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Tony Hawk IPhone Is (Sort Of) Real

That suspicious-looking video of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 on iPhone from the other day has been confirmed as being real. Sort of. In a roundabout way. Let me explain.

The game is running on an iPhone. The developers, LTI Gray Matter, have confirmed this. And they should know, they made the thing. But the problem is, they made it of their own accord. Didn’t go and ask Activision first, just… ported it themselves. For the hell of it.

Ultimately, they’d like Activision to release the game, but whether it is or not is ultimately up to the people who actually own the rights to the game: Activision.

We’re sure that Activision don’t want to start a precedent with unsolicited game developments, but then again… we’re also sure they like to exploit the shit out of their franchises. Who knows, this one may actually turn up on the App Store!

Tony Hawk 2 iPhone Is Real, Unofficial [Giant Bomb]

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  • Psychopathic Assassin

    @Zerorush: wherer is that from?....Figure it out?

    Psychopathic Assassin

  • Psychopathic Assassin

    @gn2007: I wish Tony Hawk was dead. He thinks he is all special because he can do a 900. Rodney Mullen is WAY better then Tony Hawk. Rodney Mullen deserves his own skate series NOT Tony Hawk. But the newer Tony Hawk games are only good for xbox live, after underground the stories sucked. and before then it was just simple challenges and no real story but they were still pretty fun. (or maybe that was because I was young?)

    ALL HAIL KENNY THE QUALA!!!!

    Psychopathic Assassin

  • tobz1000

    Why wouldn't they want to make a precedent? As long as indy devs come to them and they make money out of doing nothing (or always still have the option to shoot the dev down), I can't see a downside.

    tobz1000

  • TorenRocksRobots

    I don;t see as to why Activision wouldn't, port of the game that cost them nothing, that they can take 90% of the profit from....sounds like a solid deal to me.

  • ManekiNeko

    Is this the same Grey Matter that used to make lackluster NES games? If so, they've come a long way, baby!

    ManekiNeko

  • BarbeQueQ

    I know what Activision will do:

    1. They'll sue the them.

    2. Port the game.

    3. ????

    4. profit!

    BarbeQueQ

  • Karoshi

    You now have the Dub Pistols "Cyclone" running in your head.

    Actually, if it still has that soundtrack I'll buy the app.

  • Deflicted

    This needs to be released. I haven't bought an iPhone game since the first few weeks I got it and went a bit overkill with the apps.

  • Verge

    So LTI Gray Matter approach Activision with the fully ported game and ask to release it, partnered with Activision in some way I presume. Activision agree that releasing it is a great idea. So they sue, take the code, release the game for twice the price intended by Gray Matter and have all the profits. Thats how I see this going.

    Verge

  • Protector one

    Gray Matter is awesome. Making stuff of legends. Then porting it to iPhone.

  • Zerorush

    Shhh, today's secret word is...lawsuit!

  • n00b_pwner

    Virtual Tony Hawk will have more broken bones than ever before if Activision likes this idea,,,

  • Trowble (XBL/PSN)

    Tony Hawk 2 was the best in the series. I played it for hours on the Dreamcast. If Activision allowed this I'd definitely get it (if I could afford an iPhone).

    Trowble (XBL/PSN)

  • Nudgenudge

    Ok, kinda incites me to do a Rez port on iPhone, and show it to Mizuguchi/SEGA.
    I mean, if this kind of thing works, it's fair game.

    Nudgenudge

  • Santar

    The big question here is how are the controls?

    Santar

  • gn2007

    let's see if the developers wont be sued by activision the whoring company haha...
    because tony hawk is dead they go on and whore guitar hero :D

  • BallPtPenTheif

    @gn2007:

    I think Activision owns Gray Matter.

  • Xusder

    @Blorf: Cowboy Curtis could probably take Activision out. He's secretly Morpheus!

  • Blorf

    @Zerorush:

    Conky, I just got hit by a car...i have internal bleeding and I am in immense pain. I think I have a major LAWSUIT YAHHHHHHHHHH *DING* *DING* *DING*

  • Zerorush

    @Blorf: You said the secret word!

  • Celestial Panda

    @Verge: If LTI Gray Matter are clever, they'll have the code locked up in a safe somewhere. If Activision win the rights to the code, LTIGM should just say "Ooops, we deleted it."

    If they can't have it nobody can.

  • Danved

    @Nudgenudge:

    The iPhone doesn't deserve Rez.

    Danved

  • Blorf

    @Xusder:

    Fishburne has never played a better role.

    It's funny around the same time another matrix actor was hitting is stride..."This is a dude who, 700 years ago, totally ravaged China, and who, we were told, 2 hours ago, totally ravaged Oshman's Sporting Goods."

  • lenandude

    @lenandude: So everyone could be jealous. Bwahahaha. That would be so awesomely evil.

  • lenandude

    If Activision sues these people for this then they are complete idiots. They could make sooo much money off this. But if I were Grey Matter I might just keep the thing for myself and only let other people in Grey Matter have it.

  • lenandude

    @Santar: Well no one knows except the devs.

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