November 21, 2002 - Headfirst Productions announced today Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, a game based on the writings of horror master H.P. Lovecraft. Due to ship for Xbox and PC in late 2003, Dark Corners does not yet have a publisher. Still, Headfirst's hopes are so high for the game they've begun development of a sequel, Call of Cthulhu: Beyond the Mountains of Madness for release holiday 2004.
Those not geeky enough to know the H.P. Lovecraft world need only know Lovecraft's works involved nether-beasts and inevitable madness for all those who encountered these things that went bump (or screamed, or bled) in the night. Eternal Darkness for GameCube is a prime example of a game inspired by Lovecraft. While gameplay details have not been released, we'd expect plenty of creepy things that slowly drive you insane.

Here's what Mike Woodroffe, Headfirst's Managing Director had to say:

"We are really excited about the long term prospects for the Call of Cthulhu franchise, especially now that Dreamworks has announced their upcoming film based on the H.P. Lovecraft short story "At the Mountains of Madness," which is to be directed by Guillermo del Toro of Blade 2 and Hellboy fame."
The first-person horror title is directly based off the table-top Call of Cthulhu RPG, which should mean something to the true Lovecraft geeks out there. For the rest of us, expect another addition to the Xbox survival horror library late next year. We'll have more on all things Cthulhu as it becomes available.

A few months ago, the UK developer Headfirst Productions had a disagreement with publisher Fishtank Interactive (which was recently bought by JoWood) that confused the public about whether or not its upcoming game Call Of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth was still in development or not. And while the developers have yet to comment on the legal standings of the matter, new screens of the game have been released leading us to believe it's still well on track.
Call Of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is now scheduled for a release in the third or fourth quarter of 2003 on PC and Xbox. And while no final publishing partner has been announced yet, the Headfirst is confident one will be found soon. The developer is also planning a PlayStation 2 esclusive game named Call Of Cthulhu: Tainted Legacy for release during the fourth quarter of 2004.

With Dark Corners Of The Earth in full production, Headfirst has even begun work on its follow-up, subtitled Beyond the Mountains of Madness. This game will then ship on Xbox and PC in the fourth quarter of 2004 with a further exclusive PS2 game for Xmas 2005. Now that's what we call long-term planning, eh?

Mike Woodroffe, Headfirst's managing director, recently commented: "We are really excited about the long term prospects for the Call Of Cthulhu franchise, especially now that Dreamworks have announced their upcoming film based on the H.P.Lovecraft short story 'At the Mountains of Madness' which is to be directed by Guillermo del Toro of Blade 2 and Hellboy fame."

In case you don't remember any previous coverage on Call Of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, it's a first-person horror adventure based on the RPG from Chaosium, which in turn is based on the writings of acclaimed American horror author H.P.Lovecraft. Check out these new shots to see how it's coming along.

Originally posted by Trigger
The screens don't do it justice - you gotta check out the vids if you can.