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The next Tony Hawk game probably has a 5 on the end of it

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Since Activision tried to attach stupid, extraneous peripherals on the series, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater has been dead. That’s a good thing, because the series had gone off a cliff – and the next game, revealed not too long ago by Tony Hawk himself, would be like, the 10th game in the series. The last, main-entry numbered one though – before Underground, American Wasteland and the other superfluous titles – was Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4. The next one may be number 5. Maybe.

An apparent leak, from a caterer who supplied food to a swanky Tony Hawk event, let loose that the game was called Tony Hawk 5. Or at least, that’s its working title.

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A spokesperson for Activision says “Tony Hawk 5” is a working title, and not the final title – which would be weird, because if it was just a working title, it would be Tony Hawk: Eleventy Bajillion.

Call me cynical, but this all seem like manufactured hype to me; like that image was meant to go “viral” and spread all over the internet. Still, I wouldn’t say no to a proper new THPS game that went a little closer to the series roots.

What I’d like a heck of a lot more though is a brand new Skate from EA – which ditched the arcade controls for something almost resembling a simulator. The control scheme used in Skate was beyond genius. My only worry with skate is that EA, as it is now, would riddle the thing with micro-transactions and DLC, making digital skating as expensive a hobby when it comes to upkeep as the real thing.

Last Updated: April 10, 2015

11 Comments

  1. Admiral Chief asked for this

    April 10, 2015 at 13:05

    Cool, used to love those games as a young’un

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    • Shan

      April 10, 2015 at 14:15

      Arrrrrrrr I too used to do many a kickflip matey

      Reply

  2. GooseZA

    April 10, 2015 at 13:20

    “What I’d like a heck of a lot more though is a brand new Skate from EA ”

    SO. MUCH. OF. THIS! I absolutely LOVED skate. Kicked the crap out of all the TH games.

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    • Geoffrey Tim

      April 10, 2015 at 13:29

      Those games RULED. I want to play Skate right now. RIGHT NOW.

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      • GooseZA

        April 10, 2015 at 13:30

        I have it on my 360. Might just have to play it when i get home from work!

        *starts petition for Skate Remaster

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      • GooseZA

        April 10, 2015 at 13:31

        Man, so many hours spent cruising to Booker T and the MG’s. Didn’t get any cooler than that.

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  3. RinceThis

    April 10, 2015 at 13:27

    Not sure whether to skate or order dinner 0_O

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  4. Darren Peach

    April 10, 2015 at 13:49

    Yeah, I will buy it.

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  5. Sk3tz0

    April 10, 2015 at 13:55

    I’ve been playing OLLIE and OLLIE 2 on the PS4.. and really like that game, it’s got simple controls yet it’s tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that’s right on time yeah It’s tricky

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  6. The Blue Couch

    April 10, 2015 at 19:56

    Yeah, Skate. 2 was my proudest moment. Friends could drag me around and grind all over me in interesting ways. Then they could make videos with all the clips, STARRING ME!

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