Headfirst Productions
Moby ID: 1391
Overview edit · view history
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) |
History +
- 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.
Related Web Sites +
-
Headfirst Productions
official site
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 2 games with Valve Corporation
- 1 game with Bitmap Brothers, The
- 1 game with 1C Company
- 1 game with SouthPeak Interactive Corporation
- 1 game with Ubisoft Entertainment SA
- 1 game with Akella
- 1 game with Adventure Soft Publishing Ltd.
- 1 game with Activision Blizzard France SAS
- 1 game with Activision Blizzard Deutschland GmbH
- 1 game with Bethesda Softworks LLC
- 2 games with Rebecca Quinn
- 2 games with Deanne Cowe
- 2 games with Andrew Brazier
- 2 games with Justin Andrews
- 2 games with Chris Gray
- 2 games with Michael Woodroffe
- 2 games with Simon Woodroffe
- 1 game with Richard Wells
- 1 game with Jeffrey Wall
- 1 game with Mark Coleman
Browse Games
Contribute
Add your expertise to help preserve video game history! You can submit a correction or add the following: