Neversoft or Neversoft Entertainment is a video game developer, founded in 1994 by Joel Jewett, Mick West and Chris Ward. Neversoft is best recognized for their line of Tony Hawk skateboarding games, known as the Tony Hawk's series. The company was acquired by Activision in 1999. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Tony Hawk and Lhotse Merriam This article is about the American skateboarder. ... A skateboarder performing a frontside lipslide Skateboarding is the act of rolling on or performing tricks with a skateboard. ... The latest game in the series, Tony Hawks Project 8 The Tony Hawks series is a computer and video game series endorsed by Tony Hawk and is created by games developer Neversoft and published by Activision. ... Activision, Inc. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

Early history

Neversoft was founded in 1994 by three employees of Malibu Interactive, (previously Acme Interactive) a division of Malibu Comics based in Westlake Village, California. At that time the primary platforms were the 16-bit consoles, the Mega Drive/Genesis and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Games for these systems could be developed by very small teams, anywhere from two to ten developers. As a result it was much easier than at present to set up a game development company, and several groups of people had already left Malibu to strike out on their own. Left Field Productions and Paradox Development being two extant companies that were founded in such a way, with others such as Clockwork Tortoise no longer in existence. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Malibu Comics was a comic book publisher in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. ... Westlake Village is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... In the history of video games, the 16-bit era was the fourth generation of video game consoles. ... A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or electronic device that manipulates the video display signal of a display device (a television, monitor, etc. ... The Sega Mega Drive ) was a video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988, North America in 1989, and the PAL region in 1990. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australasia between 1990 and 1992. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Left Field Productions is a independent video game development studio located in Westlake Village, California, USA. Founded in 1994 by industry veterans John Brandwood, Jeff Godfrey and Mike Lamb, Left Field is probably best known for their time spent as a Nintendo second-party developer, during which they designed the... Paradox Development were a games development studio, responsible for such games as the controversial Thrill Kill and many other PlayStation and more recently Xbox titles. ...

Joel Jewett, a native of Montana and a CPA, was at the time head of development at the rapidly shrinking Malibu Interactive. He teamed up with Mick West, a game programmer who had just completed working on "Battletech - A Game of Armored Combat" for the Mega Drive/Genesis, and Chris Ward, an Artist. Both Chris and Mick were from Yorkshire in England, although they first met when they moved to California in 1993 to work at Malibu Interactive. Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area  Ranked 4th  - Total 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km²)  - Width 255 miles (410 km)  - Length 630 miles (1,015 km)  - % water 1  - Latitude 44°26N to 49°N  - Longitude 104°2W to 116°2W Population  Ranked... For other meanings of CPA see CPA (disambiguation) Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are accounting professionals of the United States who have passed the Uniform CPA exam, which was developed and is maintained by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and have subsequently met additional state requirements for licensure... A game programmer is a software engineer who primarily develops computer or video games or related software (such as game development tools). ... A game artist is responsible for all of the aspects of game development that calls for visual art. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II...

In July 1994 Neversoft was formed. They initially found work for Playmates Interactive Entertainment a then division of Playmates Toys, who were about to release a line of toys called Skeleton Warriors and wanted a game to go along with the toys and the cartoon series. Neversoft began work on the game design, and moved into offices in Woodland Hills, California. Playmates Toys is a Costa Mesa, California toy manufacturer and a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Playmates Holdings Ltd(SEHK: 0635) which was founded in 1966. ... Woodland Hills, California in the foreground, including Warner Center. ...

Neversoft worked on the Sega version for five months, over that time they hired another artist and a level designer. In December 1994 Playmates cancelled the game. They were not unhappy with the progress, but had decided that they needed to get on the 32-Bit bandwagon and develop the game for the new Sega Saturn. In the history of computer and video games, the 32-bit / 64-bit era was the fifth generation of video game consoles. ... The Sega Saturn ) is a 32-bit video game console, first released on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America and July 8, 1995 in Europe. ...

1995 was spent developing Skeleton Warriors for the Sega Saturn. Over the course of this year Neversoft grew rapidly, hiring three programmers, five artists, a level designer, a tester and an office administrator. Skeleton Warriors was finished in time for the 1995 holiday season, and Neversoft began looking for other work while they ported Skeleton Warriors to the Sony PlayStation. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The original PlayStation was produced in a light grey colour; the more recent PSOne redesign sports a smaller more rounded case. ...

In 1996 Neversoft continued to expand, swelling to over twenty employees. They worked for six months on a game based on Ghost Rider for Crystal Dynamics which was cancelled due to financial problems with the publisher. They got connected to the internet (previously all communications were done with phone and fax). With some excess capacity Neversoft started to develop a game of their own design, initially called Big Guns. The technology developed there was used in their next project, a conversion of the PC game MDK. Toward the end of 1996 Neversoft sold the idea for Big Guns to Sony Computer Entertainment and they began development. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional supernatural anti-heroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Logo Crystal Dynamics is an American video game developer based in the San Francisco Bay area. ... MDK is a third-person shooter game developed by Shiny Entertainment and released in 1997 by Interplay for the PC, Macintosh, and PlayStation. ... Sony Computer Entertainment, Incorporated ) (SCEI) is a Japanese video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry, mostly in video game consoles and is a full subsidiary of Sony Corporation that was established on November 16, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan. ...

