I know the agency that handles licensing for the Lovecraft estate. It's not easy, due to the PD nature of some the works. I asked about it one time being a huge fan of the mythos be it digital and tabletop gaming and fiction and got a somewhat non-answer. There's still companies that do the right thing and license it.
And yes, Chaosium officially handles the Call of Cthulhu RPG products and they are involved in this game. Their tabletop stuff is fantastic. Masks of Nyarlathotep and Horror on the Orient Express are two of the best premade campaigns ever put to print. I'm not sure if it's just licensing or if they are concretely involved in design or production as far as the game is concerned. Maybe there's an interview somewhere.
I'm finally starting to go back and listen to the Beastcast from Episode 0 ... I am loving all the Astoria and Jackson Heights talk. Lived one street over from Astoria Park on 21 drive from 2005-2009.. Moved to JH in 2009. It's actually nice hearing about all the neighborhoods I know instead of San Fran. :)
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