In case you were still interested in Tony Hawk: RIDE, the upcoming Tony Hawk game that will use the new skateboard controller (Matt’s impressions here), will go on sale November 17th for $US120. Amazon is still showing the release for mid October. Just ignore that. [THRide]
I see how it is. Tony Hawk Ride developer Josh Tsui says that the black skateboard we almost killed ourselves on at E3 is out: “We’re going with a white board which is more consumer friendly.” Mmmmhmmmm. [GamesIndustry.biz via Joystiq] More »
It’s amazing how badly four light sensors and accelerometers can mock your terrible coordination. Tony Hawk Ride made it painfully clear that physically inept nerds won’t be able to use games to pretend they’re faster, stronger, deadlier for much longer.
According to Gamespot, Tony Hawk: RIDE will cost $US120 when it’s released this October. That puts the interesting be it gimmicky skateboard peripheral’s price at about $US60, unofficially. [Kotaku]
A new leak from Activision reveals that the next Tony Hawk skateboarding game will feature a breakthrough gaming peripheral for the 360, PS3 and PC. So what exactly is it? Wait for it…motion controls…wait for it again…through a board controller. For those of you who don’t feel like plastic instruments, gamepads for multiple systems and the freakin’ consoles themselves have taken over your life enough, there’s more crap on the way!! [Kotaku]
The T-Mobile Sidekick LX Tony Hawk Edition gets official, with Tony’s name emblazoned across the Sharp-ade Sidekick device. It’s pretty much the same as the standard Sidekick LX, except this one has video recording and “play and share,” among other small upgrades.
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