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• Brawlhalla x G.I. Joe collaboration adds Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow
• PlayStation Plus games for March: Ark: Survival Evolved, Team Sonic Racing, Ghostrunner
• First tracks from the Horizon Forbidden West soundtrack available this Friday

Brawlhalla x G.I. Joe collaboration adds Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow Posted: 23 Feb 2022 09:00 AM PST Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow from G.I. Joe have crossed over into Brawlhalla! And since knowing is half the battle, and actually battling is the other half of the battle, it's time for a PSA style how-to-play these new Crossovers in Brawlhalla. Before we start with Snake Eyes, who brought along Timber to the Grand Tournament, let's take a look at the trailer: Snake Eyes Tip 1: His wolf, Timber, will come to help in times of need! Timber is Snake Eyes' super rad wolf. The cool thing about Timber and helping in times of need is that time of need can be whenever you want it to be. When Snake Eyes is using his sword, his side signature uses the biting power of Timber. Trying to get a knockout? Timber side signature. Opponent running away? Timber side signature. Though don't use signature attacks too much since they make you very predictable and overusing them leaves you open for punishment from your opponent. I'm just saying you can play with Timber whenever you want. And those two listed situations are pretty good opportunities for playing with Timber. Tip 2: Snake Eyes can throw grenades over the edge of the stage In Brawlhalla, players can hang onto the wall for a bit of time. Usually, you can go out there on the wall yourself and hit opponents hanging onto it, but Snake Eyes has an attack he can use from the stage to hit offstage opponents. Blasters down signature has him throw 2 grenades out, which usually just hit the stage, but if thrown correctly they can go over the side of the stage a pretty good distance. And those explosions are not polite. There's a good chance a well-placed Blasters down signature will mean a knockout in your favor. Tip 3: High attack power and low defense means you hit hard and get hit hard Snake Eyes hits pretty hard since he has a good amount of points in the strength stat. This means light attacks will build damage faster and make those knockouts against your opponents come quicker than usual. To balance that out means to also be able to take less hits because of a lower defense stat. When playing Snake Eyes, your plan of attack should mean getting good hits when you can, but also remembering to dodge. You can dodge in place on the ground or any direction you want in the air. You can also dash towards and away from your opponent, or dash then immediately jump (called a dash jump) to get a super fast aerial approach to surprise enemies. Moving well will be the difference between getting hits and getting hit. Storm Shadow Now that we're all professional at playing Snake Eyes (and having his good pup help us out), let's move on to Storm Shadow. What are some tips to keep in mind when picking Storm Shadow? I don't know why I'm asking you. I'm the one with the answers: Tip 1: Storm Shadow attacks fast. Use his speed to your advantage Storm Shadow has high dexterity. The higher the dexterity, the faster you can attack again after using a different attack. What this means for Storm Shadow is he can string together attacks really easily. I'm talking bow side air, down air, then ground pound. I'm talking sword side light into a jump side air. I'm talking literally any of his attacks into any of his other attacks. And here's a tip within a tip: go into the in-game training mode and see what attacks flow nicely into different attacks. This will help with having a plan of attack when going in… to attack. Tip 2: You can charge the second swing on his sword side signature as a mixup Most signature attacks in Brawlhalla charge up, then hit. There are a few exceptions, like Storm Shadow's sword side signature. When using this attack, he will swing, and then you have the opportunity to charge up the second swing. This is especially good if you miss that first sword slash. Opponents will often dodge away from the first swing, so if you charge up that second part of the attack by just holding the button down, there's a high chance they fall right into the second, more powerful slash. Tip 3: Bow is really good at closing gaps We've already talked a bit about dodging, dashing, and dash jumping in Snake Eyes' section. Now is time to dash and immediately attack. Bow down light attack jumps Storm Shadow forward with a bow shot diagonally towards the ground in front of him. This allows him to close gaps with an attack, then follow up with a different attack (like side air, neutral light, or recovery). If your opponent is really far away from you, dash and then use the down light. This propels you nearly completely across the stage. If your enemies are afraid of you and keep running away, try this out to cover the distance and use his high dexterity to follow up for a lot of damage. That's it for the PSA! Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow from Hasbro's G.I. Joe are available in Brawlhalla right now, alongside 6 avatars (one of which includes Cobra Commander), and a new Arashikage Dojo map for the Showdown game mode. Enjoy the Brawlhalla x G.I. Joe Crossover, good luck out there, and have fun!

