Tony Hawk Loses Neversoft
- Scribbled on January 13th, 2009 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Industry News, Sports
As you may have heard, Neversoft is no longer developing the Tony Hawk skateboarding series, as it is currently shepherding Guitar Hero.
On Monday, Activision confirmed that Neversoft was no longer working on the Tony Hawk franchise. “It’s time for a new direction,” said a rep who declined to comment on the series’ new developer. The top suspect is indie shop Robomodo, founded last year by refugees from the closures of EA Chicago and Studio Gigante. According to the shop’s Web site, it is hard at work on “a high-profile extreme sports title for Activision Blizzard.”
It did seem like the Tony Hawk series was running on autopilot, especially after Neversoft took over for Guitar Hero III. Maybe a new developer is what the series needs to revive itself.
January 13th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
I think the same thing…THPS series needs a new house.