Activision has announced the latest game in the company's long running Tony Hawk skateboarding franchise, Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground which will debut for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo DS later this year.
Few details have been announced, but an official statement stated that the upcoming title will give players "the freedom to define their character, story and style based on the choices they make, the paths they choose and the style of skating they use on the proving grounds from Philadelphia and Baltimore to Washington, D.C."
Proving Ground will also offer players the ability to utilize new gameplay mechanics such as skateable terrain altering and building, and bowl carving, as well as more “Nail the Trick†moves “such as Nail the Grab and Nail the Manual intensifying the thrill of pulling off big tricksâ€. Players will also be able to segue from Proving Ground's single player mode to the online mode "seamlessly".
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground will be the 3rd Tony Hawk's title developed by Neversoft, following the multiplatform releases of Tony Hawk’s Project 8 and Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam, which proved successful for the publisher and helped to bolster Activision's most recent and highly positive preliminary fourth quarter and fiscal year results.
