A bit ago on his Twitter account, well-known skateboarder Tony Hawk blurted out (seemingly without consent from the company making his game) that the next title in the long-running smash hit Tony Hawk videogame series will be called Tony Hawk: SHRED. Cool title, but interesting circumstances involving the title.
Here’s a snippet of what he tweeted:
“Tony Hawk: Shred. There, I said it. Actually, I named it. Somewhere a PR team is reeling.”
And he wasn’t wrong; sure enough, his comment was removed within hours. But we aim to bring you the latest breaking news, so here it is.
Activision has since confirmed this news is correct, however, and more details will be released in the coming months. We’re excited, but hoping no pricy or bulky side peripherals will be needed for this one to play. The PS3 controllers are more than adequate for many gaming purposes.
We’ll give you more details as we learn them.

Map Mod News has posted a juicy report: Activision has apparently shared some bits of info about Call of Duty 7: Black Ops, the next installment in the huge CoD franchise. We know, you can’t wait. Here’s the scoop from the company itself: