THPS vs SKATE
For many years Tony Hawks Pro Skater has, in my opinion, been the best skateboarding game around. It has steadily improved in it's graphics and gameplay to some extent. You can do a heck of a lot more in the latest versions than you could back in the days of the Playstation 1. However, one thing that has pretty much stuck throughout the series (9 in total now), is the same old way you do tricks. The number of tricks you can do has increased, but playing it is just too fake. It's just too easy to do a million tricks in one 'combo'.
Skateboarding for charity
Early next year, a group of four guys from around the world will be skating the entire length of New Zealand (excluding Stewart Island) for charity. They will be raising money for CanTeen, LST and justgiving Check out skatenewzealand.com for more details about their fund raiser.