Announced at the end of a rather explosive trailer last night, the multiplayer alpha will be available for all PlayStation owners even if you haven’t pre-ordered.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is pretty much the Bill and Ted experience that I was waiting for this year: Instantly excellent and making me want to do air guitar solos whenever I think about it: I’m not the only person who feels this way currently. Reviews from other outlets have managed to pop an 89 Metacritic Ollie score, social …

So what’s the multiplayer looking like? A 1980s highlight reel of Cold War locations, with redesigned scorestreaks, more realistic movement and loud guns.

The biggest name in skateboarding is back, and better than ever.

Having said that, when I first watched that reveal trailer I was totally fooled so at least his replacement is doing a pretty decent job.

Flashback Tapes are top tier challenges, puzzle rooms that push a pure platforming experience if you’re brave enough to find and play them.

This follows China banning the trailer for including said footage because, as we all know at this point, China likes to pretend Tiananmen Square just didn’t happen and everyone had a lovely day on June 4 in 1989.

Supposedly pulling from real-life events (like the Cold War, I guess) the trailer doesn’t go into gameplay but I’m sure we’re all at a stage where you know what to expect.