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Why The Peeing Guy From Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Was Removed From The New Remake
14.7.2025
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 is a really good remake of the PS2-era skateboarding games THP 3 and THPS 4. However, it is missing something very important. In the game’s recreation of THPS 3's iconic Canada level, someone has been removed: The dude pissing off the edge of the map. I decided to reach...
THPS 3 + 4 Puts Guitar Hero In The Trash, Devs 'Investigating' How This Happened
14.7.2025
Developer Iron Galaxy is “investigating” an Easter egg fans spotted involving a trash can and a Guitar Hero clone in the recently released Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4.Read more
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Sweet Games We’re Beating Back The Summer Heat With
11.7.2025
After yet another week of just the most ridiculous temperatures and humidity levels (particularly here in New York City), we arrive at, well, probably another two days of ridiculous temperatures. But who knows? Right now there’s a nice breeze drifting in; it says 80 on my phone, a full 15 degrees...
THPS 3+4's New Photo Mode Is A Powerful Tool You Should Be Using
11.7.2025
2020’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 didn’t include a photo mode. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 fixes this mistake and includes the popular option, and as you’d expect, it’s great for taking photos of your skater doing cool stuff. But it’s also a very powerful tool that you should use to find goals...
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4: The Kotaku Review
11.7.2025
I’m not sure heaven is real. But when I die, if there is a big oasis in the sky waiting for me, I’ll be happy to meet up with old family and friends. And then I’ll ask them where the room is that contains all the (good) Tony Hawk games. If heaven is truly paradise, a place where I’ll be happy...
You Can Unlock Bam Margera In THPS 3+4 Without Even Skating
8.7.2025
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4is now available...for people who paid extra and bought the deluxe edition. Advanced access strikes again! But if you do have the game early, you might want to unlock Bam Margera, who returns to the franchise after a long absence. And, good news: It’s very easy and fast...
At Least One Band Is Bummed To Be Cut From THPS 3+4
19.6.2025
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 will include some of the original songs found in the original PS2-era skating games. But not everything is making the leap to the remaster, including one Alien Ant Farm song, a move the band understands, but still called a “bummer” in a recent interview. Read more
Xbox Continues Quietly Abandoning Physical Games
13.6.2025
While Microsoft is publishing more games than ever before, fewer and fewer of them are getting physical editions on its home turf. Microsoft-owned Oblivion’sThe Outer Worlds 2 will get a standard disc option on PlayStation 5 but only a code in a box for Xbox Series X owners. It’s the latest example...
The Villain From Tony Hawk's Underground Is In THPS 3+4
11.6.2025
Players will be able to find a classic skater villain in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 when it launches in July on consoles and PC. And they’ll once again be able to defeat the asshole who first appeared back in Tony Hawk’s Undeground. Read more
The THPS 3+4 Demo Is Great, And People Are Already Pulling Off More Than 100 Million-Point Combos In It
10.6.2025
The new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 demo is now live on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. And folks, after playing it, I’m really excited to check out the full game next month. And I’m excited to see people set new records in it. Read more
Summer Game Fest Shows That The PS4 Ain't Dead Yet
9.6.2025
The PlayStation 4 was released nearly 13 years ago. In the world of video games, it is a dinosaur. And yet, in 2025, during Summer Game Fest’s many shows and directs, new PS4 games were being announced alongside PS5 and Switch 2 games. Turns out this old machine still has some life left in...
Everything We Saw At Xbox's Big Summer 2025 Showcase
8.6.2025
Microsoft just concluded this year’s not-E3 festivities with a surprisingly great showcase that made up for all of the grim vibes and unfortunate shortcomings of Friday’s Summer Game Fest Live presentation. While the Xbox event wasn’t full of big first-party reveals, we saw plenty of neat-looking...
12 Cool Games We Saw At PAX East 2025
14.5.2025
This year’s PAX East felt small. There were a few big names on the show floor, like Bandai Namco which was there showing off Elden Ring: Nightreign and Larian Studios making its annual appearance with a Baldur’s Gate 3 booth, but many of the big industry movers and shakers who’ve appeared at...
Tony Hawk Also Wants Activision To Remake Underground
12.5.2025
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is set to launch in July. But even though the latest entry in the long-running franchise is not even out yet, fans are already looking beyond it to the series’ future. Specifically, many want to know if Tony Hawk’s Underground and Underground 2 will get fancy remakes...
Here's Why Tony Hawk 4's Career Mode Is Gone In THPS 3+4
9.5.2025
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THPS 3+4 Devs Explain Why They Removed 4's OG Career Mode
8.5.2025
In new interviews, the devs behind Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 have explained why the popular career mode from the original THPS4 isn’t going to be included in the upcoming remake. Read more
Everything We Saw At The Big Switch 2 Reveal
2.4.2025
Today was the day Nintendo finally shared with us a much-needed deep dive on the highly anticipated successor to its wildly successful hybrid console, the Switch. The Switch 2 was proudly shown off by the company during a Direct and at long last we got a look at some upcoming games, what makes this...
Tony Hawk Reportedly Intervened To Get Bam Margera Added Back To THPS 3+4
25.3.2025
Professional skater and Jackass star Bam Margera will be included in the next major Tony Hawk skateboarding game after Hawk himself reportedly stepped in and forced Activison to add Margera to the game’s roster. Read more
24 Games We're Stoked For In March, Great Switch Games On Sale For Mario Day, And More Of The Week's Top News
8.3.2025
This week, we got some insight into what prompted Ubisoft to add a “canon mode”—which strips out all narrative choices in favor of adhering to one set story path—to the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Also, we looked at 24 games coming out in this fairly packed month that we can’t wait to...
Kotaku's Weekend Guide: 6 Cool Games We're Excited To Get Back To
7.3.2025
March has arrived and it’s full of uncertainty. Will Borderlands 4 suck? Will Grand Theft Auto VI cost $100? What beloved game studios will be closed so massive publishers can get back their swagger? Will tariffs kill physical games or is Trump’s trade war still in early access? The only thing...