Editing Neversoft (section)

==Release history==
''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' (''THPS'') was released on the PlayStation in August 1999. Development of a sequel began immediately after its release. ''[[Spider-Man (2000 video game)|Spider-Man]]'' was also developed for Activision in 2000. Like ''THPS'', the technology for this game was 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 into two large teams. 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.

''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2'' and ''Spider-Man'' were both released in 2000. Neversoft began work on ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]'' specifically for the [[PlayStation 2]]. After both teams finished their projects they were merged into one large team. ''THPS3'' was developed using the [[RenderWare]] game engine. ''[[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 sequel in ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground 2]]'' in 2004. In 2005 Neversoft again split into two teams to begin work on the internally developed ''[[Gun (video game)|Gun]]'' and the seventh version of the [[Tony Hawk's (series)|''Tony Hawk<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' series]] — ''[[Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]''.

''[[Tony Hawk's Project 8]]'' was developed and released in 2006. This was the first title under Neversoft that was developed as a next-gen title for the [[Xbox 360]] and the [[PlayStation 3]]. ''[[Tony Hawk's Proving Ground]]'' was released in 2007. It is the second title for the PlayStation 3 and third for Xbox 360 in the ''Tony Hawk<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' series. It was the last ''Tony Hawk'' game to be developed by Neversoft; the franchise moved to [[Robomodo]].<ref name="robo_mondo">[http://www.robomodo.com/ Robomodo.com]</ref>

After Activision acquired [[RedOctane]] and the [[Guitar Hero|''Guitar Hero'' series]], [[Harmonix]] developed their last ''Guitar Hero'' game, ''[[Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s]]'', before they were acquired by [[MTV]]. Neversoft became the developer for the ''Guitar Hero'' series beginning with ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]'' for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]] consoles, using their in-house game engine made from scratch instead of Harmonix's engine. Several [[Guitar Hero|''Guitar Hero'' series]] games have been developed by Neversoft since 2007, including ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]'', ''[[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]]'', ''[[Guitar Hero World Tour]]'' (incorporating drums and vocals alongside guitar), ''[[Guitar Hero: Metallica]]'', ''[[Guitar Hero 5]]'', ''[[Band Hero]]'' and ''[[Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock]]''.