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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 confirms a return to the series' roots

The latter days of the Tony Hawk franchise introduced a lot of gimmicks, most recently introducing a heavy, expensive skateboard peripheral. All of those gimmicks are now a thing of the past, as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 is a return to the series' classic gameplay style.

Ozzie Mejia

May 5, 2015 9:50 AM

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It's been teased for a while, but the rumors are now reality. There is indeed a new Tony Hawk game in the works. However, the time for open-world missions, silly exchanges with Bam Margera, and actual skateboard peripherals is over. Activision and Robomodo look to be going back to basics and, thus, the next game in the series is being called Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5.

Game Informer revealed the story earlier today. Pro Skater 5 will return to the format of the previous Pro Skater games, focusing on individual stages with their own objectives. The game will feature competitive and co-op multiplayer, with online features allowing friends to seamlessly jump into each other's game sessions. Players will also be able to build custom skate parks and share them online.

New gameplay ideas are also set to be introduced, such as power-ups and projectiles. Projectiles will be used for select missions and while that may sound strange on the surface, it's still less strange than playing with an actual skateboard peripheral.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 is set to release on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 later this year. Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions are set to release shortly thereafter.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?