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As the skate video game wars heat up, this intro for Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground was recently posted online. It lays out the three stages of the game and highlights the animation rather than the individual skaters featured in the game. If you keep your eyes peeled you can catch our own BK in animated form taking photos and sporting a SKATEDAILY.net shirt.
Posted by ChrisWith today’s mainstream popularity and acceptance of skateboarding in North America, it’s many parents’ dream that their kid will gain enough recognition and sponsorships to rise up as the next “big thing” in skateboarding. Well, Michael Puehse has gone beyond the dreaming scenario with his nine-year old twin sons Nic and Tristan. Marketing and building their reputation on You Tube, coaching the preteens regularly with a play book of tricks at the local skatepark and garnering a few appearances on daytime talk shows, the years of hard work could soon pay off for pops.
Posted by bkPerhaps one of the better skateboard related skits filmed since Spike’s work in “Yeah Right”, EA’s in-game intro video for its new video game, “Skate” is quite a memorable eye pleaser. The whirlwind of cinematic brilliance begins with a simple frontside boardslide and races forward with short cameo appearances and stop action depicting some of the game’s characters including Jason Dill, P-Rod, Danny Way, Ryan Gallant, Pat Duffy, Chris Haslam, Alex Chalmers, Ryan Smith, Dennis Busenitz, Rob Dyrdek, Mick Carroll, Mark Gonzales and more. View the high res piece right here… it’s certainly worth the wait and one for skateboarding’s history books.
Posted by bkVolcom and SPoTlight Productions are rigging up a big pro mini-ramp gig at the Surf Expo this weekend in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center.
The schedule includes two separate pro and am contests on an 80 foot wide mini-ramp with multiple heights constructed by master ramp craftsman Tim Payne and his skillful crew better known as Team Pain.
There is a total purse of $35,000 up for grabs with ten big ones going to the top pro.
As the organizers of Surf Expo have recently issued the following message, “We have pretty much eliminated all guests coming to the show. We are getting stricter with our policies. No shop kids, no team riders, and no persons under the age of 21.” your best bet is to watch the event live via webcast at Volcom.com.
Check the event schedule and additional details over at the SPoT site.
Some wise words posted over at Kevin Wilkins’ (from The Skateboard Mag ) other blog, Good Problem. Read and remember.
Posted by ChrisChalking up the highest amount of high points out of the highways and skatespots of America, Blind team has won Thrasher’s 2007 King of the Road. Stay tuned to their site for more info and photos.
1. Blind with Josh Kasper
2. Foundation with Daniel Haney
3. Black Label with Kristian Svitak
4. Zoo York with Ricky Oyola
Amid much hoopla and controversy, the Es Game of Skate 2007 World Championships took place at the ASR trade show in San Diego on Saturday. The final results are below.
Am
1. Alex Mizurov
2. Andrew Smith
3. Carlos Lastra
4. Matt Lemond
Pro
1. Chris Cole $10,000
2. Nyjah Huston (Is he pro?) $5,000
3. Mike Mo Capaldi (Is he pro?) $3,000
4. Javier Sarmiento $2,000
Head over to the Deluxe site and take a look at the video footage from their Summer Comes Early tour earlier this year. They’ve got a trailer, intro and more to come. The more tech savvy can download it right onto their iPod.
Posted by Chris