Activision reportedly rejected a pitch for Tony Hawk’s 3 + 4, preferring Vicarious Visions to work as a Name of Obligation assist studio.
In a brand new video from online game historian Liam Robertson, it’s claimed that following the large success of the primary remake, a pitch for a second remake assortment was created.
Initially, the primary remake, Tony Hawk’s Professional Skate 1 + 2 was deliberate to incorporate 3 + 4 in addition to the primary sport.
“We settled on including some dealing with options from the later video games to replicate the best way folks keep in mind the outdated Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater video games. The enhancements from 3 appeared to bleed into folks’s recollections of the primary 2,” claimed one Vicarious Visions supply to Robertson.
“Ultimately it grew to become clear that we didn’t have time for greater than 1 + 2, so the concept we’d proceed on and launch 3+4 in some trend was on the desk.”
A pitch for Tony Hawk’s 3+4 was introduced to Activision following the business and demanding success of the primary remake, it’s claimed, nonetheless, this was declined.
Activision reportedly favored Vicarious Visions helping on Activision’s important franchise, Name of Obligation. Vicarious Visions additionally assisted on the event of the Diablo 2 remake.
Tony Hawk claimed in 2022 that the second assortment of remakes was deliberate up till Vicarious Visions was absorbed into Activision solely.
“That was the plan, even up till the discharge date of [1 and 2],” Hawk mentioned. “We have been doing 3 and 4, after which Vicarious bought sort of absorbed, after which they have been on the lookout for different builders, after which it was over.”
He added: “The reality of it’s [Activision] have been looking for someone to do 3 and 4 however they simply didn’t actually belief anybody the best way they did Vicarious.
“So that they took different pitches from different studios, like, ‘what would you do with the THPS title?’ And so they didn’t like something they heard, after which that was it.
“Who is aware of? Perhaps when the mud settles, we’ll determine it out. You by no means know. I by no means would’ve thought we have been going to do 1 and a couple of 20 years later.”
Activision Blizzard introduced in January 2021 that it deliberate to fold Vicarious Visions into Blizzard as a assist workforce, and the merger grew to become official in April of this 2022.
