Posts Tagged ‘Tony Hawk’
Written by KineticShift on 18 October 2010
While many shopping malls and other community establishments have banned skateboarding, this fall you’ll be able to grind your way with Tony Hawk during an upcoming tour. The Hawkman won’t be making personal appearances however, but this could be the next best thing as Activision is taking Tony Hawk: Shred on a national mall tour – but totally unlike those old mall tours with Tiffany and Debbie Gibson.
The 10-city Mall Tour kicked off this past weekend, and is giving fans a chance to jump on the game’s unique board controller and experience the thrill of skate and snowboarding. The best part is that no one will chase you away for being possessed to skate.
Upcoming dates include:
- Rockaway Town Square, New York, NY – October 23 – 24
- Plymouth Meeting Mall, Philadelphia, PA – October 30 – 31
- Virginia Center Commons, Washington, DC – November 6 –7
- Orland Square, Chicago, IL – November 13 – 14
- Mall of Georgia, Atlanta, GA – November 20 – 21
- Katy Mills, Houston, Texas – November 27 – 28
- Irving Mall, Dallas, Texas – December 4 – 5
- Brea Mall, Los Angeles, Calif. – December 11 – 12
- Stoneridge Mall, San Francisco, Calif. – December 18 – 19
Shred will be in stores on October 26.
Tony Hawk Shred Official Website
Tags: Activision, Mall Tour, SHRED, Skateboarding, Tony Hawk, Video Games
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Written by Peter Suciu on 14 September 2010
There is the timeless question about building a better mousetrap, as most of the time simple is usually the best way. The same can be said when it comes to building a better game controller. The team behind the upcoming Tony Hawk: Shred video game realized this as well, and addressed the numerous flaws with the game’s skateboard shaped controller. The device had been developed for the previous title in the series, Tony Hawk: Ride.
Many of the reviews suggested it was more like Tony Hawk: Crash and Burn, as the skateboard peripheral failed to deliver. But the flaw it seems was the result of the game’s code, not the device itself says the Hawkman. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Nintendo, Skateboard, Tony Hawk, Tony Hawk: Crash and Burn, Tony Hawk: Ride, Tony Hawk: Shred
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Written by Peter Suciu on 19 August 2010
After the last game it looked like the Hawkman’s wings were clipped for good, as Tony Hawk Ride wasn’t so much a thrill ride as outright spill. But you can’t keep a good skater down, and the champ of the board is rising from the ashes, proving he’s a video game phoenix. All indications say it looks like he’ll back in full video game form with the upcoming Tony Hawk: SHRED, in part because this arcade style game isn’t just about the usual sidewalk surfing either. This time the game includes both skateboarding and snowboarding action, and more importantly puts players on a truly revolutionized controller to get the wannabes off the couch and on a virtual deck. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Activision, Buzz Monkey, Chaz Ortiz, Corey Duffel, David Gonzalez, ESRB, Geoff Rowley, Louie Vito, Lyn-z Adams Hawkins, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Rated E, Robomodo, Sean Malto, SHRED, Skateboard, snowboard, Stevie Williams, Tony Hawk, Torah Bright, Video Games, Xbox 360
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Written by Peter Suciu on 23 July 2010
The Segway is really just a grown-up version of those annoying kiddie scooters – a fad that we keep hoping will finally run out of steam. So we’re skeptical about the still very much in development robotic skateboard that is currently being tested in Japan. Why do the Japanese need a robotic skateboard would be the first question to ask, as the island nation is rather crowded to say the least!
But that doesn’t seem to stop the designers at the Shibaura Institute of Technology in Tokyo from working on a very high-tech board. The Robo-Skateboard prototype according to online reports weights about 15kg, is about 30cm wide and 60cm long and about 25cm thick. It works much like a regular skateboard, where you stand on it and lean to make turns. Your shifting body weight will thus let you steer, but lean forward and you’ll get to pick up some speed. Put your weight directly on your feet and you’ll be flying like Tony Hawk – almost anyway, as this board can hit speeds of 10kph.
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Tags: robotic skateboard, scooter, Segway, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Skateboard, Skating, Tony Hawk
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