“Lights out! Guerilla radio! Turn that smack sound effect up!”
If you are anything like me, thosecensoredRage Against the Machinelyricsinstill a Pavlovian response in you: You are about to play aTony Hawk’s Pro Skatervideo game (in this case, specifically, the second one). Since the franchise’s initial release in 1999, the skateboarding video game saga has been supremely influential on gaming and pop culture as a whole, reminding people just how dopeTony Hawkis, introducing tons of skateboarders to the mainstream, and giving tons of people a new slate of music to bump to. I’m beyond excited forTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, the HD remaster of the first two games coming later this year – and I’m beyond excited that Activision has announced new skaters coming to these games.
The original games, beyond Hawk of course, had skateboarding luminaries likeBob Burnquist,Rodney Mullen,Kareem Campbell, and, uhSpider-Man. For these new remasters, a glut of contemporary skating stars have been added. I am stoked as heck (that’s a skating term, right?) to play as the following:
I’m also stoked as heck that these new skaters speak to a level of inclusion the previous games in the franchise didn’t have. And asMichelle Bresaw, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Activision, said, these skaters grew up playingTHPStheir whole lives.
Modern-day skateboarding originated from a generation of skaters who grew up playing the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games. The world-class pro skaters we’re adding to this remaster took the tricks and combos from the videogame and made them possible in real life. We’re proud that the remaster will represent the skate culture landscape today with a diverse roster of skaters that will appeal to any gamer.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2comes to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on July 27, 2025 – but if you pre-order digitally now, you can get the warehouse (another Pavlovian response!) demo August 14.
Check out video of these new skaters in the game below. For more from the world of video games, here’sthe trailer forCrash Bandicoot 4.
