Eurocom (formerly Eurocom Entertainment Software) was a British

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founded in October 1988 by Mat Sneap, Chris Shrigley, Hugh Binns, Tim Rogers and Neil Baldwin, to specifically develop games for the

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. Eurocom expanded to several other platforms, including handheld game systems and most major

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s. The company was known for its arcade to console ports and games based on licensed properties. They also developed a few original properties, such as '' Magician'', ''

Machine Hunter Machine Hunter is a top-down shooter game developed by Eurocom Entertainment Software, published by MGM Interactive and distributed in Europe by Eidos Interactive. It was developed and released simultaneously in 1997 for Windows 95 and PlayStati ...

'', '' 40 Winks'', and ''

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy ''Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy'' is an action-adventure video game inspired by the mythology of Ancient Egypt for GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The game was developed by Eurocom and published by THQ. Nordic Games acquired THQ in 2014 and fo ...

''. On 23 November 2012, Eurocom laid off around 75% of their 200 employees. On 6 December 2012, the company laid off its remaining staff and ceased operations.

Games developed by Eurocom

1990s

*'' Magician'' (NES) (1990) *''

James Bond Jr. ''James Bond Jr.'' is an American animated television series based on Ian Fleming's ''James Bond'' franchise. It follows the adventures of James Bond's nephew, James Bond Jr. The series debuted in September 1991 and ran for 65 episodes befor ...

'' (NES) (1991) *''

Lethal Weapon ''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, D ...

'' (NES, Game Boy) (1992) *''

Dropzone ''Dropzone'' is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Archer Maclean (under the name Arena Graphics) for the Atari 8-bit family and published in 1984 by U.S. Gold. It was ported to the Commodore 64, then later released for the Nintendo ...

'' (NES) (1992) *'' Rod Land'' (Game Boy) (1992) *''

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'' (PC, Game Boy, Game Gear) (1993) *''

Sensible Soccer ''Sensible Soccer'', often called ''Sensi'', is an association football video game series which was highly popular in the early 1990s and which still retains a cult following. It was developed by Sensible Software and first released for Amiga ...

'' (Game Gear) (1993) *''

Stone Protectors Stone Protectors is a 1993 multi-media entertainment property consisting primarily of an action figure line and animated series. The series also had a tie-in video game released for the Super NES and the Sega Genesis. It served as a late attempt ...

'' (SNES) (1994) *''

Dino Dini's Soccer ''Dino Dini's Goal'' is a soccer video game released by Virgin Games in 1993. It is considered by many to be the "true" sequel to '' Kick Off 2'' (in preference to '' Kick Off 3''), as ''Kick Off''s creator Dino Dini had moved from Anco Software ...

'' (SNES) (1994) *'' Brutal: Paws of Fury'' (SNES) (1994) *'' Disney's The Jungle Book'' (Mega Drive/Genesis, NES, SNES, Game Boy) (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 ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' is a fighting game released for the arcades by Capcom in Japan on February 23, 1994, in North America on February 23 and March 26, 1994 (beta) and in Europe in March 1994 (beta). It is the fifth installment in ...

'' (PC) (1995) *''

Spot Goes To Hollywood ''Spot Goes to Hollywood'' is a platforming video game developed by Eurocom and published by Acclaim Entertainment in North America and Virgin Interactive Entertainment in Europe for the Mega Drive/Genesis as the sequel to ''Cool Spot''. A Sega Sa ...

'' (Mega Drive/Genesis) (1995) *'' Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' (Saturn) (1996) *''

Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow ''Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow'' – originally released as ''Donald in Maui Mallard'' – is a Platform game, platforming video game developed and published by Disney Interactive Studios. The game was released in Europe on December 8, 1995, and in ...

'' (SNES) (1996) *''

Cruis'n World ''Cruis'n World'' is the 1996 sequel to the 1994 arcade racer ''Cruis'n USA''. ''Cruis'n World'' allows players to race on various tracks around the world. The game also features more cars than ''Cruis'n USA''. This game introduced stunts to the ' ...

'' (N64) (1997) *'' Disney's Hercules'' (PlayStation, Windows) (1997) *'' War Gods'' (N64, PlayStation) (1997) *'' Duke Nukem 64'' (N64) (1997) *''

'' (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)

2000s

*'' Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (Game Boy Color) (2000) *'' 007: The World Is Not Enough'' (N64) (2000) *''

Crash Bash ''Crash Bash'' is a 2000 party video game developed by Eurocom Entertainment Software in association with Cerny Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is the fifth title in the ''Crash Bandicoot'' series an ...

'' (PlayStation) (2000) *'' NBA Hoopz'' (PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Dreamcast) (2001) *''

Atlantis: The Lost Empire ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' is a 2001 American animated science fiction film, science fiction action film, action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ...

'' (Game Boy Color, PlayStation) (2001) *'' Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex'' (GameCube) (2002) *'' Rugrats: I Gotta Go Party'' (Game Boy Advance) (2002) *'' James Bond 007: Nightfire'' (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2002) *'' Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' (GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance) (2002) *'' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds'' (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2003) *''

'' (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2003) *''

Athens 2004 The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

'' (PlayStation 2) (2004) *'' Spyro: A Hero's Tail'' (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2004) *''

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'' (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PC) (2005) *'' Predator: Concrete Jungle'' (PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2005) *'' Batman Begins'' (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2005) *'' Ice Age 2: The Meltdown'' (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, Wii) (2006) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP, PC) (2007) *''

Beijing 2008 The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...

'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) (2008) *'' The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'' (PlayStation 2, Wii) (2008) *''

Quantum of Solace ''Quantum of Solace'' is a 2008 spy film and the twenty-second in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sequel to ''Casino Royale'' (2006). Directed by Marc Forster and written by Neil Purvis, Robert Wade, and ...

'' (PlayStation 2) (2008) *'' Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC) (2009) *''

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'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC) (2009) *'' Dead Space: Extraction'' (Wii) (2009)

2010s

*''

Vancouver 2010 )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gret ...

'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) (2010) *'' GoldenEye 007'' (Wii) (2010) *''

Rio Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

'' (Wii) (2011) *''

Disney Universe ''Disney Universe'' is a co-operative action-adventure video game developed by Eurocom and published by Disney Interactive Studios. The game was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 in October 2011 in North America and ...

'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC) (2011) *'' GoldenEye 007: Reloaded'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) (2011) *''Harry Potter for Kinect'' (Xbox 360) (2012) *'' 007 Legends'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC) (2012)

Unreleased

*'' Erik the Viking'' (NES) *''

'' (Mega Drive/Genesis) *''

Spider-Man 4 The fictional character Spider-Man, a comic book superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and featured in Marvel Comics publications, has appeared as a main character in numerous theatrical and made-for-television films. Nicholas Hammond ...

'' (Wii)

References

External links

* * {{Eurocom Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom Video game companies established in 1988 Video game companies disestablished in 2012 Video game development companies Companies based in Derby Amber Valley Defunct companies of England 1988 establishments in England 2012 disestablishments in England