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In an effort to perhaps distract gamers from the fact that its competition releases this week (Electronic Art's Skate), Activision has announced that a demo for Tony Hawk's Proving Ground will be available on Xbox Live tomorrow.

As shown above, the demo will show off some of the game's new features, like modifying the environment, nail the trick, the in-game video editor, and more. No word yet on a demo for the PlayStation 3 version of the title, but there's a chance we'll see it later this month.

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground comes to the Xbox 360 on October 10, and even if you don't care -- did I mention that the game comes with a Guitar Hero III demo?

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Tino's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 17:24
Tino
Does the demo come with the demo of guitar hero 3?
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 17:26
Neonie
And it will crash, and it will burn.
Buster's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 17:27
Buster
does the demo of guitar hero 3 come with some sort of demo guitar?
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 17:27
Nick Chester
@ TheMartino:

No, unfortunately it does not. :(
Kif 's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 17:29
Kif
Does the demo guitar come with some sort of Rock Band demo?
Buster's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 17:38
Buster
ok so i decided to watch the video and damn, this looks like crap
Tino's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 17:46
Tino
Is that a ps2 demo trailer?
Ignignokt01's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 17:55
Ignignokt01
skate - 9.0 from ign

I thought the demo kicked ass


I'm not even really interested in this new TH game anymore. :/
kwaselow's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 17:59
kwaselow
Does it come with a demo of the GH3 demo?

Does the THPG demo come with Activision peeing in your shoes because you're stupid enough to buy the same game 9 times?
KevlarGibs's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 18:02
KevlarGibs
Isn't xbox live down all day tomorrow anyway?
J03yyz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 18:11
J03yyz
thank god for skate

please tony hawk games... die...
JJ Rage's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 18:31
JJ Rage
Skate is going to demolish Tony Hawk.
Kif 's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 18:44
Kif
I don't think it will, but whatever. I'm excited for both.
soadsam's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 18:51
soadsam
but the real question is, with skate coming out next week, is this really relevant news anymore?
Fana7ic's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 18:59
Fana7ic
The Video actually looks pretty shitty.
I´m a Tony Hawk fan right from the first one on the psx but the game just has become boring. I think Skate will be a lot better.
Danmartigan's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 19:04
Danmartigan
Tony who?
joeisremy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 19:12
joeisremy
I stopped caring about these games after the 2nd one. Bring back Thrasher now there is a game time forgot.
Jark212's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 19:15
Jark212
looks like PS2...there getting desprite
RskimB's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 19:20
RskimB
tony your time has passed
cannedpasta's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 19:31
cannedpasta
I just can't even get excited about TH games anymore...
Steel Squirrel's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 20:10
Steel Squirrel
I think it's appropriate that it's named Proving Ground. Neversoft has a whole damn lot to prove. Prove that they're not complete franchise milking assholes. Then again, EA better be gentle with Skate and treat 'er right. She's a good one.
Zanch's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 20:35
Zanch
I don't see why everyone thinks skate will demolish Tony Hawk. The difference between them can be compared to say, the difference between Gran Turismo and Burnout. They're both driving games, and it's perfectly within reason to like them both, but you get a different sort of satisfaction out of both of them. The same applies to skate and TH. There's plenty of room in the market for both of them.
Boolean's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 20:50
Boolean
THPS has been done to death. I actually thought the new THPS was going the Skate route, giving it a bit more of a realistic edge, but alas it's still the same old crap we've been doing since the first game, over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.
Steel Squirrel's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 21:02
Steel Squirrel
@Zanch

It's true they are two different styles of skateboarding games.
The only thing is, is that people starting playing Tony Hawk because they liked skateboarding. There was never any kind of REAL skateboarding game. Tony Hawk was all we had. It just seems like with driving games(your example)
there's a lot more room for variables in the different styles there can be.
Skateboarding is skateboarding and should only be skateboarding. Maybe Neversoft should just get in on the Jackass game that's being made and do something with that license instead. They like the wacky, stick with the wacky. Just keep skateboarding out of it.
guy e's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 21:11
guy e
the new trailer for this looks so bad.
BADInc's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 21:14
BADInc
I dont think skate is gonna demolish th, cus th put skateboarding games on the map, and even though there not realistic there still fun. As far as skate goes, from what I saw in the demo it didnt seem like as great of a game as most of you are saying. Its just doing something new which is great, but theres a lot of flaws like no manuel or inverted tricks, and a lot of tricks dont have the right name, plus theres no vert play, its basically street. I think the next one will be a lot more improved, but I also think we will always have TH games to because they are to different skating games with 2 different kinds of gameplay
iliketuna's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 21:24
iliketuna
OMFG ITS JOHN CENA SKATING
Bull Dozer's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 21:25
Bull Dozer
It's Nail the Grab btw.
Nail the trick was in the last game.
Steel Squirrel's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 22:18
Steel Squirrel
@BADInc

