Eurocom

This article is about the defunct UK video game development company. For other companies of this name, see Eurocom (disambiguation).

Eurocom
FormerlyEurocom Entertainment Software (1988–2006)
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedOctober 1988
Founders
  • Mat Sneap
  • Chris Shrigley
  • Hugh Binns
  • Tim Rogers
  • Neil Baldwin
Defunct6 December 2012[1]
FateClosed
HeadquartersDerby, England
Number of employees
Approx. 250
Former Eurocom logo (1996–2005)

Eurocom Entertainment Software was a British video game developer founded in October 1988 by Mat Sneap, Chris Shrigley, Hugh Binns, Tim Rogers and Neil Baldwin, to develop games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Eurocom expanded to handheld game systems and major video game consoles. The company licensed arcade games to port to consoles, and developed a few original properties, such as Magician, Machine Hunter, 40 Winks, and Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy.

On 23 November 2012, Eurocom laid off around 75% of their 200 employees.[1] On 6 December 2012, the company laid off its remaining staff and closed.[2]

Games developed

1990s

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher Notes
1990 Magician NES Taxan
1991 James Bond Jr. THQ
1992 Lethal Weapon NES, Game Boy Ocean Software
Dropzone NES U.S. Gold Co-developed with Arena Graphics
Rod Land Game Boy Jaleco
1993 Tesserae DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear GameTek
Sensible Soccer: European Champions Game Gear, Master System Sony Imagesoft
1994 Stone Protectors SNES Kemco
Dino Dini's Soccer Virgin Interactive
Brutal: Paws of Fury GameTek Co-developed with GameTek
The Jungle Book NES, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy Virgin Interactive
Family Feud DOS, 3DO, Genesis GameTek
Super Dropzone SNES Psygnosis
1995 Earthworm Jim Game Boy, Game Gear, SEGA Master System Playmates Interactive Co-developed with Shiny Entertainment
Super Street Fighter II Turbo DOS Capcom Co-developed with Capcom
Spot Goes To Hollywood Genesis Virgin Interactive Published by Acclaim Entertainment in North America
1996 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn Midway Games/Williams Entertainment
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow SNES Nintendo/Capcom
1997 Cruis'n World N64 Nintendo
Hercules Windows, PS1 Disney Interactive/Virgin Interactive
War Gods N64, PS1 Midway Games
Duke Nukem 64 N64 GT Interactive Co-developed with 3D Realms
Machine Hunter Windows, PS1 MGM Interactive
1998 Mortal Kombat 4 Windows, N64, PS1 Midway Games
1999 Tarzan Disney Interactive
Duke Nukem: Zero Hour N64 GT Interactive
NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC N64, PS1 Midway Games
Hydro Thunder Windows, N64, Dreamcast
Mortal Kombat Gold Dreamcast Updated version of Mortal Kombat 4
40 Winks PS1 GT Interactive

2000s

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher Notes
2000 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 2nd Edition GBC THQ
007: The World Is Not Enough N64 Electronic Arts
Crash Bash PS1 Sony Interactive Entertainment Co-developed with Cerny Games
2001 NBA Hoopz PS1, PS2, Dreamcast Midway Games
Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire PS1 Sony Interactive Entertainment
2002 Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex GameCube Universal Interactive GameCube port; Co-developed with Traveller's Tales
Rugrats: I Gotta Go Party GBA THQ
James Bond 007: Nightfire Xbox, PS2, Gamecube Electronic Arts
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Xbox, GameCube, GBA
2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds Xbox, GameCube, PS2 Vivendi Universal Games
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy THQ
2004 Athens 2004 PS2 Sony Interactive Entertainment
Spyro: A Hero's Tail Xbox, GameCube, PS2 Vivendi Universal Games
2005 Robots PC, Xbox, GameCube, PS2
Predator: Concrete Jungle Xbox, PS2
Batman Begins Xbox, GameCube, PS2 Electronic Arts
2006 Ice Age 2: The Meltdown PC, PS2, Xbox, GameCube, Wii Vivendi Universal Games
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, PSP Disney Interactive Studios
2008 Beijing 2008 PC, PS3, Xbox 360 SEGA
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor PS2, Wii Universal Vivendi Games
007: Quantum of Solace PS2 Activision
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs PC, PS2, Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 Co-developed with SuperVillain Studios and BudCat Creations.
G-Force Disney Interactive Studios
Dead Space: Extraction Wii Electronic Arts Co-developed with EA Redwood Shores

2010s

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher Notes
2010 Vancouver 2010 PC, PS3, Xbox 360 SEGA
GoldenEye 007 Wii Activision
2011 Rio THQ
Disney Universe PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii Disney Interactive Studios
GoldenEye 007 Reloaded PS3, Xbox 360 Activision
2012 Harry Potter for Kinect Xbox 360 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
007 Legends PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U Activision Final Game

Unreleased

Title Platform
Erik the Viking[3] NES
Stone Protectors Genesis
Maui Mallard And The Lost City Of Dread[4] PlayStation
Spider-Man 4[5] Wii

References

  1. ^ a b Karmali, Luke (23 November 2012). "007 Legends Dev Hit by Redundancies". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (7 December 2012). "James Bond developer Eurocom makes remaining staff redundant, ceases trading". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ^ Caoili, Eric (15 July 2009). "Eurocom's Mystery Terry Jones NES Game: Erik the Viking". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. ^ Nasikan, Maxim (28 December 2020). "Maui Mallard Story: A Giant Interview with the Creators (part 2)". VK. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ Caoili, Eric (30 November 2019). "UNRELEASED Spider-Man 4 Game Found! (Cancelled SM4 Movie Tie-In)". Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2019 – via YouTube.

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