Tony Hawk Says Pro Skater 3 + 4 Remakes Were in the Works Until Vicarious Merged with Blizzard - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 20 June 2022 / 2,221 Views
Tony Hawk during andyTHPS' Twitch live stream on Monday revealed a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 remake was in development, but it was cancelled as the developer Vicarious Visions was merged into Blizzard.
"That was the plan, even up until the release date of this," said Hawk when the streamer mentioned a remake of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4.
"We were doing 3 + 4, and then Vicarious got kind of absorbed, and then they were looking for other developers, and then it was over.
"The truth of it is they (referring to Activision) were trying to find somebody to do 3 + 4, but they just didn’t really trust anyone the way they did Vicarious. So they took other pitches from other studios, like, 'what would you do with the THPS title?' And they didn't like anything they heard, and then that was it.
He added, "Who knows? Maybe when all the dust settles, we’ll figure it out. You never know. I never would’ve thought we were going to do 1 + 2 20 years later."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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I hope they still end up making them after the acquisition is done.
Personally I’m fine with this. Make a good new one instead, we already have the best two updated.
i agree with the new game!
That sucks, I always really liked THPS 4. Pretty much all the games have had great soundtracks, but I played that one the most and it introduced me to NWA, Aesop Rock, Less Than Jake, Flogging Molly, and the Sex Pistols. It probably is the game that influenced my eclectic taste in music the most since it went from rap, to metal, to punk and all the way in between.
Also that game is when I realized how amazing Rodney Mullen is. Seriously, that dude's a legend
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