Over the years, I’ve played the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games for hours across various formats – the original release on PlayStation, re-releases on Game Boy Advance and Xbox 360, and via emulators on Android phones.
Tennis World Tour 2 is a game that feels unnecessarily necessary. Tennis is a sadly underrepresented sport in gaming, but the original Tennis World Tour — released in 2018 — was so poorly received that...
Duke’s plan was to implement rigorous weekly testing. UNC said testing created a ‘false sense of security’As the sun disappeared behind the chapel on Duke University’s West Campus on a recent Sunday...
In an era when skateboarding was seen as a diversion for slackers, Hufnagel helped turn the sport into a lifestyle.
An interview with the newest member of Secret Base
We here at Secret Base are very excited to announce a new addition to the team: video producer/editor Joe Ali!!!! (air horn, air horn, air horn;...
In the first in a series of daily videos about London buildings and spaces during Open House London, architecture historian and skateboarding fan Iain Borden sheds light on the design of Crystal Palace Skatepark.
What am I doing? Where am I going? What is my purpose? Who hasn’t asked themselves these questions a million times in general, but especially recently. Self-actualization and realization feels like gossamer constantly escaping our grasp.
A profound seachange in video game development since the advent of easy digital distribution has been the rise of downloadable content. While there are philosophical and ethical back-and-forths about DLC...
Long-running video game franchises all have to start somewhere, and it’s not always pretty. Looking back to that origin point can show us not just how the greats began, but how far they’ve come since.