On October 22nd some of the biggest names in skateboarding history converged in California to compete in the first-ever Sonic Generations of Skate.  Now their exploits will air on Fox Sports Network on Black Friday, November 25^th. In celebration of Sonic the Hedgehog’s 20^th Anniversary and the release of Sonic Generations, the one-hour special features top professional skateboarders from three generations such as Steve Caballero, Sandra Dias, Pierre Luc Gagnon (PLG), Tony Hawk and Andy Macdonald.  Skaters from each generation battle it out in teams over four events; performing various tricks, jumps and team routines.  Watch as one team is crowned the first Sonic Generations of Skate winner and receives their trophy from the legendary video game icon Sonic the Hedgehog. Check out the video below to see the action.

First Generation: Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Kevin Staab and Sergie Ventura

Second Generation: Sandro Dias, Pierre Luc Gagnon, Andy Macdonald and Lincoln Ueda

Third Generation: Mitchie Brusco, Alex Perelson, Elliot Sloan and Adam Taylor

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John Gaudiosi

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John Gaudiosi has been covering videogames for the past 20 years for outlets like The Washington Post, CNET, Wired Magazine and CBS.com. He has focused on the convergence of entertainment and videogames for outlets like Video Business, Home Media Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Gamerlive.TV and is also a freelance game columnist for Reuters and writes for outlets like Forbes.com, NVISION, Official PlayStation Magazine, EGM Now, Geek Monthly, PrimaGames.com, and Yahoo! Games. John also serves as the video game expert for NBC in Washington D.C. and has produced videogame documentaries for The History Channel and Starz Entertainment. John was named one of the Top 50 Game Journalists in the world by Next-Gen.biz in 2007. He is the co-author of Scholastic Books' How to Get into Videogames, Prima Publishing's Madden: Twenty Years of Videogame Football and Electronic Arts: The Official History.