{"id":632652,"date":"2026-03-27T06:59:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tony-hawk-confirms-thps34-planned-until-studio-absorbed-into-blizzard"},"modified":"2026-03-27T06:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:59:03","slug":"tony-hawk-confirms-thps34-was-planned-until-its-developer-was-absorbed-into-blizzard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/tony-hawk-confirms-thps34-was-planned-until-its-developer-was-absorbed-into-blizzard\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Hawk confirms THPS3+4 was planned, until its developer was absorbed into Blizzard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tony-hawk-confirms-thps34-was-planned-until-its-developer-was-absorbed-into-blizzard.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nLegendary skater Tony Hawk has revealed there were plans to follow up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tony-hawks-pro-skater-1-2-fastest-selling-game-in-franchise-history\">well-received Tony Hawk&#8217;s Pro Skater 1+2<\/a> remake with a similar launch for a Tony Hawk&#8217;s Pro Skater 3+4.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHowever, these plans were scuppered when Activision merged developer Vicarious Visions into Blizzard &#8211; a move which saw the studio re-named to Blizzard Albany and re-emerge as a support studio for the Diablo franchise and other Blizzard titles.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHawk spoke of the now-scrapped plans in detail for the first time last night, while a guest on a fan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/andythps\/clip\/CarefulJoyousWombatVoHiYo-PI9vvdEkP-E1h1pD?filter=clips&amp;range=7d&amp;sort=time\">Twitch<\/a> livestream.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tony-hawk-confirms-thps34-planned-until-studio-absorbed-into-blizzard\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tony-hawk-confirms-thps34-planned-until-studio-absorbed-into-blizzard\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary skater Tony Hawk has revealed there were plans to follow up the well-received Tony Hawk&#8217;s Pro Skater 1+2 remake with a similar launch for a Tony Hawk&#8217;s Pro Skater 3+4. 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