Headfirst Productions

Moby ID: 1391

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Headfirst Productions, established in 1997 as the separate development wing of Adventure Soft Publishing, was run by Mike Woodroffe and Simon Woodroffe, the developers behind the original Simon the Sorcerer games. Both have a long pedigree of adventure and RPG titles dating back to platforms such as the Spectrum and even the BBC Micro. The company was located in Sutton Coldfield, England.

The company released Simon the Sorcerer 3D in 2002, but then sold the entire franchise to Silver Style Entertainment e.K. in December 2005.

Their last game was Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth for the Xbox (2005) and Windows (2006). It had been in development for 6 years, of which 2 years without the backing of a publisher and with unpaid wages. In February 2006, the company announced only a few people remained to finish the PC port of the game. The other announced titles, Destiny's End (working title: Tainted Legacy) and At the Mountains of Madness, were cancelled and the company went into administration. Previously, various developers had already left for Codemasters, Bioware and Eurosoft.

Credited on 3 Games from 2002 to 2005

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (2005 on Windows, Xbox)
World War II: Frontline Command (2003 on Windows)
Simon the Sorcerer 3D (2002 on Windows)

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February 2006

After the sale of important IP, and various developers leaving the studio for Codemasters, Bioware and Eurosoft, Headfirst Productions goes into administration, and the office space is up for sale. The main reason is the long development cycle of Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (six years, of which two without publisher backing - read more) and unpaid wages.

Only a few people remain to finish the PC port of Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. The other announced titles, Destiny's End (working title: Tainted Legacy) and At the Mountains of Madness, are cancelled.

December 2005

The company sells its Simon the Sorcerer adventure license to Silver Style Entertainment e.K.

1998

Company was formed as the separate development wing of Adventure Soft Publishing by Mike Woodroffe and his son Simon Woodroffe.

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