Tony Hawk is the best, or at least the most talented, or at least the most influential sk8er boi of all time. He isn't, however, the best skater in his own game. That honor goes to Rune Glifberg. You know how sometimes people can have opini...

Activision is the absolute king of saying things like "there will be no microtransactions at launch," and then laughing like an anime antagonist off camera. While the "none at launch" phrase has become key for them, fans lament the fact tha...

If you were anxious or curious about the soundtrack for this year's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 remaster, wonder no more: Activision released a "first look" at the track list on Spotify today. "Police Truck" by Dead Kennedys "Superman" ...

With Tony Hawk's Pro Skater fresh on our minds, it's as good of a time as ever to remember that Jack Black has a lighthearted YouTube channel dedicated to his adventures in video games and life. Recently, he hung out with Hawk and special ...

An impromptu live stream hosted by industry figure Geoff Keighley has just confirmed one of gaming's worst kept secrets. Classic PlayStation skateboarding sims Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 are being remastered for PS4...

For months now, third-parties have been coming forward on podcasts and social media to reference their involvement in a new entry in the legendary Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series, despite ongoing silence regarding the game's existence in any ...

Another slip-of-the-tongue has further suggested the existence of an incoming Tony Hawk's Pro Skater title, which is expected to launch sometime in 2020. This newest leak comes from a since-removed social media post made by punk band The De...

Although the brand hasn't been in the greatest shape in the past decade or so (most people point to 2007's Proving Ground as the beginning of the end, though some would say even earlier than that), the name Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is etched ...

Speculation continues regarding the rumour that Activision will revisit the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise in the near future, as insiders from both the video game and skateboarding worlds have made mention of such a project already in de...

I've played every Tony Hawk game to date. Yep, even the ones with the physical skateboard (one was okay). Beyond my love of the sport, I always approached Tony Hawk joints as puzzle games. Figuring out where all the devilishly hid...

There's a giant hole in the Bear Drives A Speedboat And Performs All Sorts Of Cool Arcade Tricks But Also Sometimes The Bear Carries Around An AK47 market. Wave Break is here to fill that void. From Funktronic Labs, creators of Nova-1...

Tony Hawk might not work with Activision anymore, but that doesn't mean he's done lending his likeness to video games. Three years after the dismal THPS5, the Hawk squawks again. Next week, Tony Hawk's Skate Jam will release on iOS and...

The Simpsons has been on our screens for coming up to 30 years, becoming a cornerstone in comedy timing and how to make quality animated entertainment content. And it's true that there are divides in the fandom: When did the show stop being...

Most people who follow my work know that the Pro Skater series has a special place in my heart. It not only got me through some tough times; I also created a lot of fond memories with its versus mode. Even some of the more flawed entries la...

TV programmes, films, books and games give us the opportunity to explore distant worlds without even having to leave the comfort of our own bedrooms; they also allow us to see representations of countries and towns that we wouldn't be able ...

Eighteen years ago, Tony Hawk landed the first-ever 900 on a skateboard. The two-and-a-half aerial rotations ascended Hawk far past the vertical walls of a half-pipe. From that moment onward, Hawk was no longer a hero whose name was whisper...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD is a pretty bad homage to the classic PlayStation Neversoft series. It combined the original Pro Skater with its sequel and eventually got some maps from Pro Skater 3 as downloadable content. Honestly, this is...

May the fourth be with you! Ha-ha, just a little joke on today, May the 4th -- Star Wars day, to the uninitiated. It's perhaps our most American holiday: no day off from work and in tribute to consumption of a multi-billion dollar entertain...

For gamers of the late '90s and early 2000s, the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series was a phenomenon. Not only had we never seen an extreme sports games be so well realized, but each new iteration added so many new elements that it felt like the d...

[Update: Despite saying it wouldn't be released on Xbox 360, Pro Skater 5 has popped up on the Xbox Live Marketplace, costing £24.99. It isn't available on the PS3, so this might well be a mistake on Activision's part. We've contacted...

Following the launch of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Activision delayed the title's launch on last generation platforms. This was done to allow developer Robomodo to fix many of the bugs plaguing players...

For roughly two months, Tony Hawk 5 has been plagued with bugs, from online connectivity to fundamental gameplay flaws. Finally, developer Robomodo has pushed a patch this month that rectifies some of the problems, while adding two add...

As Activision grapples with the issues facing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5's current-gen versions, the publisher has decided to put the release of the last-gen versions on hold. In a statement to Eurogamer, Activision didn't specify how long th...

The last four Robomodo Tony Hawk games haven't gone so swimmingly. Particularly with Tony Hawk HD and the recently released Tony Hawk 5, there have been a bunch of bugs that have been causing issues for players, from offline to on...

I grew up with the Tony Hawk franchise -- at least, Neversoft's vision of it. Game after game, even some of the more questionable ones, held my interest until Proving Ground led the series astray. But in 2007, the studio was ...