You can manual in Skate. You just gotta slightly pull back or push forward on the right stick. You can do vert tricks as well, the two triggers are your left and right hands for grabs. The only things you can't really do are handplant-like tricks, no complies, and impossibles from what I know so far.
gamesronlygames's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/09/2007 23:42
gamesronlygames
Tony will bite it for the next 2 years until its competition drives them on to more creativity. Skate will rule the consoles until somebody else can think outside the box.
BADInc's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/10/2007 00:11
BADInc
@ Steel Squirrel

Sorry for the confusion but I was tryin to say manual tricks(Half Cabs, Primos, casper, ect.) And I kno there is somewhat vert like in the demo if you go in that semi pool thing, but its sketchy still. Im pretty sure I read somewhere that there are no halfpipes in the game, although there is a megaramp and im excited for that! Also I forgot to add, I hate the other skaters AI cus you could be in a string of tricks and they just skate into you and it always makes you fall. O yea and one more thing I hate that screen it goes to when you fall
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/10/2007 00:57
Mxyzptlk
Awesome, Guitar Hero III demo with free Tony Hawk's Proving Ground game.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/10/2007 01:29
vexed alex
Skate will not "demolish" the Tony Hawk game. At all. Much like Rock Band will not "demolish" Guitar Hero III. Know why? They've been around. You can't just be the new guy on them hard streets and expect to get all the respect. You can from the hardcore, but not every-uno. You have to do some shit you'll regret.

Tony Hawk doesn't look shitty, either, it just looks...similar to every other one I've played. Sadly though, Tony Hawk is that one game I always buy, play for like one or two months and then resell it. I like 'em. That's my bag.
Ignignokt01's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/10/2007 02:44
Ignignokt01
BADInc there is nearly all of those tricks in Skate, you should play it before you critique it. Read the review, idiort
mackisawesome's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/10/2007 07:24
mackisawesome
GO SKATE GO SKATE, FAIL THPS
Twosixteen's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/10/2007 08:15
Twosixteen
Played the Skate demo and concluded that I would never play another TH game ever again.

Skate >+ Tony Hawk
TehBoognish's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/10/2007 10:11
TehBoognish
@Badinc

Dood, I am not trying to troll bait flame you here but.... Did you play the demo? Yes there are manuals. Yes there are half pipes. As a matter of fact, if you played the demo, take a look outside the fence that keeps you from the uber-goodness that lies beyond and you might notice a GIANT FRIGGIN CONCRETE HALFPIPE that made me have to change my shorts. I spent an hour trying to escape my confines after I saw that. I also doubt that we have been exposed to all the tricks you are capable of doing by playing the demo. I am not sure about this but I am willing to bet there are tricks you have to learn first before they are useable.

I won't hide it, I am quite fond of this game and cant wait for it. My favorite thing is that you cant just rub against a curb/rail, push Y and VIOLA! your a grinding fool. You need speed and timing to hit those tricks.
SKATE is to THPS what Dirt or Forza 2 is to Mariokart.
nexium's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/10/2007 13:41
nexium
@ Teh Boognish

Skate will be an OK game, the second one should own faces. I even heard at ASR this weekend that they are thinking of adding longboards in the second SKATE. That will make me want the game even if they suck.

While there are half pipes in game, there is no half pipe contest in the X games LAME! No inverts and no manual flat land tricks really limits what I can do in a line. Referring to grinding in SKATE if you just roll over a grindable surface your board kinda just starts sliding in this unnatural awkward way. Theres no speed and timing involved there. Timing to make a trick isnt a new thing if you actually played the TH games. I think everything is available from the minute the game starts you have to find out how to do it. the flick it system somewhat limits the variety of tricks in the game.
TehBoognish's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/10/2007 15:11
TehBoognish
ok, whatever. I aint gonna argue bout it no more. Its way more realistic than TH IMHO. What I wann know is, Where the hell is this demo? Story is dated the 9th. Today is the 10th. Demo aint there. WTF???
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