Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk recently hinted that he had been talking to Activision, teasing that “something” is being planned for the franchise ahead of its 25th anniversary.
“I wish I could tell you more, but I can tell you that I have been talking to Activision again,” Hawk said in a Mythical Kitchen video when asked about the future of the THPS series. “It’s insanely exciting. We’re working on something. It’ll be something the fans truly appreciate.”
Hawk’s comments align with a recent refresh of the Tony Hawk Pro Skater social media accounts, as these were updated with new images bearing a 2024 copyright watermark. Fans have begun speculating what this could mean, and if the anniversary will lead to the announcement of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 and 4 remasters. Back in 2022, Hawk claimed that Vicarious Visions was working on remasters of those games before it became a support studio under Blizzard Entertainment.
“I mean that was the plan, you know, even up until the release date of this [THPS1+2] we were going 3 and 4, and then Vicarious got kind of absorbed, and then they were looking for other developers, and then it was over,” Hawk said at the time.
While it remains to be seen what Activision has planned for the 25th anniversary of the franchise, EA is also bouncing back into the skateboarding genre with a new Skate game.
The last big development update for the game was a brief sketch headlined by I Think You Should Leave star and skateboard enthusiast Tim Robinson, and developer Full Circle recently showed off an overhauled Flick-it gameplay system, a new approach to soundtracks, and lots of customization options for the in-development live-service game.
