By September 1999, Neversoft began to hire new programmers and designers for a sequel to its then-latest release Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.[28] On October 4, Activision confirmed its acquisition of Neversoft.[29] In April 2000, Activision began development of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 for the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Dreamcast and PC platforms.[30] The game made its first public appearance at the 2000 Electronic Entertainment Expo as a non-playable demonstration.[31] A playable demonstration was subsequently integrated into the Jampack Summer 2K compilation CD released by PlayStation Underground.[32] The game's soundtrack lineup was unveiled on July 28 of the same year.[33][34]