New Skateboard Controller Predicted For Next Tony Hawk Game

Andy Chalk

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New Skateboard Controller Predicted For Next Tony Hawk Game


Industry analyst Doug Creutz has predicted that Tony Hawk [http://www.activision.com] series.

Creutz, of Guitar Hero [http://www.cowen.com/default.html] franchise."

The inevitable price increase that results from the inclusion of custom controllers doesn't seem to be dampening the enthusiasm of consumers: The success of Guitar Hero and its competitor, EA's Ars Technica [http://www.rockband.com] reported in May that Activision Publishing President and CEO Michael Griffith said the Tony Hawk franchise was being "reinvented from the ground up."

"This title will have two years in development to deliver the kind of breakthrough this franchise needs," Griffith said. "For competitive reasons, we're not going to talk about it today but we are very bullish on the kind of innovation this will bring and this won't be your father's Tony Hawk."


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