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Goldfinger enlist Tony Hawk for live performance of ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’ song ‘Superman’

Goldfinger have enlisted Tony Hawk for a joint performance of the band’s 1997 song ‘Superman’. Hawk joined Goldfinger at their show in Anaheim, California last Saturday (January 14). When introduced to their crowd at the House Of Blues venue, the skateboarder said ‘Superman’ – which features on the soundtrack for various iterations of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater – “has defined our video game series for decades”. Hawk then performed the song in full alongside Goldfinger frontman John Feldmann. Watch that below.…

Namco’s Metal Hawk joins the Arcade Archives – Destructoid

Get to the chopper It may be the holidays, but that isn’t going to stop the retro purveyors over at Hamster from keeping the ball rolling on its Arcade Archives ranger — Joining the huge range of shumps rereleased by the publisher on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, it’s Namco’s unique chopper blaster, Metal Hawk. Hitting the arcade market in 1988, Metal Hawk initially looks like standard, vertically-scrolling blaster, which were a dime a dozen in the genre’s late-’80s boom period. However, Metal Hawk has a few cool features…

Garth Ennis’ Hawk The Slayer In 2000AD/Rebellion March 2023 Solicits

| Rebellion is generally a month behind the rest of the publishers listed in Diamond Previews. What with them being in Britain and all. So in their March 2022 solicits and solicitations, we get their comic books to be published in April and May. From 2000AD to Judge Dredd Megazine, to collections including Garth Ennis and Henry Flint on Hawk The Slayer, Ales Kot, Patrick Goddard and Mike Dowling on Devlin Waugh and Roger Langridge and Brett Parson's Panda Perfect. 2000 AD NOVEMBER PROG PACK (FEB…

Larry Page’s flying car startup Kitty Hawk is shutting down

Heaviside was Kitty Hawk’s last eVTOL in development. | Image: Kitty Hawk Kitty Hawk, the ambitious “flying car” startup funded by Google co-founder Larry Page, is winding down, which the company confirmed in a brief post on LinkedIn earlier today. According to a report from Insider, sources inside the company said Kitty Hawk had already shut down work on the 100-mile-capable Heaviside vehicle. Insider also reports that Page had become increasingly hands-off from the company but said he was more…

Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk air taxi startup is shutting down

After more than a decade of trying to make flying cars a reality, Kitty Hawk is shutting down. “We’re still working on the details of what’s next,” the Larry Page-backed startup posted to LinkedIn . Before today’s announcement, the last time we heard from Kitty Hawk was in the spring of 2021 when it came out the company had with engineer Damon Vander Lind following “months” of infighting with Page and CEO Sebastian Thrun. Almost exactly a year earlier, the company and laid off most of the 70-person team that had worked…

Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk now under Horseshoe brand, changes name

Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk is now a member of the Horseshoe brand. The casino and hotel at 401 Main St. in Black Hawk will be known as Horseshoe Black Hawk. The transition, which was announced in March, was official Friday will include a renovated exterior and “reimagined” casino floor, as property changes are expected to continue into the fall. Horseshoe Black Hawk will stay open during that time. “When we talk about Horseshoe, it’s a legendary casino property and legendary name,” said Black Hawk Mayor David Spellman.…

‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’ cover band The 900 talk playing with Tony Hawk

During a gig at London’s Signature Brew Haggerston on Saturday (June 30), Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater cover band The 900 were joined on stage by skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, who provided vocals for two songs that featured in the game. On stage, Hawk sang Goldfinger’s ‘Superman’ and ‘Bloodstains’ by Agent Orange, which appeared in the first and fourth Pro Skater games respectively. Speaking to NME, The 900 explained that Hawk played with the band after spotting them on Instagram. Hawk messaged the band saying “he was going…

‘Yakuza’ and ‘Tony Hawk’ lead August’s PlayStation Plus titles

August’s PlayStation Plus titles have been announced, with three new games available for subscribers to download. These include 2020’s RPG Yakuza: Like A Dragon (PS4 and PS5), the remaster collection Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 – Cross-Gen Deluxe Bundle (PS4 and PS5), and indie horror game Little Nightmares (PS4), with all three being available to download from August 2. Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Credit: RGG Studios The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 – Cross-Gen Deluxe Bundle comes with additional free content, including…

PlayStation Plus August offerings inc. Yakuza, Tony Hawk, and Little Nightmares – Destructoid

Nightmares into Dreams Right on cue, the sneaky petes over at Dealabs have leaked Sony’s PlayStation Plus offerings for the coming month of August — and this one is a real doozy, as subscribers at the Essential tier or higher will bag themselves the fantastic releases Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS4/PS5), Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 & 2 (PS4/PS5), and Little Nightmares (PS4). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkygiqC7ulQ Released in January 2020, Sega’s Yakuza: Like a Dragon had some mighty shoes to fill, specifically the…

‘Yakuza’ and ‘Tony Hawk’ reportedly headline PlayStation Plus in August

A leaker that has accurately predicted the last three months of the free PlayStation Plus games has outlined what may be coming to the service in August. This is according to Dealabs user billbil-kun, who has accurately leaked the handful of PlayStation Plus games for PS4 and PS5 in April, May, June and before then of this year. PlayStation itself typically reveals the line up of games at the end of the previous month or start of the next, so we should know the official list soon. Here’s what subscribers might be…