Tag archive: Tony Hawk

Although the SpikeTV Video Game Awards are a big deal for the nominees and the winners, arguably the more important aspect of the show comes from what happens between and after the awards are handed out. The VGAs find themselves well positioned as the December destination for developers looking to introduce a new game, or tantalize fans with a new trailer. There are always gaming events going on year round, but the last major show of the year is… Read More

After seeing Tony Hawk himself pull out the long-awaited board controller for RIDE at Microsoft’s Monday press conference, I couldn’t wait to hop aboard myself. And today I got a chance. Though Activision reps will gladly explain how intuitive and natural it feels for a skateboarding game, not much really feels right about standing on a plastic plank in front of a TV. Even so, it does feel well built for what’s still a… Read More

True to rumor, there was no shortage of star power at Microsoft’s wiz-bang press conference this year – a return to form for the conference that has been so played down in recent years. Microsoft managed to round up Tony Hawk, Steven Spielberg and no lesser celebrities than the surviving Beatles themselves for its Monday morning press conference. After debuting the cinematic trailer for the Beatles Rock Band and announcing a… Read More

What will the company that brought you the legendary Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk and Call of Duty franchises have on tap for E3 this year? More from each, of course. And a few surprises as well. In a press release earlier this week, Activision outline all the titles it will have on display at this year’s E3, including: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2 DJ Hero Guitar Hero 5 Blur Tony Hawk: RIDE Marvel(TM): Ultimate Alliance 2… Read More

In recent months, game publisher Activision has been all about building its franchise juggernauts, announcing it would be killing off games series it didn't think had to the potential to become long-running franchises in favor of long-running titles it can iterate (and sell) over and over again. At the same event where the company announced its Blizzard unit would start running ads from Microsoft subsidiary Massive, Activision also… Read More

With the current election and the cratered economy making it real clear that we need to conserve gas, I picked up my first second generation Electric Bike from a company called (E +). I have two of the first generation high performance electric bikes from a company called Wavecrest who built them for the US Military and these puppies, while expensive, blew away everything else that was out there. The Wavecrest TidalForce IO The Bikes… Read More

If you've ever wished you could lean into the action a little bit more with your Tony Hawk titles—or just have dreams of hanging ten in a high-concept sci-fi surfing game—then a new announcement from Actiga should offer some excitment. The company has announced that its subsidiary QMotion has signed an agreement with Microsoft to produce next-generation wireless controllers for the Xbox 360. The controllers will be fully… Read More

These last two weeks have been interesting. Before CES, Warner Brothers basically gave up on HD DVD and Toshiba (in what was an amazing lack of good judgment) clearly putting HD DVD on the ropes (and the newly lowered prices came too late to make a difference). This was followed by CES which really lacked anything that I would call a true break-out new product of the iPod or iPhone caliber. This week we had MacWorld, and while it is… Read More

In what could easily be described as one of the most significant mergers to hit the video game industry, major developers Blizzard and Activision announced plans for a merger on Sunday. Blizzard’s French parent company, Vivendi, will swallow up Activision in a deal that will put some of the most popular modern games, including World of Warcraft and Guitar Hero, under one roof. All pieces of the deal, including the values of both… Read More

PlayStation fans will be able to get their hands on a lot more games in the coming months, promises Sony. The Foster City, Calif.-based company said today it will launch more than 100 titles for its PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation2 products. The beefed-up second-quarter of 2007 line-up will comprise industry leading franchises as well as new intellectual properties from both in-house and third parties, according to Sony… Read More

Nintendo is launching is Wii gaming console on November 19…but everyone knows a new gaming system is only as appealing as the games people can play on it. To that end, Nintendo has announced the titles which will be available for the Wii within the console's “launch window,” loosely defined as the system's first five weeks of availability, although many titles will be available simultaneously with the… Read More

As the much-anticipated North American launch of its PlayStation 3 gaming console nears, Sony Corporation has detailed the availability and pricing of key PS3 peripherals, the initial title line-up for the new console, and details of the PlayStation 3 online service. Although pricing for PS3 consoles has been public knowledge for a while—$499 for a 20 GB unit and $599 for a 60 GB PS3 with Wi-Fi—Sony outlined pricing for key… Read More

Activision today provided more details on its next generation console line-up for the upcoming Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii and already released Microsoft Xbox 360 platforms. All of these games promise to take advantage of these three machines' next generation graphics for more a more realistic gaming experience. Titles being detailed, said Activision, include Call of Duty 3, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Tony Hawk's… Read More

Aspyr Media today said they'd begun shipping Activision's Tony Hawk's American Wasteland for the PC. The game was developed by Neversoft Entertainment and retails for $39.99 with an ESRB rating of "T" for Teen. The PC version of Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Aspyr said, gives users the ability to explore the Los Angeles skate world. Gamers can skate and BMX bike across a variety of locations, including Santa… Read More

Sometimes, it's a good idea to consider news releases with a healthy dose of skepticism. Video game maker Activision and Nielsen Entertainment have released the results of a “pioneering” study on in-game advertising. Their conclusions? Directly integrating advertisement and product placement into games not only increased the persuasiveness of those ads, but some participants said that the ads actually increased their… Read More