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Rejoice! Neversoft confirms they are no longer working on Tony Hawk franchise
Destructoid — ... In the morning edition of the Great Falls Tribune is an interview with Neversoft's president, Joel Jewett. In the midst of a fluff piece about how the Montana-born game studio founder has managed to become successful despite having been one of those filthy skateboarders all righteous people loathe in his youth, Jewett has given the first confirmation that his company will no longer be pounding all the joy that once existed out of the Tony Hawk series. ...

Tony Hawk Creators No Longer Making Tony Hawk Games [Neversoft]
Kotaku — ... best for the franchise ... it's time for someone else to add fresh ideas to it. That doesn't confirm whether Neversoft let go of the reigns or were booted off, but the end result is the same; the next Tony Hawk should be a different affair. No confirmation that Robomodo are indeed the team taking over, but since their company page still says they're working on "a high-profile extreme sports title for Activision Blizzard", it looks likely. Founder of Guitar Hero III developer credits Great Falls for successes [greatfallstribune] ...

Neversoft Cut From Tony Hawk Development
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — ... "It's probably best for the franchise,” said Jewett, speaking to Montana daily newspaper Great Falls Tribune, “it's time for someone else to add fresh ideas to it." Neversoft will now focus its work solely on the Guitar Hero series. ...

Neversoft Cut from Tony Hawk Development
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — ... "It's probably best for the franchise,” said Jewett, speaking to Montana daily newspaper Great Falls Tribune, “it's time for someone else to add fresh ideas to it." Neversoft will now focus its work solely on the Guitar Hero series. ...

Neversoft will never be making a Tony Hawk again
That VideoGame Blog — ... that they will no longer be making the Tony Hawk games, hopefully allowing another designer to breathe some life into the aged and decrepit series. Speaking with the Great Falls Tribune, in a story about how amazing he’s done after leaving his hometown, Joel Jewett, founder of Neversoft, said that the company would be focusing on the Guitar Hero series and ditching Tony Hawk all together. He even admits that a new company is “probably best for the franchise … it’s time for someone else to add fresh ideas to it.” Damn straight it ...

Neversoft No Longer Making Tony Hawk Games
Kombo.com — ... on Tony Hawk and, subsequently, Guitar Hero games. Here's what the interview has as far as Tony Hawk is concerned... "Neversoft plans to release more sequels to the 'Guitar Hero' series — including the much-ballyhooed 'Guitar Hero: Metallica' set for release during the first quarter of this year — but the company has let the Tony Hawk series go to another developer. 'It's probably best for the franchise ... it's time for someone else to add fresh ideas to it,' Jewett said." -- Great Falls Tribune via ...

Neversoft Won't Make The Next 'Tony Hawk'
G4 TV - TheFeed — ... Neversoft's biggest franchise now is the Guitar Hero line of games. It took over the reins of the popular series from Harmonix after Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and developed Guitar Hero III and Guitar Hero World Tour. The next big Neversoft music game: Guitar Hero: Metallica. With many gamers regarding the Tony Hawk series as a once great line gone to seed, what can the next developer add to revitalize the series? Source 

Neversoft Is Not Making The Next 'Tony Hawk'
G4 TV - TheFeed — ... biggest franchise now is the Guitar Hero line of games. It took over the reins of the popular series from Harmonix after Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and developed Guitar Hero III and Guitar Hero World Tour. The next big Neversoft music game: Guitar Hero: Metallica. With many gamers regarding the Tony Hawk series as a once great line gone to seed, what can the next developer add  to revitalize the line? Source 

Tony Hawk developer Neversoft is no longer Tony Hawk developer
Ripten Video Game Blog — ... Joel Jewett, founder of Neversoft, has told Great Falls Tribunal that his company will be dropping the Tony Hawk series in favour of focusing on Guitar Hero. The source mentions that “the company has let the Tony Hawk series go to another developer.” As ...

Neversoft Drops Tony Hawk Series
The Escapist : Latest News — ... , scheduled for release later this year. But the ongoing success of the series has apparently left little time for anything else, as co-founder and president Joel Jewett told the Great Falls Tribune that Neversoft would no longer be handling Tony Hawk games. "It's probably best for the franchise," he said. "It's time for someone else to add fresh ideas to it." Jewett didn't reveal who that "someone else" might be, but ...

Neversoft prez says studio has parted ways with Tony Hawk
Joystiq [Xbox] — ... Speaking with his hometown newspaper the Great Falls Tribune, Neversoft Entertainment co-founder and president Joel Jewett confirmed his studio is no longer working on the Tony Hawk series. "It's time for someone else to add fresh ideas to it," Jewett told the Tribune. Neversoft is currently the development team behind Activision's popular Guitar Hero franchise. ...

More ‘Guitar Hero,’ Less ‘Tony Hawk’ For Neversoft
MTV Multiplayer — Neversoft president Joel Jewett said that the Activision -owned development studio is no longer working on the “Tony Hawk” series, and is instead continuing to focus on the “Guitar Hero” franchise. *** In an interview posted yesterday, Neversoft president Joel Jewitt confirmed that his studio will not be making the next iteration in the “Tony Hawk” skating franchise.“It’s probably best for the franchise … it’s time for someone else to add fresh ideas to it,” Jewett told the Great Falls Tribune . As for which studio might be taking the reins for the “Tony Hawk” franchise, ...