Whether that project will ever release remains to be seen it would make sense for Microsoft to resurrect the project once it formally takes over Activision Blizzard – the THPS games would be a pretty significant get for the company, and would provide some sorely needed exclusive fodder going forwards. It was only last May that we heard that Activision may be working on a new Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game, as CKY drummer Jess Margera hinted that the band would be involved in "the new coming out.” "So they took pitches from other studios, like ‘what would you do with a THPS title?’ and they didn’t like what they heard, and then that was it.” CBR supports the hard work of developers and industry professionals to create the video games fans all know and love, but its important to remember the ongoing allegations. “The truth of it is, they were trying to find someone to do 3 + 4, but they just didn’t really trust anyone the way they did Vicarious," he continued when a viewer asked a follow-up question. According to Tony Hawk, remasters of Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3+4 were in development prior to Vicarious Visions merger with Blizzard Entertainment. So is a follow-up to the nostalgia-baiting remaster likely? Hawk remains dubious. And then Vicarious got absorbed and they were looking for other developers and then… it was over.”
Even up until the release date of, we were going 3 + 4. “I wish I could say that we had something in the works, but Vicarious Visions kind of got disbanded…” Hawk said in an interview with andyTHPS (thanks, Okami Games). Vicarious Visions would instead be put to work on Diablo 2: Resurrected, and the THPS Remake project would halt. As per comments from the birdman, Tony Hawk, himself, plans for a follow-up game were scrapped when development studio Vicarious Visions was merged with Activision Blizzard.Īpparently, the publisher continued taking pitches from external developers once Vicarious Visions was folded into the mega-developer, but the company wasn't happy with any of the ideas that were being floated. Luke is Games Editor at IGN's Sydney office. After Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 was released in late 2020 to positive reviews and sales, plans to give Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4 the remake treatment were in development at Vicarious Visions.
TONY HAWK PRO SKATER 3 AND 4 SERIES
The excellent Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 scored a 9 out of 10 on IGN and was dubbed “an absolutely rip-roaring remake.” It also enjoyed the highest first month of sales for any game in the long-running Tony Hawk series to date. Vicarious Visions was founded in 1990 and was acquired by Activision in 2005. The Vicarious Visions team of about 200 people became employees of Blizzard and no longer create games as a lead developer. I would never have imagined we were going to do 1 + 2 20 years later.” Maybe when all the dust settles, we'll figure it out.Īctivision announced its decision to fold Vicarious Visions into Blizzard in January 2021, just a few months after the release of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2.
I mean, who knows? Maybe when all the dust settles, we’ll figure it out. “I wish there was some way to bring it back. “Like, ‘What would you do with the THPS title?’ And they didn’t like anything they heard, and then that was it.” “The truth of it is that were trying to find somebody to do 3 + 4 but they just didn’t really trust anyone the way they did Vicarious, so they took other pitches from other studios,” said Hawk.
According to Hawk, Activision was ultimately unimpressed with the proposals it received for further THPS games, so the project went no further. Tony Hawk has revealed that a remake of Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 and 4 was scrapped due to Activision Blizzard merging developer Vicarious Visions into Blizzard.
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