Summary
- Tony Hawk Pro Skater is hinting at a brand-new announcement to come for the franchise with a countdown on the official website.
- While the series has not confirmed any details about the timer, removed details from the website’s coding hint at new remasters of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and 4.
- The timer is set to finish on March 4, expected to be followed by a new Tony Hawk Pro Skater announcement.
The Tony Hawk Pro Skater franchise is teasing a brand-new announcement for the series to come soon, potentially hinting at a pair of new remasters. The long-running skateboarding franchise has been a staple of gaming since its inception in the late 1990s, with a litany of different games focused around the popular extreme sport. The series has seen five numbered main-series games, alongside a plethora of spinoffs including the fan-favorite Tony Hawk’s Underground games. Now, two of the franchise’s classic skateboarding games may be making a return in the near future.
Tony Hawk Pro Skater has featured multiple homages to the franchise’s early days throughout the past decade, looking back at the series’ roots with new remasters. 2020 saw the debut of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2, serving as a remake of the first two Tony Hawk games with newer tricks and online multiplayer added. 2015’s Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 also brought the first numbered entry in more than a decade, though the return to the traditional format saw poor reception from fans. A new teaser is now hinting at the skateboarding franchise’s next announcement in the near future.
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As reported by VGC, the official website for Tony Hawk Pro Skater saw an update on Friday, introducing a mysterious countdown timer. The franchise has not made any official confirmations about the countdown set to end on March 4, though removed information from the site has suggested a remake of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 may be in the works. The website’s code originally featured a line of text referencing “thps-3-4-countdown,” which has since been removed from the site. The website also names developer Iron Galaxy as being involved with the project, having previously worked on Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2‘s PC version.
Tony Hawk Website Introduces Mysterious New Countdown
A pair of remasters for the third and fourth Tony Hawk Pro Skater games would round out what many consider to be the franchise’s golden years. Pro Skater 3 stands as not only one of the highest-rated video games on the PlayStation 2, but is also considered by many to be one of the all-time greatest games. Pro Skater 4 was also instrumental in moving the franchise into its next era, overhauling the Career Mode missions into a format that more closely resembles later games’ Story Mode.
The resurgence of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater has been coupled with a rise in new skateboarding games throughout the gaming industry. EA confirmed it is working on a new game in the Skate franchise, recently expanding testing for the game to home consoles. Several indie games centered around skateboarding have also seen success with fans, including 2022’s OlliOlli World which received a nomination for “Best Sports/Racing Game” at the 2022 Game Awards. Tony Hawk Pro Skater‘s new remasters will see some of the franchise’s most beloved games receive a fresh coat of paint.
