Ubisoft is taking Olympic gold medalist Shaun White into the virtual skateboarding genre with Shaun White: Skateboarding. While Shaun is perhaps best known for his prowess in the extreme sport of snowboarding, he isn’t too shabby of a skateboarder either, having walked away with the prestigious honorary achievement of a gold medal during both the Summer and Winter X Games.

“I can’t describe how excited I am about the skateboard game,” said Shaun White. “We’ve been working on it for a while now and it’s ready to melt minds.”

Melt minds? We’re sold. In all seriousness, though, this could prove to be a worthy competitor to EA’s Skate. Not to mention, given that the Tony Hawk franchise has seemingly been stuck in a rut ever since it left Neversoft’s hands, fresh attempts to break into this sport are more than welcomed.

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