Mucky Foot Productions
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Mucky Foot Productions Limited was a British video game developer, which existed from 1997 to 2003.
History
The company was founded in 1997 in Guildford, United Kingdom by three ex-Bullfrog developers: Mike Diskett, Fin McGechie and Guy Simmons.[1] They intended to avoid the expansion and corporate atmosphere that had taken over at Bullfrog.[2] Another ex-Bullfrog stalwart, Gary Carr, joined as the fourth director shortly afterwards.
A worldwide publishing deal with the UK publisher Eidos was announced in October 1997. That announcement was also used to announce Mucky Foot's first game Urban Chaos. At this point the game was referred to by its earlier work in progress name of Dark City.[3]
Over their lifetime Mucky Foot went on to release two more titles: Startopia and Blade II.
Despite high initial expectations, the company closed its doors in November 2003 due to a decline in both business and financial stability.[4] This company closure saw six further games cease development while still only part produced like Bulletproof Monk, The Punisher, and Urban Chaos 2.[5]
In May 2017 Mucky Foot's Mike Diskett released the source code of Urban Chaos under the MIT license on GitHub.[6]
Games
| Release date | Titles | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Urban Chaos | Windows, PlayStation, Dreamcast |
| 2001 | Startopia | Windows |
| 2002 | Blade II | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Canceled | Bulletproof Monk | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows |
| The Punisher | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows | |
| Urban Chaos 2 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows | |
| ER Tycoon | Windows | |
| Skyships | Unknown | |
| Barbarian | Unknown |
References
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- Companies based in Guildford
- Defunct companies based in Surrey
- Video game development companies
- 1997 establishments in England
- 2003 disestablishments in England