1997 was a tumultuous year for Neversoft. The MDK conversion took far longer than expected, and the Big Guns game (renamed Exodus) went through numerous design changes at the behest of Sony, and was eventually cancelled in November 1997. The company shrunk back to just twelve employees. Neversoft then spent the next few months shopping around their technology, meeting with numerous companies and looking for work. Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...

1998 Employees of Neversoft

In January 1998, just as Neversoft was about to run out of money, they had a fortunate meeting with Activision who were looking for someone to re-develop Apocalypse, a failed internal project featuring the voice of Bruce Willis. The technology developed for Big Guns turned out to be ideal for the project, Activision were impressed and Neversoft began work on Apocalypse. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (960x580, 297 KB) The employees of Neversoft in October 1998 at Mick Wests wedding. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (960x580, 297 KB) The employees of Neversoft in October 1998 at Mick Wests wedding. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Activision, Inc. ... Apocalypse is a videogame for the PlayStation games console, developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. ... Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a German-American actor and singer. ...

In May 1998, Apocalypse was going very well, and Activision signed up Neversoft to develop a prototype for a skateboarding game. This proceeded slowly as they could not spare many people from Apocalypse. The initial prototypes resembled the arcade game Top Skater. Apocalypse wrapped up in October of 1998 and development began in earnest on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (aka THPS) for the PlayStation and N64. At this time Neversoft comprised 15 people: six programmers, five artists, three level designers and Joel, the President. A skateboarder performing a frontside lipslide Skateboarding is the act of rolling on or performing tricks with a skateboard. ... Top Skater is a Sega arcade game released in 1997. ... Tony Hawks Pro Skater (1999) (called Tony Hawks Skateboarding in Europe) is a skateboarding video game, and the first in the Tony Hawks series. ...

Successful games

1999 saw the development of the first Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game, the start of a series of wildly successful games that have defined the extreme sports genre ever since. The original game was released on the PlayStation in October 1999, and development immediately began on the sequel.) Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

1999 saw the start of development of the game Spider-Man, also for Activision. Like THPS the technology for this game was also based on the Apocalypse engine, which was in turn based on the Big Guns engine. Neversoft was now developing two major games in parallel, and expanded appropriately, growing into two large teams. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Spider-Man is an action game based upon the Marvel Comics character, Spider-Man. ...

Activision acquired Neversoft in the summer of 1999 in a stock swap deal. The founders of Neversoft and several key employees signed four year employment agreements.

The year 2000 saw the development of THPS2, and also the release of Spider-Man. During 2000 Neversoft began work on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 specifically for the PlayStation 2. As both teams finished their project they were merged into one large team. THPS3 was developed using the RenderWare game engine. Neversoft did not use Renderware again, and developed their own technology for subsequent games. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The PlayStation 2 , abbreviated PS2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... // RenderWare (RW) is computer and video game middleware from Criterion Software. ...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 was released in 2001, followed by Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 in 2002. In 2003 Neversoft reworked the game with a more story-oriented approach in Tony Hawk's Underground, followed by a crazier sequel in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 in 2004. In 2004 Neversoft again split into two teams as they began work on a new internally developed IP called GUN and the seventh version of the Hawk series called Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Tony Hawks Pro Skater 4, often called THPS4, is the fourth game released in the Tony Hawks Series. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tony Hawks Underground, also called THUG, is a skateboarding video game available for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and Xbox platforms released in 2003. ... Tony Hawks Underground 2 (or THUG 2) is the sixth installment in Neversofts Tony Hawks Series and is the sequel to 2003s Tony Hawks Underground. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tony Hawks American Wasteland is a video game that has been released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. ...

Tony Hawk's Project 8 was developed and released in 2006. This was the first title under Neversoft that was truly developed as a next-gen title for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation3. Tony Hawks Project 8, officially abbreviated as THP8 is the eighth installment in the Tony Hawks Series. ...

Current Projects

Neversoft is currently in production of the next game in the Tony Hawk series, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. This will be released for all next-gen consoles like the XBOX 360, PS3, and Nintendo Wii. Neversoft began advertising positions to work on Guitar Hero III in January 2007. While the successful Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II were developed by Harmonix Music Systems, the third installment in this series will be developed by Neversoft due to Activision's purchase of RedOctane, the publisher of the prior games and owner of the Guitar Hero intellectual property^[1]. Guitar Hero III will be the third official installment in the Guitar Hero video game series. ... Guitar Hero series in general, see Guitar Hero (series). ... Guitar Hero II is a music video game and a sequel to Guitar Hero. ... The Harmonix Music Systems logo. ... Activision, Inc. ... RedOctane is an electronic entertainment company perhaps best known for their efforts in publishing the Guitar Hero series. ... For the 2006 film, see Intellectual Property (film). ...

Videogameography

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References

External links

• Neversoft website
• Activision website