Tony Hawk talks about it in this stream (02:26:25): https://www.twitch.tv/andythps/v/1509257960?sr=a&t=8784s
Vicarious Visions were planning Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 remake before the release of 1+2. But were later closed by Activision and merged with Blizzard.
Activision later were looking for other studios but didn’t trust any of them to provide the quality that VV did. Even after hearing different pitches for TH games nothing came of it.
Utterly heartbreaking news for fans of the Tony Hawk games, Vicarious Visions created one of the only well received games in the franchise in over 15 years, plus one of the best remakes for a game that we’ve seen recently.
Seems the series is stuck in limbo again.
Game is back again after being removed again recently
https://store.steampowered.com/app/19680/Alice_Madness_Returns/
Game Title: AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES nirvanA Intiative
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Developer: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
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OpenCritic - 84 average - 91% recommended - 11 reviews
So far we’re six months in 2022 and AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES – nirvanA Initiative is already at the top of my GOTY list for this year. The story is very funny, mysterious, and exciting, the gameplay is intuitive, there are a lot of things to look out for and unlock, and there’s a great balance of serious and immaturely pervy humour throughout. If you liked the first game, you’re going to love …