''Tony Hawk's Shred Session'' is a cancelled
endless runner
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sports
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video game developed by Big Bit and published by
Activision
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. A
free-to-play
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game for
iOS
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and
Android mobile phones, it was to be the first game in the ''
Tony Hawk's
''Tony Hawk's'' is a skateboarding video game series published by Activision and endorsed by the American professional skateboarder of the same name. The series was primarily developed for home consoles by Neversoft from launch to 2007, until ...
'' franchise created specifically for the platform.
Although the game had
soft launch
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ed in a handful of territories in mid-2014 ahead of a worldwide release, in November 2014 Hawk revealed that the game was postponed indefinitely and the game was later pulled from these territories.
Gameplay
''Shred Session'' would be played as a 3D
endless runner
Endless runner or infinite runner is a subgenre of platform game in which the player character runs for an infinite amount of time while avoiding obstacles. The player's objective is to reach a high score by surviving for as long as possible. The ...
, similar to the ''
Temple Run
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'' or ''
Sonic Dash
''Sonic Dash'' is a 2013 endless runner mobile game developed by Hardlight and published by Japanese game studio Sega. It is Hardlight's second ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' game, the first being 2012's ''Sonic Jump''. The game was released in March ...
'' video games. The game would include a swipe-controlled trick system, and several game modes.
Development
In October 2013, Hawk discussed the desire to develop games that were intended for a mobile device platform. Four months later, a new entry in the video game series was confirmed. Hawk said that the new entry to the series would be a mobile exclusive,
but later confirmed that the game had been postponed indefinitely.
References
Activision games
Shred Session
Cancelled Android (operating system) games
Cancelled iOS games
Endless runner games
Skateboarding video games
Single-player video games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Video game spin-offs
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