Eurocom
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The final Eurocom logo (2006–2012) | |
| Video game developer | |
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Founded | October 1988 |
| Founder | Mat Sneap, Chris Shrigley, Hugh Binns, Tim Rogers, Neil Baldwin |
| Defunct | 6 December 2012[1] |
| Headquarters | Derby, England, United Kingdom |
Number of employees | Approx.250 |
Eurocom (formerly 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 specifically develop games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Since then, Eurocom expanded to several other platforms including handheld game systems and most major video game consoles.
The company was once famous for its arcade to console ports, but became better known for working with licensed properties such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, the James Bond 007 series, and Batman Begins.
On 23 November 2012, Eurocom laid off around 75% of their 200 employees, in a statement company director Hugh Binns said "... Eurocom are undertaking a restructuring which I regret to say has meant we've made the majority of our workforce redundant today ...", attributing a "steep decline in demand for console games", and "...will be focusing mainly on mobile opportunities moving forward."[1]
On 6 December 2012, the company laid off its remaining staff and ceased operations.[2]
Games developed by Eurocom
1990s
- Magician (NES) (1991)
- James Bond Jr. (NES, SNES) (1991)
- Lethal Weapon (NES, Game Boy) (1992)
- Rod Land (Game Boy) (1992)
- Tesserae (PC, Game Boy, Game Gear) (1993)
- Sensible Soccer (Game Gear) (1993)
- Stone Protectors (SNES) (1994)
- Dino Dini's Soccer (SNES) (1994)
- Brutal: Paws of Fury (SNES) (1994)
- Disney's The Jungle Book (Mega Drive/Genesis, NES, SNES) (1994)
- Family Feud (PC, 3DO, Mega Drive/Genesis) (1994)
- Super Dropzone (SNES) (1994)
- Earthworm Jim (Game Boy, Game Gear) (1995)
- Super Street Fighter II Turbo (PC) (1995)
- Spot Goes To Hollywood (Mega Drive/Genesis) (1995)
- Mortal Kombat 3 (PlayStation, Saturn) (1996)
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (PlayStation, Saturn) (1996)
- Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (SNES) (1996)
- Cruis'n World (N64) (1997)
- Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules (PlayStation, Windows) (1997)
- War Gods (N64, PlayStation) (1997)
- Duke Nukem 64 (N64) (1997)
- Machine Hunter (PlayStation, PC) (1997)
- Mortal Kombat 4 (N64, PlayStation, PC) (1998)
- Disney's Tarzan (PlayStation, PC, N64) (1999)
- Duke Nukem: Zero Hour (N64) (1999)
- NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC (N64, PlayStation) (1999)
- Hydro Thunder (N64, Dreamcast, PC) (1999)
- Mortal Kombat Gold (Dreamcast) (1999)
- 40 Winks (PlayStation) (1999)
- The New Addams Family Electric Shock Machine (Arcade strength tester machine) (1999)
2000s
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Game Boy Color) (2000)
- The World Is Not Enough (N64) (2000)
- Crash Bash (PlayStation) (2000)
- NBA Hoopz (PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Dreamcast) (2001)
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Game Boy Color, PlayStation) (2001)
- Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (Nintendo GameCube) (2002)
- Rugrats: I Gotta Go Party (Game Boy Advance) (2002)
- James Bond 007: Nightfire (Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2002)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2) (2002)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2003)
- Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy (Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2003)
- Athens 2004 (PlayStation 2) (2004)
- Spyro: A Hero's Tail (Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2004)
- Robots (PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC) (2005)
- Predator: Concrete Jungle (PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2005)
- Batman Begins (Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2005)
- Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, Wii) (2006)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Xbox360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP, PC) (2007)
- Beijing 2008 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) (2008)
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (DS, PlayStation 2, Wii) (2008)
- Quantum of Solace (PlayStation 2) (2008)
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC) (2009)
- G-Force (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC) (2009)
- Dead Space: Extraction (Wii) (2009)
2010s
- Vancouver 2010 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) (2010)
- GoldenEye 007 (Wii) (2010)
- Rio (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii) (2011)
- Disney Universe (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC) (2011)
- GoldenEye 007: Reloaded (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) (2011)
- 007 Legends (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC) (2012)
- Harry Potter for Kinect (Xbox 360) (2012)