PlayStation Plus games for March: Ark: Survival Evolved, Team Sonic Racing, Ghostrunner Posted: 23 Feb 2022 08:30 AM PST The March PlayStation Plus lineup will test your survival, racing and combat skills in equal measure. Prove you've got what it takes to survive a deadly island wilderness in Ark: Survival Evolved, outpace the competition in Team Sonic Racing and sharpen your reflexes in cyberpunk first-person adventure Ghostrunner. And in addition to those titles, team up and take on fearsome, supernatural foes in bonus game Ghost of Tsushima: Legends*, which joins the lineup this month. All games will be available to download starting Tuesday, March 1**. Let's take a closer look at each game in turn. Ark: Survival Evolved | PS4 In this MMO survival game***, you awaken on the shores of a mysterious island and must quickly adapt to everything its hostile environment throws at you. Harvest resources to craft items and build shelters, and use your newly crafted equipment to kill, tame or breed leviathan dinosaurs and other creatures that roam the land. And you're not the only one stranded: team up with – or prey on – hundreds of other players.  Team Sonic Racing | PS4 The speeding 'hog switches sneakers for wheels in this thrilling, competitive style arcade racer. Face-off with friends in intense multiplayer racing***, race together across stunning worlds and work together as a team by sharing power-ups and speed boosts. Pick one of the Sonic franchise's iconic faces, who have been split across three distinct character types, then unlock game changing vehicle customization options to suit your racing style. Ghostrunner | PS5**** Wield a blade and perform amazing parkour feats to battle your way up a megastructure tower city in this intense, fast-paced first-person adventure. Slice your enemies with a monomolecular katana, dodge bullets with your superhuman reflexes, and employ a variety of specialized techniques to prevail. One-hit one-kill mechanics make combat fast and intense. Use your superior mobility (and frequent checkpoints!) to engage in a fearless, never-ending dance with death. Ghost of Tsushima: Legends | PS4 & PS5 Ghost of Tsushima's standalone, cooperative multiplayer experience*** is inspired by Japanese folk tales and mythology. Choose from four unique classes – Samurai, Hunter, Ronin or Assassin –  and invite friends or use online matchmaking to fight side-by-side as legends in four exciting game modes. Pair up to progress through the Story missions, gather three other players to take on Survival or go two versus two in the competitive Rivals. Last chance to download February's PlayStation Plus games Reminder: you've until Monday, February 28 to download February's PlayStation Plus lineup. That's EA Sports UFC 4, Planet Coaster: Console Edition (PS5 version only; not available for PS4) and Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure. *Ghost of Tsushima: Legends is not available to users who already own a digital copy of Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut. **Add March's PlayStation Plus titles to your game library before they leave on Monday, April 4 to continue to access them while you have an active PlayStation Plus subscription.   ***Online multiplayer requires a PlayStation Plus membership. PS Plus is subject to a recurring subscription fee taken automatically until cancellation. Age restrictions apply. Full terms: play.st/PSPlusTerms.  ****PS5 console only. Benefit not applicable for Ghostrunner on PS4.

First tracks from the Horizon Forbidden West soundtrack available this Friday Posted: 23 Feb 2022 06:00 AM PST Starting this Friday, you will be able to enjoy the score that accompanies your machine hunts, both in and outside the game! We teamed up with our friends at Sony Music to roll out the Horizon Forbidden West soundtrack on all streaming platforms, starting February 25. Following all the love we received on the wonderful music of Horizon Zero Dawn, we wanted to make as much of the score to Horizon Forbidden West available for you to listen to as possible. To do this, we will be releasing the soundtrack in three volumes. Volume 1 arrives this Friday and includes tracks such as Aloy's Theme, a new take on her iconic theme for Horizon Forbidden West with vocals by Julie Elven, and In the Flood, the beautiful track featured in the game's opening title sequence with vocals by Ariana Gillis. The story behind In the Flood is remarkable. Originally written by our very own Lovisa Bergdahl, we felt it fit the game opening perfectly! Lovisa teamed up with Oleksa Lozowchuk to co-produce the track, which now graces the starting sequence as Aloy gallops into the West. If you're interested in listening to Lovisa's original tune, it will also be included in Volume 1 of our soundtrack. The rest of the soundtrack will follow soon after, with additional digital releases on the 11th and 25th March, so be sure to mark your calendars! Check the link below to find the soundtrack on your favourite streaming platform from February 25: Listen to the Horizon Forbidden West soundtrack Guerrilla Music Supervisor Lucas van Tol sat down with our composers to talk about the creation process of the soundtrack to Aloy's journey. Joris de Man, Niels van der Leest, Oleksa Lozowchuk and composing duo The Flight discuss how they created the music for the Horizon Forbidden West. They also look back at scoring Aloy's first adventure in Horizon Zero Dawn:   We hope you enjoy Horizon Forbidden West and its score as much as we loved creating it for you.

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