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Tony Hawk recalls Activision meeting ending with a $4.5m cheque

My First Million · Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutes · September 9, 2026
Tony Hawk recalls Activision meeting ending with a $4.5m cheque
My First Million
My First Million
Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutes
"And I said, "I don't what does that even mean?" And he's like, "This is what it means." And he slid a check across the table for $4.5 million."
Tony Hawk recalls that, after the fourth Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game launched, an Activision contact told him it entered the top-10 sales charts while the first three games were still there. He says the contact then slid him a $4.5 million cheque to illustrate what the success meant financially.
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Decoding Tony Hawk’s mindset in 72 minutes

September 9, 2026 · 1h 11m · 2 Egleze moments
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