Vice: Tony Hawk has done things that mortal men can only aspire to. He was in the legendary skate video Animal Chin. He was in both Police Academy IV and a Weird Al music video. He did the first successful 900 in 1999, and has been doing them ever since. He skateboarded inside of the White House and did not get tackled by a battalion of Secret Service agents for doing so. He has 6.1 million "likes" on Facebook. He can do five 900s in the time that it takes for you to set up your Wi-Fi. He is a 47-year-old millionaire who still dresses like he's 14. He is America's Cool Dad. He is probably doing a 900 right now.
WTMG's Leo Faria: "I jumped into Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 expecting a trainwreck, but all I got instead was yet another showcase of Activision dropping a rushed piece of uninspired shovelware just to take advantage of an expiring license. It never felt laughably terrible, just aggressively mediocre and soulless. Whilst I don’t agree with the universally rock-bottom scores (it runs well and I guess the controls could have been worse), I totally get why the franchise would go dormant for a few years after the release of this disaster of a game. As of 2025, the Tony Hawk franchise is going strong, with the recent release of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 to scratch our millennial itch. It’s relieving to know that the franchise did not end with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5."
Tony Hawk says "It's something that the fans will truly appreciate."
Why not just go with another dev, or even fund the project yourself. Fans like these games, but I'm pretty sure they rather not have em from Activision.
probably the safest bet, he's also not that familiar with the gaming industry I imagine.
He said in past interviews that his activision deals were extremely lucrative for him so makes sense he would want to go with them again.
They probably have the rights and can't do anything with until TH makes the first move. Probs not his choice
3+4 and then some time down the line underground + underground 2 + American wasteland
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