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New Tony Hawk Will Not Reuse Old Franchise Music

A new Tony Hawk video game has been confirmed as being in development but it seems unlikely that fan requests for the music to be based on previous titles in the series will materialize.Dan Amrich, aka OneofSword, an executive at Activision, spoke about the soundtracks for the first and second game of the series, say...

15 December 2011
07:58 GMT

Bicycle Meets Skateboard in New Sbyke Hybrid

If you've ever wondered just what a combo between a bike and a skateboard might look like, then wonder no more, since the Sbyke is here, a product that actually manages to combine these two products in a single, rather extraordinary moving contraption. The Sbyke has been developed by Bart Wilson and brother Ste...

21 February 2011
09:44 GMT

Software Held Tony Hawk: RIDE Back

Tony Hawk: RIDE could be considered one of the biggest videogame flops of 2009. It came packed with a big and complex skateboard peripheral and was meant to mark the return to form of the long running Tony Hawk franchise, with natural motion used to perform moves that would then be translated into tricks on the scree...

15 February 2010
14:41 GMT

Tony Hawk Defends RIDE Peripheral

Tony Hawk RIDE was not well received by reviewers when it was released and it seems that it is not doing very well in the sales department either. The skating title ships with a hardware peripheral used for tricks, has a pretty high price tag and received some damning reviews but it appears that the best known skater...

9 December 2009
03:48 GMT

Tony Hawk Excludes the iPhone for His Next Game

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk has a new video game coming out soon. Ten Tony Hawk titles have seen a release on almost all platforms until now. However, iPhone users are yet to experience some kickflip goodness. And things are likely to stay this way for a while. The Forbes interviewed Mr. Hawk, who retired from ska...

30 December 2008
06:13 GMT

Cop Teaches 14-Year-Old Skateboarder a Lesson on YouTube

Skateboard riding might not be the best thing to do, if you're in a state that prohibits it, the Police will be on the lookout for you. Come to think about it, don't do anything against the law, but that's a different moral lesson, one that has to be taught by the people in charge and by the endless nu...

13 February 2008
17:06 GMT

Human-Flavored Skewer Defies Gravity! Ready, Set...Flybar!

Fellas, it's time to pump up some adrenaline! Now, we can do it the easy way, by picking up some old-school skateboard, or the extreme way, by getting ourselves one of these chick-magnet tools, also known as the Flybar.What makes this bouncing stick so cool? Well, the makers claim they've "brought the pogo...

10 December 2007
13:21 GMT

Dude, Check Out My Curve Extreme Skateboard! That's a Sick K-Grind!

Dude, check out my skateboard! The Curve Extreme Sport concept looks like taken from the MotoGP environment, or Formula 1 track, thanks to a pair of professional-like tires that actually taper on both their ends. Someone used to say that a skateboard stands not only for lifestyle, a popular sport, but is also an art....

20 July 2007
10:32 GMT

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam Blazing onto Your PS2

Accelerate from 0 to 60 in an instant in time-based race, trick and slalom challenges as Activision is pleased to announce Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, featuring blinding velocity, four new single player events, three new multiplayer modes and three new playable characters. Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, which ori...

8 May 2007
09:28 GMT

The ConnecTV Skateboarder

Before you head out for the skateboarding professional "slopes", you might want to try this. The Connectv Skateboarder is probably a good choice if you intend to learn what skateboarding is about. The snappily named ConnecTV Skateboarder is a game, skateboard and games console all-in-one. Here's how it works. A...

25 April 2007
05:41 GMT

RipStik Caster Board

A skateboard with 2 wheels may seem terribly wrong. But Sharper Image's amazing caster board can make smooth, quick 360-degree turns on just two wheels (that's their major selling point). The really interesting thing about this "vehicle" is the way you're supposed to move while riding it. It's not...

21 April 2007
07:38 GMT


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