Money
Tony Hawk says Activision offered him $500,000 to buy out future game royalties
My First Million
Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutes
What was said
"And right before the release, they called me and said, "We want to offer you a buyout of future royalties." Um, I said, "What does that mean?" They said, "We want to offer you a half million dollars and then you won't get royalties going forward.""
Tony Hawk recalls that, shortly before the release of the first Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game, Activision called to offer a buyout of his future royalties for $500,000. He says he chose to keep the royalty arrangement instead.
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- Speaker
- Tony Hawk · guest
- Programme
- My First Million
- Episode
- Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutes
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- 43:43
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My First Million