TONY HAWK’S WOULD-BE SKATE-KILLER, RIDE

So how will Activision, Tony Hawk, and upstart Chicago developer Robomodo reinvent the skating game to take on the heavyweight board-porn of EA’s fantastic Skate franchise? As they’ve been hinting at for at least a year, it’s all in the controls, and so, as above and below: the new board controller.

How does it work? Speculate for now and ask again after its official E3 debut, and watch Spike Jonze/Ty Evans/UNKLE’s ‘Heaven’ video (which you see a few brief seconds of in the trailer) in the meantime to at least appreciate the art of the board while you wait.

Tony Hawk: Ride [Activision, Robomodo]