 In January 2017, Hawk stated in an interview that he is in early talks to continue the franchise without Activision and that he was interested in using virtual reality for his next game.In November the same year, Hawk stated that while he would agree to support the future installments under the "Pro Skater" moniker, Activision owned all rights to the license and thus controlled whether future games would be made.Meanwhile, fans of Neversoft's original series continued to preserve its levels through "THUG Pro", an online multiplayer fangame made using "Underground 2"'s engine.