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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Predecessor | Bullfrog Productions |
| Founded | January 1997 |
| Defunct | November 2003 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | Guildford, England |
Key people | Mike Diskett Fin McGechie Guy Simmons Gary Carr |
| Products | Urban Chaos Startopia |
Mucky Foot Productions Limited was a British video game developer, which existed from 1997 to 2003.
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 late 2003. [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]
After the company closed, their official website remained active. However, its content at closure was replaced with the developer's internal quote sheet. [6]
In May 2017 Mucky Foot's Mike Diskett released the source code of Urban Chaos under the MIT license on GitHub. [7]
| Release date | Titles | Platform(s) |
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| 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 |
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