''Tony Hawk's Shred Session'' is a cancelled

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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

, similar to the ''

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'' 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

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