In honour of today's announcement of Climax Studios' Surf World Series, coming to the Xbox One, PC and PS4 next year, I decided to explore the history of surfing video games, starting with the nine listed on Wikipedia. This won't take long.

Seems like a good morning for a monkey riding on the back of a Rhino. Game archivist Andrew Borman of PtoPOnline shares video and background information on Climax Studios' undeveloped pitched for a sequel to Rare's Diddy Kong Racing.

It's not every day a studio of import sets itself up around these parts -- usually the opposite is true -- but to hear that Climax (Silent Hill: Origins, Assassin's Creed Chronicles) has just put down roots in Auckland is great news.

Video: The recently-released Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India plays OK (very much like ACC: China before it), but, wow, does it look pretty. The game's artists took splendid advantage of how rare it is to see a game set in India. I had to capture some footage to show you. Enjoy!