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Skateboarding star Tony Hawk says he will be announcing an upcoming release on the day of the Spike Video Game Awards. The extreme sports legend said on Twitter: I’ll be announcing the upcoming release of something new on Saturday; the same day as the Spike Video Game Awards. Coincidence? I …
Read More »Guitar Hero studio hiring for FPS
Activision-owned developer Neversoft is working on a first-person shooter for the publisher. The California-based studio is better known for producing the Tony Hawk skateboarding games and more recently the Guitar Hero music titles, before Activision scrapped the IP earlier this year. A number of jobs are now being advertised on …
Read More »Xmas boost predicted for Shred
Despite the poor performance from Tony Hawk’s Shred so far at retail, the key Christmas period could yet bring success to the title, Activision has claimed. Yesterday MCV reported that the game sold just 3,000 units in its first week on sale in the US, a number that represents a …
Read More »New Tony Hawk sells 3,000 in US
Analyst Cowen and Company is claiming that the most recent title in the Tony Hawk series, Tony Hawk’s Shred, sold just 3,000 copies in its first week on sale in the US. The game was a virtual no show”, the analyst is quoted as saying by GamesIndustry. It adds that …
Read More »Robomodo growing fast with Ride 2 project
String of new hires for the Chicago-based ex-EA studio
Read More »In Pictures: How the RIDE team built a board
Trackballs, arcade pushbuttons, Wii remote-sized holes: Robomodo reveals how it designed a deck
Read More »Tony Hawk Ride team hint at boarding other genres
Robomodo confirms new Activision deal and discusses expanding into other genres
Read More »Tony Hawk Ride plus skateboard equals $120
US game retail kingpin Gamestop has priced Activision’s upcoming title Tony Hawk Ride at $119.99 (75). The game has also been set a release date of October 13 for the three home console versions in North America. Activision has yet to officially announce a release date and full price for …
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