Activision Rumored To Be Creating A Remake Of One Of Their Skating Games, Exact Title Unknown

Leaks hit Twitter recently that Activision will be creating a remake of one of their many skating games. Which exact game is getting the remake is unknown, but given that Activision has released over a dozen Tony Hawk games, they won’t be hurting for material to pick from.

The rumors come compliments of Twitter user @New_WabiSabi. While this doesn’t sound too credible on the surface, the user is a journalist for gaming news outlets NintendoSoup and Spiel Times. Additionally, their Twitter bio declares themselves to be “one of the most trusted and reliable rumor sources in the industry.” Given that this is a self-given title on an anonymous social media account, that’s probably not too accurate, but they’ve got a pretty decent track record so far!

So what game would Activision be remaking, if the rumors are true? Again, the Tony Hawk series spans over a dozen games, from as early as 1999 to as recently as 2018 with Tony Hawk’s Skate Jam. Their games have gone from consoles like the Dreamcast and N-Gage to being ported to PC. As far as skating games go, it’s unarguably the titan among the industry.

If you’re aiming for a dark horse, though, there’s always Activision’s 1987 Atari 2600 game, Skate Boardin’! The game was one of the first skateboarding-based video games, had a sequel in 1988, and was even re-released in 2002 as an addition to the Activision Anthology collection! Of course, there’s always Disney’s Extreme Skate Adventure.

Jokes aside, the most likely remaster that Activision would release is probably going to be part of the Tony Hawk franchise. Strong candidates are Tony Hawk Underground 2, or one of the many Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games.

The fact of the matter is that Activision is arguably the biggest publisher in the world. They have the unspeakably massive Call of Duty franchise, have been pushing out Crash Bandicoot remakes, and have all but commandeered Blizzard at this point. They have the resources to remaster any game that they want, and when it comes to skating games, they have an almost alarmingly large library spanning nearly two decades to pick from.

Until we have something confirmed from Activision, the rumors will remain rumors. Sabi’s tweet isn’t the only thing claiming that Activision is working on this remaster, though. Even Kotaku mentioned the Tony Hawk series as one of the handfuls of IPs that Activision has left to their name, with much of their early work being licensed content. Whatever skating game appears, we’ll just have to wait and see.

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Activision Rumored To Be Creating A Remake Of One Of Their Skating Games, Exact Title Unknown

Modders Have Fun Playing Around With Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Cal Kestis’ Appearance Changed

Cal Kestis has Ginger hair in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. And apparently, some fans do not like it.

In this mod, the main protagonist’s red hair has been shaved into a buzz-cut. Instead of ginger, he now sports a dark hair. His complexion was also changed to fit his hair. As a result, Cal Kestis now looks almost homogeneous. The modder also added some stubble on his face, which makes sense. As the uploader, darthIre, explained, a fugitive of the Imperial law wouldn’t have the time to shave every morning.

Cal’s clothes have also been modded, but it’s really an almost insignificant change compared to his looks.

Meanwhile, another mod will make Cal more mature-looking. Instead of stubble, he is now wearing an English or a smaller Dali mustache. But it also changed his hair into a darker texture instead of the signature ginger.

For gamers who don’t like Cal’s costume, you can try this mod from johnocc. He takes inspiration from the Dark Knight himself. The black outfit will help you blend well with the surroundings. It is pretty handy, especially since you are on the run from the Second Sister.

A little caveat, you need to delete texture no. 339437 if you downloaded the version 1.0. Supposedly, this glitch will cause the game to crash.

What makes it interesting is that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was just released on Nov. 15, 2019. And already, modders are already having fun playing around with the main character. Fans can only look forward to all the cosmetic changes that would enhance their gaming experience.

The game revolves around Cal Kestis, an entirely new character in the Star Wars lore. He is a padawan who survived the purge of Jedi’s based on Order 66. Five years have passed after the events of the Clone Wars. Cal has been working at the Bracca junkyard for a good amount of his life.

However, he was forced into revealing his secret–that he could use the Force–to save a friend. Unfortunately for him, his act of kindness was captured by a probe droid of the Galactic. An assassin was dispatched to kill Cal and end the Jedi race once and for all. He managed to survive the attempt with the help of Greez Dritus and Cere Junda, a former Jedi herself.

Cal’s mission now is to learn to harness his skills, control the force, and take down the Imperial Army.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows.

Modders Have Fun Playing Around With Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Cal Kestis’ Appearance Changed

Square Enix Shows Off New Final Fantasy VII Remake Screenshots, Including A Beloved Summon, Weapons Upgrade Menu, And Characters

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Battleborn Removed From Digital Stores, Servers To Close Down In January 2021

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Battleborn, we hardly knew ye. Gearbox’s hero shooter was released in May 2016 to a semi-decent reception. While a lot of outlets found the game to be mediocre at best, it certainly found its player base. That was until, a little less than a month later, Overwatch was released.

Blizzard’s Overwatch, which was already in beta at the time of Battleborn’s release, made short work of its competition when it was released in full just a few weeks later. Despite the fundamental differences between the two games, Battleborn’s players dwindled once Overwatch hit the market. Now we have a little over a year before the former disappears entirely.

It’s a surreal thing to experience, but once the Battleborn servers go down in January 2021, players won’t be able to play either multiplayer or the single-player campaign. The game will effectively vanish, which is a complete bummer for anyone who’s still playing the game (or for anyone who spent any money on it at all, really).

