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Tony Hawk: Ride Sequel in the Works?

Posted July 14, 2009 by James Brightman

Tony Hawk: Ride is a very ambitious project, but it's not one that Robomodo was afraid to tackle, the studio's president Josh Tsui explained to IndustryGamers in a recent interview. Activision won't be shipping the game until later this fall, but the publisher and developer are quite optimistic about the reinvention of the Tony Hawk franchise and the unique skateboard peripheral that ships with it. 

Ultimately, Tsui and Activision view the board as its own platform, and not just an accessory for the game. Other game ideas will certainly be planned for the board, including a sequel to Tony Hawk: Ride it seems (although Activision has yet to make any official confirmation).

When we asked Tsui what else he had going on at Robomodo, he responded, "Obviously, we're very focused on getting this done, but being the creative types that we are, we're always writing up new game proposals and things we want to do. It's just a matter of timing. With Tony Hawk: Ride finishing up [we have to think about] the sequel to the game and where that fits into our schedules. It's a lot of juggling at this point."

The Tony Hawk franchise has been a staple of Activision's portfolio for nearly a decade, so it's certainly no surprise that the publisher would continue it. Whether Tony Hawk: Ride receives a direct sequel, however, will likely depend on how well the game does this holiday season at retail. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will probably outsell it, but Tony Hawk: Ride is going to be carrying an MSRP that's around double that of Modern Warfare 2  so, like Guitar Hero, it'll take fewer unit sales to generate higher dollar sales.

James Brightman has been covering the games industry since 2003 and has been an avid gamer ever since the days of Atari and Intellivision. He was previously the EIC of GameDaily Biz.