Activision is remaining tight-lipped regarding rumors today that Neversoft has been taken off the Tony Hawk's franchise.The rumors suggest that the Neversoft-created series is now in the hands of new developer Robomodo, who has already disclosed that it's working on an as-yet unnamed game for Activision.
But Activision on the matter that it "does not comment on rumors and speculation." ...
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Activision and video game advertising network Massive, a subsidiary of Microsoft, have announced that Activision titles Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground have been added to the Massive Network, allowing in-game advertising to be updated in real-time.
Ahead of Activision's financial results next week, Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey has commended short-term revenue prospects, but commented that "emerging competition for some of [Activision's] core franchises, including Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk", may prove damaging for the company's long-term growth.
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground proved it could take on rival skateboatding rival SKATE, which also boasts an impressive soundtrack. While SKATE has 45 known songs from artists like David Bowie, N.W.A. and The Ramones, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground comes through with over 50 songs including "The Pretender," the first single from the Foo Fighters' forthcoming album. Both games fulfill our Nirvana need.
TeamXbox just got word from Activision that a playable demo of Tony Hawk's Proving Ground will hit Xbox Live Marketplace in the next coming weeks. The publisher also provided them with the final box art for the game.
Activision communicated that Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, the sequel to Tony Hawk's Project 8, is going to be released in october 2007 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS.