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Activision Hasn’t Bailed On Tony Hawk: Shred Yet

As much as Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops is a success, the company’s other recent franchise release, Tony Hawk: Shred, is not. But Activision isn’t giving up on Shred, even in the face of pitiful sales.

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Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing tells Gamasutra, that things could turn around for the Tony Hawk franchise and that “there’s hopefully a method to that madness” of skewing the game younger

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“For the first time we’re targeting that game to kids,” Hirshberg says. “It’s a gift-oriented game, but, that said, we need to build awareness for the game still. I think you’ll hopefully see a bigger ramp-up as we get further into the gift giving season.”

If Tony Hawk can recover from Shred and Ride, who’s going to make it?

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Interview: Activision’s Hirshberg On Black Ops, Tony Hawk: Shred And More [Gamasutra]

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