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Infinity Ward, Neversoft Merging into Single "Super Studio"
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SPACECADET
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Tony Ops: Pro Shooter
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Poor lil' eyeball 
josecitoxnyo
Member
I did. They sucked, especially Warriors.
Sucks to see the Neversoft name go away but they haven't really been on my radar in a long time. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater will always be their legacy, and ain't nothing wrong with that.
Between the two there's probably potential for a great studio, though a studio in all likelihood tasked to make Call of Duty games for it's foreseeable existence. Maybe they'll have an opportunity to create a few smaller projects on the side, but that's not really the Activision way. Hope the transition goes as smoothly as possible for those involved.
Between the two there's probably potential for a great studio, though a studio in all likelihood tasked to make Call of Duty games for it's foreseeable existence. Maybe they'll have an opportunity to create a few smaller projects on the side, but that's not really the Activision way. Hope the transition goes as smoothly as possible for those involved.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Just so sad.
Makes me wonder what will happen to Raven actually
Makes me wonder what will happen to Raven actually
Purple Cheeto
Member
So who loses their office? I'm guessing Neversoft cause rent in the valley is cheaper.
RIP Neversoft...
First things that came into my head from them (as others have said), their awesome Spiderman PS1 games (Think they made the 2nd one too...), and their damn awesome logo animation.
Now they've been lowered to making COD.... (Sure they have money, but now their dignity/passion is gone!)
First things that came into my head from them (as others have said), their awesome Spiderman PS1 games (Think they made the 2nd one too...), and their damn awesome logo animation.
Now they've been lowered to making COD.... (Sure they have money, but now their dignity/passion is gone!)
Damn, R.I.P Neversoft. Hopefully we'll get another true Tony Hawk game, with or without them.
Hey, THPS4 is still really good.
Hey, THPS4 is still really good.
Neuromancer
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Aquamarine
Member
Never mind.
SolidSnakex
Member
I still remember when they released Tony Hawk Pro Skater, then Spider-man and followed that up with THPS2. Even the game that they released before THPS (Apocalypse) was actually a really good Contra-style shooter. Many (including myself) thought that they were on track to be the next big studio in the industry.
Never!
ClivePwned
Member
They were. And then they weren't. And now they aren't. I was such a THPS fan for years until the bloat happened with 4. Gun was OK, if a bit rough around the edges.
A shame about them being absorbed. At least merging with IW gives both teams a shot at working on something as opposed to one or both closing down.
Never forget...
Yes! Great game. It got his flaws but i enjoyed every minute of it.
Goodbye Neversoft!
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
poor Neversoft.
but they haven't really been anything but a support studio recently, so they probably don't have the talent to do anything else but that anymore.
but they haven't really been anything but a support studio recently, so they probably don't have the talent to do anything else but that anymore.
haha goddammit
Baron von Loathsome
Member
This was inevitable, but sad nonetheless. I owned basically all of the console Guitar Hero games at some point or another.
I even owned Band Hero for a few hours.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
From Tony Hawk to Guitar Hero to CoD. RIP.
SolidSnakex
Member
They made the Extinction mode in Ghosts.
CoD maps
PetriP-TNT
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RIP Neversoft. All the talent left Neversoft years ago right?
UltraGunner
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Maybe the thought is that stitching up two meandering devs will lead to a halfway decent product?
It is sad to see Neversoft go though. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was the first video game I played on the first console I owned (PS1).
It is sad to see Neversoft go though. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was the first video game I played on the first console I owned (PS1).
From the makers of Call Of Duty, Guitar Hero 7!
Jimmyfenix
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Mugatu
Member
I was thinking Call of Tony: Modern Skater.
Anyway, I guess this sort of sucks but that's corporate America for you. Buy companies, gut them and merge them.
Twilightzoney
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Guess we'll just have to wait till Beenox goes and becomes a COD dev. We'll never get a good Spidey game ever.
Gangxxter
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What the hell? IW and Neversoft merging???
They were so great.
Oh man, I'll miss their logo and intros
They were so great.LMAO. Infinity Ward has been a wreck for the last years, so this doesn't surprise me at all.
I still can't believe the real IW made the MW2 SP.
It's what happens when they make a multiplayer game without a beta.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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Good bye Tony Hawk series. Hello more Call of Duties!
Mike Works
Member
Goodnight, sweet eyeball
Kind of shows how deep both studios have fallen. Even Infinity Ward is nothing but a shadow of its former self -- it's undeniable that their Call of Duty games used to be really great games in the past, stuff like Modern Warfare helped to define the last generation for a good reason, but you wouldn't believe that when playing MW3 or Ghosts. IW used to hate what Treyarch is doing to do the franchise -- but they are pretty much making better games than IW at this point.