Tag: Tony Hawk

No, it wasn’t THAT Tony Hawk that called in and roasted the LAPD

The skateboarding legend took to Twitter to clarify.

A public Zoom call with the Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday as protests continued over the death of George Floyd was inundated with furious callers and calls for police chief Michel Moore to resign after his statements on Monday that he eventually apologized for.

One of those callers was Tony Hawk. But it turns out it wasn’t THAT Tony Hawk, the skateboard legend who made headlines recently for an incredible good deed he did last month.

Although some people thought the caller sounded like Hawk, the one known for his skateboarding checked in on Twitter to inform the world that he wasn’t the one who had jumped on the meeting:

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FedEx driver connects Tony Hawk with young fan

A FedEx driver in Suwanee, Georgia helped a six year old swap skateboards with Tony Hawk after he posted the young skateboarder’s request online.

A FedEx driver in Suwanee, Georgia helped a six year old swap skateboards with Tony Hawk after he posted the young skateboarder’s request online.

Tony Hawk connects with a delivery driver through TikTok to give an amazing gift to a young fan

An awesome story of social media connection.

Occasionally, we get a reminder that the power of social media is unlike anything else, and that’s the case with this story involving legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk, a TikTok user and a kid.

Let’s start with TikTok: a FedEx driver who calls himself Mikail on his profile sent out a video in which he said a young fan of Hawk’s named Cooper chased him down to ask if he could mail a board to the skateboard star.

Mikail, of course, doesn’t have Hawk’s address, so the video was the next best thing.

Sure enough, Hawk responded with a TikTok of his own directed to Cooper: he said the skateboard was on its way … and that Hawk was sending one of his own back:

This is all amazing and wonderful, especially at a time like this.

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Vuelve el mejor videojuego de skate de la historia

Foto vía @hobby_consolas Fue anunciada la remasterización de los videojuegos clásicos de skate: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 una de las franquicias más importantes de videojuegos deportivos que desafortunadamente se había detenido en sus entregas. …

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Fue anunciada la remasterización de los videojuegos clásicos de skate: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 una de las franquicias más importantes de videojuegos deportivos que desafortunadamente se había detenido en sus entregas.

El anuncio fue una de las primeras novedades del Summer Game Fest con la presencia en vivo a través de redes sociales de la propia leyenda del skate, Tony Hawk.

El videojuego traerá a la modernidad los clásicos 1 y 2 de la saga que comenzó en 1999 y vio su última entrega en 2007 convirtiéndose en uno de los favoritos de las consolas Play Station y Play Station 2.

“La serie original de Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater es un factor importante en la evolución de las maniobras modernas y la inspiración para muchos patinadores profesionales que el público conoce y ama hoy. Estoy emocionado de ayudar a inspirar a una nueva generación de patinadores y jugadores, además de los fanáticos existentes, y fortalecer aún más el deporte”, dijo Hawk durante el evento.

El videojuego está anunciado para su lanzamiento el próximo 4 de septiembre y estará disponible en las plataformas Play Station 4, XBox One y PC.

Las novedades más importantes serán las que sucedan en línea, veremos cómo se adapta el clásico a la era de los juegos online, así como la parte técnica con gráficos que alcanzarán resolución 4k y 60 imágenes por segundo.

A pesar de que el anuncio dice que respetarán los niveles originales, se mencionó que habrá nuevos retos por descubrir para todos los fanáticos del skate.

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See the first footage from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2

A remake of two iconic Tony Hawk games is coming in September.

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk turned 52 years old on Tuesday, and he announced some tremendous news on Twitter. Activision will release a remade version of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 in September for PS4, Xbox One and PC.

The Tony Hawk series of games launched with the revolutionary first title in 1999, and the first two games in the series remain the most beloved by fans. THPS unfortunately lost its way around the Xbox 360/PS3 era, and more recently we’ve only seen the release of duds like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5, which was universally panned as an abomination.

It remains to be seen if this remake can capture the magic of those early titles, but the first footage from the game looks incredible.

Hawk confirmed in a tweet that the original roster of skaters will be included – meaning you’ll be able to play as legends like Bob Burnquist, Rune Glifberg and Bucky Lasek – and the iconic original soundtrack will be back.

If you need me I’ll be listening to this for the next four months.

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