Distinctive Developments is not new to game development. Having spent the second half of the 90′s creating games for consoles, they shifted into the mobile space in the beginning of this century, dealing with small performance requirements and black and white artwork. The iPhone changed all that, and Distinctive Developments continued forward, developing sports games for the iPhone and iPad as well as other mobile environments. With their upcoming longboard racer, Downhill Xtreme, on the horizon, they checked in at GDC. And we checked in with them to get the lowdown on the game, their history, their experiences at GDC 2012, and how the new iPad will expand their development.