Activision announced today that it has shipped Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 for the Xbox and Gameboy Advance to stores (make sure to call ahead to see if its in stock). “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 for Xbox has great new features including an exclusive level, enhanced graphics, and multiplayer support that allows up to four friends to hang out and compete against each other via System Link,” said Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision Worldwide Studios. “The Game Boy Advance version marks the first time the Create-A-Skater feature has ever been brought to the handheld system, and gamers can now play with up to three of their buddies with the Game Link Cable.”

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 is the revolutionary sequel to the best-selling action sports game of 2000. Offering eight massive levels filled with people, traffic, and other interactive elements, the environments are brought to life with richer graphics and advanced special effects. Smoother life-like animations and significantly improved tricks capture the style of 13 of the world's best skateboarding pros. New screens below!

Continuing to build on its successful action sports brand, Activision, Inc. confirmed today that acclaimed developer Gearbox Software is currently in the final stages of production on the PC version of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater™ 3. The game will include several new platform specific features such as exclusive online modes, downloadable user-created maps and fully customizable mouse, game controller and keyboard configurations.

There is a new 11 Mb movie available for download from the Xbox version of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3. Jump over to Videogamespot to grab this one.

Activision, Inc. confirmed today that the company is currently in development on the fourth product in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise, one of the largest brands in interactive entertainment. The game, which is being created by premier developer Neversoft Entertainment, will feature the signature gameplay, top-rated skaters and intuitive controls that have made the franchise a critical and commercial success. The title is slated for release in fiscal year 2003.

VisonPark in Sweden did send some screens from Tony Hawk 3 to our Swedish section.. See them here!! (the game will be available also for gba/gbc)

The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 video was originally shown at E3 in Los Angeles last month, but until now the public has not had access to it. Well what ya waiting for? Grab it here!!