The game has already been removed from digital stores and players won’t be able to purchase Platinum currency after February 24, 2020. Don’t worry, your existing currency will still spend just fine, and you’ll still be able to earn it in-game, but you’ll no longer be able to purchase it directly.

It’s really too bad that Overwatch all but signed Battleborn’s death certificate, because the two games really aren’t that similar, at least not similar enough to justify one wiping out the other entirely. Yes, they’re both hero shooters, but Battleborn leans into some strictly MOBA elements while Overwatch is a straight-up team-based shooter. Plenty of other games, more similar than these two, have co-existed peacefully.

Now that Battleborn is being killed off, its loyal fan base doesn’t have a lot of other options, especially since Epic killed off their own MOBA, Paragon, in April 2018. You can blame Fortnite for that one, considering that Epic pulled their resources off of Paragon to focus on their wildly-popular battle royale shooter.

Maybe the most surprising thing about this all is that the servers are staying up for another year. It’s definitely good news for Battleborn fans, as they have an entire calendar year to get the game out of their system for good, but with as small as that audience has gotten, I’m surprised they’re staying up for that long. Still, better to not look a gift horse in the mouth and simply enjoy it while everyone can.

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Battleborn Removed From Digital Stores, Servers To Close Down In January 2021

Battleborn, we hardly knew ye. Gearbox’s hero shooter was released in May 2016 to a semi-decent reception. While a lot of outlets found the game to be mediocre at best, it certainly found its player base. That was until, a little less than a month later, Overwatch was released.

Blizzard’s Overwatch, which was already in beta at the time of Battleborn’s release, made short work of its competition when it was released in full just a few weeks later. Despite the fundamental differences between the two games, Battleborn’s players dwindled once Overwatch hit the market. Now we have a little over a year before the former disappears entirely.

It’s a surreal thing to experience, but once the Battleborn servers go down in January 2021, players won’t be able to play either multiplayer or the single-player campaign. The game will effectively vanish, which is a complete bummer for anyone who’s still playing the game (or for anyone who spent any money on it at all, really).

The game has already been removed from digital stores and players won’t be able to purchase Platinum currency after February 24, 2020. Don’t worry, your existing currency will still spend just fine, and you’ll still be able to earn it in-game, but you’ll no longer be able to purchase it directly.

It’s really too bad that Overwatch all but signed Battleborn’s death certificate, because the two games really aren’t that similar, at least not similar enough to justify one wiping out the other entirely. Yes, they’re both hero shooters, but Battleborn leans into some strictly MOBA elements while Overwatch is a straight-up team-based shooter. Plenty of other games, more similar than these two, have co-existed peacefully.

Now that Battleborn is being killed off, its loyal fan base doesn’t have a lot of other options, especially since Epic killed off their own MOBA, Paragon, in April 2018. You can blame Fortnite for that one, considering that Epic pulled their resources off of Paragon to focus on their wildly-popular battle royale shooter.

Maybe the most surprising thing about this all is that the servers are staying up for another year. It’s definitely good news for Battleborn fans, as they have an entire calendar year to get the game out of their system for good, but with as small as that audience has gotten, I’m surprised they’re staying up for that long. Still, better to not look a gift horse in the mouth and simply enjoy it while everyone can.

Battleborn Removed From Digital Stores, Servers To Close Down In January 2021

Is Rockstar’s Rumored Project Medieval – Shelved Years Ago – Back In Development?

I think I speak for a large swath of gamers out there when I ask: just what in the sam hill is Rockstar working on? The rumors have been flying ever since they shipped Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC (though woefully incomplete, some might argue). A recent programming job posting by Rockstar mentioned “building animations for an upcoming open-world project.” While no project title was listed, fans were quick to speculate (and hope and dream) that the project could be the long-awaited Grand Theft Auto 6.

However, in a LinkedIn post from Pawas Saxena, a Rockstar character artist, Saxena wrote that his most recent project entailed working on environment pieces “following medieval architectural style” for a yet-to-be-announced IP. A few years back, Rockstar was reportedly working on an open-world game set in medieval times, but the project was supposedly shelved. That doesn’t mean it’s shelved permanently, though.

Let’s look at the timeline because that’s where things get interesting. At first glance, the timeline suggests that this wasn’t a Rockstar project at all. Saxena lists the medieval project as ending in July 2019, and he didn’t start work for Rockstar until a few months later in October 2019. That would mean that the project was for his former employer, the India-based (as is Saxena) Dhruva Interactive.

That being said, the LinkedIn page for Dhruva shows a post from seven months ago saying that Rockstar had acquired the company, meaning that Saxena was still working on the project for a handful of months after the Rockstar acquisition.

The only thing we know for sure is that Saxena was working on a medieval-themed game when his developer was snatched up by Rockstar, at which time his project didn’t necessarily end. One thing may have absolutely nothing to do with the other. Or Rockstar liked what they saw and are in fact incorporating it into their next big project.

Just to muddy things up even further, rumors of Bully 2 have been swirling about recently, and Grand Theft Auto 5 actor Steven Ogg said that GTA 6 will be releasing soon. How soon is soon? Is Ogg a reliable source? And if the actor behind Trevor knows something about GTA 6, does that mean that Trevor is going be in the next installment of the franchise?

There are a lot of clues leading to different conclusions and fortunately, all of the conclusions end with something good. The best possible scenario is that all of the above titles are being worked on and will eventually all see the light of day.

Is Rockstar’s Rumored Project Medieval – Shelved Years Ago – Back In Development?

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