Downtown L.A.'s Graffiti Towers Featured in New Tony Hawk Video Game Remake
The towers gained national attention in 2023 when about 27 floors were tagged with graffiti. While city officials initially promised to remove the tags, the graffiti remains more than a year later, turning Oceanwide into an accidental monument.In the game, the towers appear as part of a larger digital homage to L.A., which also includes a recreation Miracle Mile's El Rey Theatre.Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, which launches July 11, will be previewed during a livestream event hosted at the El Rey on May 8. The invite-only THPS Fest will feature performances by Danny Brown, Lupe Fiasco, Adolescents, and Urethane. Whether Oceanwide Plaza will be cleaned up, demolished or left untouched by the time the 2028 Olympics arrive in Los Angeles remains to be seen. For now, the towers remain standing, and now, part of the Tony Hawk universe. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 releases July 11 across a variety of video game platforms, including Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Steam.
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