Neversoft was the second main developer of the Guitar Hero series. After Harmonix was bought out by MTV, Neversoft stepped in to develop the series. Other games developed by Neversoft include the Tony Hawk series and Gun. Most games that Neversoft developed are produced by Activision.
After releasing Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Neversoft announced that they are no longer developing anymore Guitar Hero games or releasing DLCs after February 10 however, the Guitar Hero website will still be up publicly.[1]
Games developed by Neversoft[]
- Skeleton Warriors (1996)
- MDK[a] (1997)
- Apocalypse (1998)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999)
- Spider-Man (2000)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (2002)
- Tony Hawk's Underground (2003)
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (2004)
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (2005)
- Gun (2005)
- Tony Hawk's Project 8[b] (2006)
- Tony Hawk's Proving Ground[c] (2007)
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007)
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (2008)
- Guitar Hero World Tour (2008)
- Guitar Hero: Metallica (2009)
- Guitar Hero 5 (2009)
- Band Hero (2009)
- (Guitar Hero: Van Halen)[d] (2009)
- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (2010)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3[e] (2011)
- Call of Duty: Ghosts[f] (2013)
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare[g] (2014)
- Notes
- ^a Original game developed for PC by Shiny Entertainment; Neversoft developed the PlayStation port.
- ^b The Guitar Hero character Grim Ripper is a playable character in Tony Hawk's Project 8.
- ^c The Guitar Hero character Judy Nails is a playable character in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground.
- ^d While primarily developed by Underground Development, Guitar Hero: Van Halen was also treated as a Neversoft-developed game as shown on the splash screens.
- ^e Developed with Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games; Neversoft developed the Chaos Mode for Survival Mode and helped Infinity Ward with the single player campaign; Raven Software developed the multiplayer component, single-player elements, downloadable content, and the game's user interface; Treyarch ported the Wii version and helped Raven Software with its multiplayer mode.
- ^f Developed with Infinity Ward; Neversoft developed the game's Extinction mode; the Wii U version of the game was developed by Treyarch; Raven Software developed the game's multiplayer mode with support from Certain Affinity.
- ^g Developed with Sledgehammer Games; Neversoft provided development support for the game.
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007)
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (2008)
- Guitar Hero World Tour (2008)
- Guitar Hero: Metallica (2009)
- Guitar Hero 5 (2009)
- Band Hero (2009)
- (Guitar Hero: Van Halen)[a] (2009)
- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (2010)
- Notes
- ^a While primarily developed by Underground Development, Guitar Hero: Van Halen was also treated as a Neversoft-developed game as shown on the splash screens.
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (2002)
- Tony Hawk's Underground (2003)
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (2004)
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (2005)
- Gun (2005)
- Tony Hawk's Project 8[a] (2006)
- Tony Hawk's Proving Ground[b](2007)
- Notes
- ^a The Guitar Hero character Grim Ripper is a playable character in Tony Hawk's Project 8.
- ^b The Guitar Hero character Judy Nails is a playable character in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground.
- MDK[a] (1997)
- Guitar Hero: Van Halen[b] (2009)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3[c] (2011)
- Call of Duty: Ghosts[d] (2013)
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare[e] (2014)
- Notes
- ^a Original game developed for PC by Shiny Entertainment; Neversoft developed the PlayStation port.
- ^b While primarily developed by Underground Development, Guitar Hero: Van Halen was also treated as a Neversoft-developed game as shown on the splash screens.
- ^c Developed with Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games; Neversoft developed the Chaos Mode for Survival Mode and helped Infinity Ward with the single player campaign; Raven Software developed the multiplayer component, single-player elements, downloadable content, and the game's user interface; Treyarch ported the Wii version and helped Raven Software with its multiplayer mode.
- ^d Developed with Infinity Ward; Neversoft developed the game's Extinction mode; the Wii U version of the game was developed by Treyarch; Raven Software developed the game's multiplayer mode with support from Certain Affinity.
- ^e Developed with Sledgehammer Games; Neversoft provided development support for the game.
Changes under Neversoft[]
The first game in the series developed by Neversoft, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, was very different from the first three games in the series. The hammer-on and pull-off technique was much easier to do than in previous games and the overall difficulty was higher. Guitar Hero World Tour was even more of a change from earlier Guitar Hero games. Like Rock Band, World Tour features drum and microphone peripherals.
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References[]
| v · t · eCompanies involved in the Guitar Hero series | |
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Aspyr Media · Beenox · Budcat Creations · Connect2Media · FreeStyleGames · Glu Mobile · Hands-On Mobile · Harmonix · MachineWorks Northwest · Neversoft · Raw Thrills · Underground Development · Vicarious Visions | |
| Publishers | |
| Activision · Hands-On Mobile · Glu Mobile · Konami · RedOctane | |
| Audio and instruments | |
| Gibson · Line 6 · WaveGroup Sound | |