Prepared to take on the next hardcore skateboarding title for the Nintendo Wii and DS? Electronic Arts is set to reintroduce last year's Skate title with a new spin off on the Nintendo Wii and DS platforms. Entitled Skate It, the game will make use of the innovative controls from both platforms and integrate it with the intuitive FlickIt control system from the previous title. For a look on how this upcoming game will look on the Wii and DS, check out our full article.

Microsoft has partnered up with Qmotions to launch a new set of new game controllers for the Xbox 360. Under the agreement, Qmotions will be producing a full array of gear, including a wireless skateboard type controller which will be available very soon. For more on this, check out the full article.

The Tony Hawk video game franchise is already a winner in itself, but Activision, Neversoft, and Tony Hawk still saw it fit to do some overhaul in the franchise's direction. Dubbed as the "Tony Hawk Innovation Plan," what can fans expect from this move? Read more in the full article.

In a presentation to industry analysts, Electronic Arts' president Frank Gibeau has announced that they will be releasing sequels for both Skate (Xbox 360, PS3) and Mass Effect as well as a new Burnout game. If you want to find out more, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

In order to extend its success to 2008, Activision has several plans and a healthy line-up of games. Among its steps to make more money is innovating with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater to compete against Electronic Arts' successful Skate. Learn more about this at the full article.

This week's Virtual Console Friday update for PAL regions (Europe and Australia) features three more retro title additions to the Wii's growing VC library: Skate or Die, Blades of Steel, and Monster Lair. More details about the aforementioned games at the full article.

It's been quite a while since we last heard about Bomberman Land, Hudson Soft's title about the white-garbed superdeformed Bomberperson for the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PlayStation Portable. Now, we get a closer look at how the game looks and plays, with a trailer video that shows off pretty much everything the game has to offer, from the menus, the cutscenes, to the game themselves. Neat!

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Way back in the days before Tony Hawk became a household name in the professional skateboarding circuit, gamers had to settle for less glamorous skateboard sim video games. One of the better known titles back then was Konami's Skate or Die!, released on the NES 20 years ago.

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Who'd have thunk it? Adam Yauch a.k.a. MCA of the Beastie Boys will be showing off his mad skateboarding skills (at least virtually) in Activision's upcoming skater game, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. He'll be one of the new faces that will grace the famous, if improbable, line up of bonus skaters for the game.

Included in this update is the complete soundtrack listing for Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, totalling a hefty 54 licensed songs all in all. Included in this list will be famous bands that play to the tune which has marked this high-velocity series, such as the Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Slick Rick, and Jurassic 5.

Activision also announced an added bonus for those getting the Xbox 360 version of the game. The game will include a five song demo of "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock." While the demo will be available soon on the Xbox Live, this is definitely a freebie that will be hard to pass up on.

Developed by Neversoft, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground is scheduled for release during the last quarter of this year. It will be coming out for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Nintendo DS and Wii.

Check out the complete list of songs and their respective artists right after the jump!

With the release of Electronic Arts' Skate (Xbox 360, PS3) right around the corner, we could smell sweaty anticipation from miles away. EA's attempt to reach a market dominated by Tony Hawk's Pro Skater may very well be a successful one, as most of us know what the gig is all about. Here are some videos showing off what this down-to-earth video game has to offer.

By down-to-earth, we don't mean Skate will be lacking the bells and whistles of a complete skating game. What it brings to the table is more realistic skateboarding, almost strict physics, and no death-defying jumps off half-pipes. Doesn't sound too rad, you say? The first couple of videos will show you what tricks you can bust and how good they look.

The third one is a short but sweet advertisement about encouraging your thumb to nail tricks while playing Skate. That's right - your thumb. Through flickit controls, a dexterous thumb and sticks can do wonders. Find out more by checking the videos out..

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