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The Makers of Tony Hawk: Ride Want You To Fund Their Next Game

Brian Crecente — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:20:00 EST

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Activision Hasn't Bailed On Tony Hawk: Shred Yet

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:40:00 EST

As much as Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops is a success, the company's other recent franchise release, Tony Hawk: Shred, is not. But Activision isn't giving up on Shred, even in the face of pitiful sales. More »

Tony Hawk: Shred Sells Like Rancid Hotcakes

Mike Fahey — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:40:00 EST

Perhaps you've seen the stack of Tony Hawk: Shred skateboard bundles sitting at your local video game store. You might want to get used to them, because the game's first week sales number are very, very low. More »

Tony Hawk Developer Robomodo Struck By Layoffs

Mike Fahey — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:30:00 EDT

A mere two weeks before the release of its second game, Tony Hawk: Shred developer Robomodo is hit by layoffs, with sources reporting 30 to 60 jobs being cut due to the loss of the Tony Hawk franchise. More »

Can Video Of Tony Hawk Shred Make You A Fan?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:00:00 EDT

You may be older than the target market for Activision and Robomodo's next Tony Hawk game, but perhaps video of Tony Hawk Shred will bring out the kid in you. More »

The Next Tony Hawk Game Is For Kids

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:30:00 EDT

Recently in New York it was Gabe who showed me the next Tony Hawk video game, Tony Hawk Shred. Gabe did a great job, especially for someone who would be happy to be paid in toys. Gabe is seven. More »

First Screens Of Tony Hawk: Shred Show Its Shredding Side

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:30:00 EDT

Tony Hawk: Shred will put your Tony Hawk: Ride skateboard controller to use, once again, later this year, letting players skateboard and snowboard while balancing on pricey plastic peripherals. This is what Tony Hawk: Shred will look like. More »

Tony Hawk's Tony Hawk: Shred Outed By Tony Hawk

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:00:59 EDT

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk may have just officially sent the Activision PR team into a 720-degree tizzy, tweeting about Tony Hawk: Shred, quite possibly the more shred-tastic follow-up to the skateboard-as-controller experiment Tony Hawk: Ride. More »

Tony Hawk, Robomodo Commence Work On "Next Project"

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:30:00 EST

Tony Hawk: Ride was a mess. And that's putting it kindly. That hasn't stopped the skating legend from working with the game's developers again, however, announcing today the roots of their "next project". More »

Tony Hawk Still Optimistic About More Ride, Future Board Support

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:40:00 EST

Skateboarding hero Tony Hawk is still positive on the possibility of more Tony Hawk Ride and more skateboard controller support, despite harsh critical reception and cool initial sales of the Robomodo developed game. More »

Tony Hawk Ride Grinds Up 114,000 In Sales

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:40:23 EST

Activision and Robomodo's peripheral-based reboot of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise had what may be considered a disappointing first month on the market, selling 114,000 units in the U.S. in November, according to the NPD Group. More »

Tony Hawk "Very Proud" Of Tony Hawk: Ride

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:30:00 EST

Tony Hawk: Ride is not only one of the most disappointing games of 2009, it's easily the most disappointing game in a series that for the past 5 years has specialised in disappointment. More »

Frankenreview: Tony Hawk Ride

Mike Fahey — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:20:00 EST

It's a bit late for a Frankenreview of Tony Hawk Ride, but it's interesting to see a ratings chart that starts so low and ends so high. More »

Tony Hawk: Ride Review: Time To Bail

Mike Fahey — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

The latest edition of the venerable Tony Hawk skateboarding video game franchise slides across your carpet on a plastic skateboard in Tony Hawk: Ride. More »

We Prefer The Tony Hawk: Ride Prototype

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:30:00 EST

Robomodo, the developers behind Tony Hawk: Ride, have posted some photos showing off the prototype controller used as a testbed before the final design was nailed down. More »

Tony Hawk Ride Gets Stood Upon By Giant Bomb

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:20:00 EST

We're still waiting on our own copy of Tony Hawk Ride for a Kotaku review, but the Giant Bomb crew bravely ventured out of doors to secure a copy, offering their trademark Quick Look at Activision's new peripheral-based skateboarding game. More »

Tony Hawk Devs Working On New Board Peripheral Game?

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:20:00 EST

Activision may be sending Tony Hawk: Ride out to die at retail, but the mega-publisher at least sees a little more potential in the game's skateboard peripheral if comments from Robomodo boss David Michicich are anything to go by. More »

Where Tony Hawk Ride Controllers Come From

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:40:00 EST

Skateboard controllers aren't born of the brilliance of executives and market research firms. No, like the Tony Hawk Ride skateboard controller seen in the above video, they're the product of inanimate objects having sex with each other. More »

Tony Hawk: Ride Only Launching In Three Territories (In 2009)

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:30:00 EDT

It was announced during Activision's earnings call earlier today that the upcoming Tony Hawk: Ride will only be released in three territories in 2009. For everyone else, it's a 2010 game. More »

Taking Tony Hawk For Another Ride

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:00:09 EDT

I came. I saw. I fell off the skateboard. Once. Gently. More »

Tony Hawk: Ride Creators Planning For Sequel, Obviously

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:40:04 EDT

Tony Hawk: Ride developer Robomodo clearly sees success in the skateboarding franchise's reboot, as it's already planning to start work on the sequel once the board-controller equipped game hits. Oh, I know. I was surprised too. More »

Foot Controlled Silver Surfer Game?

Brian Crecente — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Robomodo's Tony Hawk skateboard controller may be destined for some stellar controls if Robomodo President Josh Tsui wasn't just spit balling during a recent dev presentation in Chicaogo. More »

Tony Hawk Ride Preview: Feet On, Most of The Time

Brian Crecente — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Tony Hawk is moving into its tenth year as a video gaming franchise and with competitor Skate bringing the heat, was beginning to show its age a bit. More »

Invasion of the Plastic Peripherals

Brian Crecente — Mon, 18 May 2009 09:20:00 EDT

The unbridled success of Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Wii are spurring game developers to look at new ways to control games. More »

Tony Hawk Creators No Longer Making Tony Hawk Games

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:30:00 EST

Few months back, there was a rumour Neversoft - creators and sole developers of the core Tony Hawk series - had been taken off the franchise by Activision and replaced by startup Robomodo. More »

Robomodo Working on Cross-Platform Game For Activision

Brian Crecente — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDT

As was rumored, Chicago-based developer Robomodo recently signed a deal with Activision to work on a title that will be published on multiple platforms. More »

Neversoft Taken Off Tony Hawk Franchise?

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:20:00 EDT

That's a little rumour Giant Bomb are putting out there. Apparently Activision, as part of their pledge to innovate with the next instalments of the long-running franchise, have taken the series creators (and sole developers for the last decade) off the property, and have handed the reins over to Robomodo, a new studio consisting of former EA Chicago staffers. A studio who are currently "working on a project for Activision". More »