Tony Hawk Franchise Gets New Developer?

If quote from Jeff Gertsmann of Giantbomb.com is to be believed Neversoft may be passing on their rights to develop new games in the Tony Hawk franchise to Robomodo, a Chicago based studio.

In his latest podcast Gertsmann was quoted to have said the following:

If this rumor is true, Neversoft is not working on the new Tony Hawk game. They have gone fully Guitar Hero and apparently, if this is all true, the new Tony Hawk game is being made by a new studio out of Chicago made up from [former] EA Chicago people. Robomodo is the name of the would-be developer.

Former EA Chicago people, huh? Could this mean the Tony Hawk franchise might be taking a stab at EA’s skate? Possible incorporating new innovative control into it’s latest title? I guess all we can do is wait until the next Tony Hawk comes out to be sure.