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Tony Hawk rides again

Activision pitchman's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD to compile selected levels from original two THPS games for release on downloadable platforms.

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Activision gave the Tony Hawk franchise a year off after the series lost steam at retailers, but the Hawkman is apparently ready to take flight once more.

Can't stop the Hawk.
Can't stop the Hawk.

According to a Joystiq report from the Video Game Awards in Los Angeles tonight, Hawk confirmed for the blog that Activision is working on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD. As the name suggests, the game will be a revamped version of old Tony Hawk content for release on high-definition platforms. In this case, the game is said to compile "select" levels from the first two Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games, including School and Downhill. Hawk added that the game is set for release on "digital platforms" in the first half of 2012.

The most recent Tony Hawk game--last year's Tony Hawk: Shred--was developed by independent studio Robomodo and sold under 3,000 units in its first week. It was the second game, following Tony Hawk: Ride, to use a motion-sensing skateboarding peripheral. While Activision hadn't committed to a new game in the series for 2012, company executives had said they still see potential in the franchise, likening Hawk's staying power to that of NBA great Michael Jordan, who played his last professional game in 2003 but was the cover athlete for NBA 2K11 and one of several for this year's NBA 2K12.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD is expected to receive an official announcement at the Spike Video Game Awards tonight. The VGAs will be broadcast live tonight on Spike TV and MTV2, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Pacific.

[UPDATE]: In the VGA pre-show, Tony Hawk confirmed that the game will be released on downloadable platforms for under $20 and said Activision was aiming for a summer release.

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I'll save the money and stick with the original.

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My dream just came true!!!

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Just activision knowing that CoD is not gonna last to much longer so they are getting this back to milk it again.

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@dj_pulserfan TURN THAT SH*T UP!!! LIGHTS OUT. GUERILLA RADIO.

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@dj_pulserfan LIstening to Rage Against the Machine right now haha.

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A good Tony Hawk game again!

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So unrealistic...

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LIGHTS OUT GUERRILLA RADIO

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Make another game, but don't include that stupid-ass skateboard controller.

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i've tried recreating this stage on Skate 3 but nothing's as good as the OG. I'm looking forward to this.

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One big question I have is: Will some of the licensed music tracks used in the originals be returning? That would really make my childhood complete!

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I hope the park editor makes a return! Chances are, it will!

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sounds pretty good! i will probably buy it. and i agree with gamerboy, the inclusion of updated mechanics from later releases (getting off your board and what-not) would be a great bonus.

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This is interesting! Looking forward to it!

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If it's a remake using levels from the first two games, are they at least going to use the updated mechanics from more recent games? I mean, you gotta admit the later games had some great innovations, such as getting off you board, newer tricks such as wall jumping and spine transfers, etc. Of course, the levels may need to be modified to accomodate those additions since they are from older games, but I see no problem with it as long as they stay true to the first two games otherwise.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> that is all.

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How much do you want to bet that in addition to the "select" THPS 1+2 levels, we're gonna see new ones based off of Call of Duty? I mean, I'm all for seeing this game come out (which is surprising for me to say regarding an Activision game nowadays), but that would be the most awkward surprise of 2012. : I

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Hmm...sounds like Tony Hawk 2X to me, which I still have and I think it's backwards compatible anyway on 360. It's not a bad idea....but then again it's more of the same levels we played a hundred times years ago.

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I like this approach. Maybe do another HD release with THPS 3 and 4 levels? Seems to be win-win for everyone.

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Nice, seems like these major video gaming companies are finally listening to us, First Square-Enix, Then EA, now even activision is finding itself listening to the gamer, instead of saying it know what we want.

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Why not Underground?!? That was the best one in the series

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Wait, the first two games. Still awesome!

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Content from the original 4 games remade in HD? MY CHILDHOOD IS COMPLETE!!! I hope Spiderman returns from the second one!

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A year is a long time for Activision. They use to release a Tony Hawk game once a month until Call of Duty replaced it as their monthly release.

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Is this a remake or are they just doing what was done with resident evil 4 ? I didnt understand it ery well.

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If it's on Steam and has online multiplayer I'll buy it.

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The first two games in the series were the best hands down, I will be looking for this collection to hit. I still play THPS 2 on PC fun as hell!

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Yeah i have so many copies of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 and i am not dissing that game but why dont they create a new game off the same concepts of the first and second game. I bought Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2x which is basically what they are working on and mean while yes its awesome its in HD but again its the same game. Im really hoping this game pulls off and i hope its going to beat out Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2x which is my fav Tony Hawk game and i really need something new in that series.

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Enough!!

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At this point they should probably just do a 'THPS X' or something and do a re-imagining of all of the fan favorite levels/areas from THPS1-THUG2, with more detail, nostalgia nods, different time of day, subtle changes, weathering/weeds etc etc...

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Hopefully it doesn't use Ride peripheral, Move, or Kinect.

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