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Tony Hawk’s Project 8 and the Cost of Reinvention

In the mid 2000s, the Tony Hawk series was a giant, perfectly blending arcade thrills with skate culture flair. But in 2006, with Tony Hawk’s Project 8, developer Neversoft aimed for a bold reset.

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What Was the Hottest Sports Video Game of Every Holiday in the 2000s?

What Was the Hottest Sports Video Game of Every Holiday in the 2000s?

Sports games step into the realm of realism.

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25 Years Ago, 'Tony Hawk Pro Skater' Did The Impossible

25 Years Ago, 'Tony Hawk Pro Skater' Did The Impossible

In 2000, Neversoft managed to turn around the perfect sequel to gaming's biggest hit in just a year.

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Xbox fans are compiling lists of all the Activision, Bethesda, and Microsoft games still missing from Xbox Game Pass — and it's pretty huge

Microsoft's merged with Activision-Blizzard has been complete for a couple of years now almost, but activating Activision's back catalog on Xbox Game Pass has been a bit of a slow burn. Why? Let's analyse.

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25 Years Ago, The Makers Of Tony Hawk Changed The Superhero Game

At a time when Tony Hawk was the biggest game around, Neversoft’s ‘Spider-Man’ came out swinging.

15 years later, the Guitar Hero studio that Activision acquired and killed is back and teasing a spiritual successor to the rhythm game that put it on the map: "They said the era of 5-fret music games was over"

The spirit of Guitar Hero lives on

All Tony Hawk Games Released in Chronological Order

All the Tony Hawk games.

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Ranking Every Tony Hawk Game, From Best to Worst

Ranking Every Tony Hawk Game, From Best to Worst

The wait for the long-anticipated remake of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is finally over, and with the final beloved games from the Tony Hawk’s initial line now refreshed for the modern generation it’s a great time to look at the many early hits, and the many later…

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 developer is trying to figure out who put the edgy Guitar Hero gag in the game it made, promises to remove it in the next update even though players want it to stay

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 developer is trying to figure out who put the edgy Guitar Hero gag in the game it made, promises to remove it in the next update even though players want it to stay

Iron Galaxy Studios has "the utmost respect for anyone who makes games," even Neversoft.

'Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4' Isn't The Definitive Version Of Our Dreams

'Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4' Isn't The Definitive Version Of Our Dreams

'Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4' is a lovingly made, stylish remake of two all-time classics, but a few compromises keep it from absolute perfection.

5 Years Later, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 Improve The Original In One Important Way

5 Years Later, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 Improve The Original In One Important Way

'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4' masterfully updates the classic games it's based on while highlighting the absolute pinnacle of this important video game series.

25 Years Later, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Director Reveals How Star Wars Broke the Game

25 Years Later, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Director Reveals How Star Wars Broke the Game

Few games have had the cultural impact of Neversoft's seminal skating franchise.

Footage of axed Call of Duty game developed by Tony Hawk studio Neversoft showcases intense space-based action

Footage of axed Call of Duty game developed by Tony Hawk studio Neversoft showcases intense space-based action

Leaked gameplay reveals the developer's vision for a "futuristic" Call of Duty

Footage of a canceled, 10+ year-old sci-fi Call of Duty developed by Tony Hawk's Pro Skater studio Neversoft has leaked online

Footage of a canceled, 10+ year-old sci-fi Call of Duty developed by Tony Hawk's Pro Skater studio Neversoft has leaked online

Neversoft scrapped the project before ultimately releasing 2013's Call of Duty: Ghosts.

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20 Years Ago, the Tony Hawk Games Pulled Off a Radical Reboot That Changed the Franchise Forever

'Tony Hawk's Underground' used skating subculture to inspire the masses.

The 25 best PS2 games of all-time

Looking back at the best PS2 games in 2026 with our ranking of the games that defined Sony's second gen console

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