the tactical rifle is already showing up in some player’s matches.

Activision describes this new burst-fire weapon as one that “stands out in the tactical rifle class with its high bullet velocity output, offering powerful damage, solid recoil control, and a large ammo pool from the start.” It’s unclear if there’s a licensing issue that changes the name, but the gun is very reminiscent of the burst-fire G11 assault rifle from Black Ops 1.

Players have been successful in testing out the CARV.2 in both Warzone and Cold War’s Zombies mode, but both methods are pretty random and fated by RNG.

For Warzone, you’ll need to launch the “Warzone Orientation” option, which is found under the “Private Match & Practice” tab. You don’t need to go through the actual Warzone training process. Instead, drop your 1911 pistol to get a primary weapon to appear in your hands. There’s a chance you’ll be holding the upcoming CARV.2, but the most common outcome is that you’ll have the FARA 83 equipped. I tried this method three times, and each time I was left holding the FARA, but luck or persistence may grant you a chance to take the CARV.2 into the firing range to shoot and inspect.

Zombies players posting footage of gameplay with the upgraded “pack-a-punched” version of the weapon, which was rewarded from completing Trials in either standard Zombies or Outbreak mode. Simply locate and activate the Trials computer terminal on a Zombies map, and keep activating and completing trials until your reward has reached the “legendary” rarity status. This is the reward tier that doles out upgraded weapons, but you’ll really need luck on your side for this method. There are a lot of guns in the Zombies weapon pool, so you’ll either get one of many upgraded weapons, a wonder weapon, or a perk as your reward.

If you’re not in a rush, you’ll be able to get your hands on this new tactical rifle soon, as the CARV.2 tactical rifle officially arrives to Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Thursday. To unlock it, you’ll need to complete an in-game challenge, but Activision did not release any details on what that challenge will entail. Alternatively, players can buy it through the “Plastik Prototype” DLC bundle that will also hit the shop with this week’s update.