How Ride's skateboard peripheral won't result, at least one, in the worst case scenario - some kid taking a face plant through a glass coffee table - I don't know. That said, more power to Activision for putting a game out there that requires active engagement and even a little bit of risk. If anything's been lost in videogames expansion into children's playtime, it's the danger that comes with trucking around outside.

Here's to a few scratched elbows.

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