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Activision has confirmed that it is taking a break from is annual Tony Hawk release schedule, with the next home console game featuring the skate boarding icon to hit stores in the publisher’s fiscal 2010 – the year ending March 31, 2010. Given that Activision has traditionally released new titles in the series in the holiday season, expect the next Tony Hawk game to release late in 2009.
The decision to hold back on a new home console Tony Hawk game is likely to have something to do with the latest game’s poor reception compared to EA’s new Skate franchise.
In a conference call Activision reiterated its plans to breathe new life in the series, stating it would be “reinventing Tony Hawk from the ground up”.
“For competitive reasons, we’re not going to talk about it today, but we’re very bullish on the kind of innovation this will bring,” said Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith.
Nintendo DS gamers can, however, look forward to a new Tony Hawk title this year. Activision revealed very little on the new title, but did say that it would be independent from any home console version and will “utilise new technology not yet seen on the DS”. Whether than means new utilisation of the DS hardware or a new peripheral is not known.
