Infinity Ward swallows up Neversoft

The old Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero studio is now fully a part of the Call of Duty machine.
Text: Bengt Lemne
Published 2014-05-05

Neversoft, the studio behind Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (and all the way up to Proving Ground) and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock through Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock as well as Gun and Spider-Man on PlayStation, has been merged into Infinity Ward - the studio they worked with on Call of Duty: Ghosts.

"As you know, Neversoft and Infinity Ward teamed up for the development of Call of Duty: Ghosts. And through that process, it became clear that the two studios have very complementary skill sets. Between these two excellent studios, it seemed like a single 'super-studio' could emerge," said Activision Eric Hirshberg of the move.

Meanwhile, co-founder Joel Jewett and studio director Scott Pease are "retiring from game development", but are said to remain on to help with the transition.

Presumably Infinity Ward are working on the Call of Duty game slated for release in 2016 currently.

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