In what is quickly becoming one of the worst-kept secrets in the biz, a blurred image of what appears to be the key art for the as-yet-unannounced Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 remaster has leaked online (thanks for the heads up, Push Square).
Shared to Twitter by reliable leaker @billbil_kun (who previously correctly called the Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch OLED bundle, amongst other things), the art shows a skater in purple, assumed to be The Birdman, pulling off an areal trick over what appears to be a Pro Skater 3 + 4 logo.
Naturally, all of this is blurred with a 'frosted glass' effect, but the leaker claims that it's attached to the remastered bundle appearing in whatever Tony Hawk event Activision's countdown has been ticking towards.
As exciting as it is to see the rough edges of some new key art (albeit one that you need to squint a little to make out), it's hardly surprising that this is the announcement Activision has been teasing all this time. In recent weeks, we've seen pro skater Tyshawn Jones mention an upcoming remaster on the Breakfast Club podcast, Activision update the Tony Hawk website with the aforementioned countdown, and Pro Skater 3 + 4 even get a Switch rating in Singapore. In short, we didn't really need a leaker to know that this one is real.
That said, for all of their correct predictions, bilbil_kun has been wrong in the past (they hinted at a Switch 2 reveal for September 2024, for example), so it's still worth taking things like this with a pinch of salt. Hey, keep an eye on that countdown and we'll know what's happening before long.
Do you reckon we'll see Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 tomorrow? Let us know in the comments.
[source x.com, via pushsquare.com]
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03.04.25 PauseChamp
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Replaying the 1&2 Remakes in preparation.
…But honestly, 3&4 were where it was really at for me - this is exciting! 🙂
It’s also surprising as I thought Beenox were completely absorbed into Actiblizzard for COD duties.
Maybe there is a slither of hope left after all.
I’m excited. Two and three were my favorites. Four is when it started going downhill, but it’s still a fun game. Combined with the other remaster we’ll have the four best arcade skateboarding games ever made on the switch. 👍
Let's hope the soundtrack is (mostly) complete and in tact 🤞
@Sonicka Your thinking of Neversoft. They were merged into Infinity Ward a few years ago.
@Tasuki Ah, I was aware of Neversoft, but I thought Beenox took care of the Remake? Or VV… 🤔
Now I’m not sure. I thought I read that after the 1&2 remake the devs that worked on it got absorbed back into the main company thus thwarting a 3&4 remake coming out (which is why I am presently surprised it is happening).
@Sonicka Vicarious Visions was absorbed into Blizzard to work on Diablo which at the time they were working on 3+4 and from what I remember were nearly done with it. That's when Bobby Kotick decided they should be working on Diablo instead and 3+4 was cancelled.
This isn't a leak. This is guerilla marketing. 100% they sent him a file so he could leak it for extra buzz.
@Tasuki I see, I’m getting the who, what and where’s slightly muddled. Thanks.
Well, at least 3&4 appears to be back on the table again for whatever reason or change.
I’m going to be pleased with this release. I didn’t always play the best in series. I just played what I had. So I had Pro Skater 4 on GameCube and I had Tomb Raider: Angel Of Darkness on Apple Mac.
Both are just about to be released. Nice.
I wonder if the graphics will be the same as the remakes for the 1st and 2nd games. If that's the case, then there shouldn't be a problem with releasing these remakes on last-gen consoles, especially on the Switch 1.
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