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Tony Hawk Motion Details

September 1, 2008

As predicted, the new Tony Hawk game for the Nintendo DS will feature a “motion based control system” – and they are calling it “Tony Hawk Twisty Turny”.
Not really. It will be called Tony Hawk Motion and will feature an add-on most likely plugged into the gameboy port on the DS to allow for [...]

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Tony Hawk Motion

August 20, 2008

DS Fanboy release the news that the next Nintendo DS Tony Hawk game will be called Tony Hawk Motion – if a submission for a “child friendly rating” is anything to go by.
DS Fanboy also remind us that the developers told everyone that the game would “utilize new technology not yet seen on the DS”. [...]

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You can’t skate! Give me your tips.

April 2, 2008

Got any good tips for EA Skate or any of the Tony Hawk series of games?
Either leave a comment below or head over to the Contact Me link on the left and let me know!

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Amazon Skate and Proving Ground “Perfect Partner” Deal

March 27, 2008

I am not sure how long this offer has been on the Amazon site but you can get EA Skate and  Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground for the Xbox 360 for the grand sum of £45.93 in the UK and $109.98 in the US!
Considering I paid about £40 just for EA Skate when that came out [...]

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Tony Hawk 10 Confirmed

February 7, 2008

Activision, the guys behind the mega popular Tony Hawk series of games have confirmed that Tony Hawk 10 will be coming to a console near you – possibly later this year.
After the success of EA Skate compared to Mr Hawks most recent outing, Activision admit they need to
Step up innovation
And that the next version of [...]

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Opinion: Tony Hawks Proving Ground Video

January 20, 2008

If you read through this blog, you might be forgiven in thinking that I love EA Skate and hate any Tony Hawk games.
This is not true.
I grew up playing the Hawk Series and the roots of any skateboarding game are still firmly footed in the original games from Neversoft.
I will admit, although I have played [...]

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Wii Skateboard Controller

October 26, 2007

Our friend, Tony Hawk: Professional Skateboarder has suggested that new fangled Nintendo Wii fit device could be used as a controller for his line of skateboarding games. Jumping about on a pad on your living room carpet does not sound too appealing to me. And how will the pad know if you are [...]

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Proving Ground Achievements List

October 18, 2007

Now that Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground has been released, we can take a look at the achievement list created by Xbox360Achievements.org.
The achievements are all fairly standard for a skating game and there is nothing too ridiculous to achieve.

Find All gaps = 50 points
Complete all “Skill Goals” on normal level = 10 points
Play 1000 games online [...]

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Tony Hawks Proving Ground Footage

October 18, 2007

As you may already know, Tony Hawks Proving Ground hit the (US) stores yesterday for Xbox 360 and PS3.
I have been keen to get hold of some real footage from the game to see how well it compares to EA’s Skate.  I came across this footage uploaded to YouTube recently that shows some actual gameplay [...]

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Skate or Hawk

October 17, 2007

The nollie-kicking Xbox360Fanboy chaps have just started a poll to see which you gamers prefer:
EA Skate or Tony Hawks Proving Ground
The current round of comments on the post certainly seem to be going in EA’s favour – but with the online gameplay issues and Beta Skate Reel site, their realistic slant on skateboarding is not [...]

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