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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. Eurocom expanded to several other platforms, including handheld game systems and most major video game consoles. 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 PlayStation ...
'', '' 40 Winks'', and '' Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy''. 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.'' (NES) (1991) *'' Lethal Weapon'' (NES, Game Boy) (1992) *'' Dropzone'' (NES) (1992) *'' Rod Land'' (Game Boy) (1992) *'' Tesserae'' (PC, Game Boy, Game Gear) (1993) *'' Sensible Soccer'' (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'' (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 arcade game, 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 ins ...
'' (PC) (1995) *'' Spot Goes To Hollywood'' (Mega Drive/Genesis) (1995) *'' Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' (Saturn) (1996) *'' Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow'' (SNES) (1996) *'' Cruis'n World'' (N64) (1997) *'' Disney's Hercules'' (PlayStation, Windows) (1997) *'' War Gods'' (N64, PlayStation) (1997) *''
Duke Nukem 64 ''Duke Nukem 3D'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by 3D Realms. It is a sequel to the platform games ''Duke Nukem (video game), Duke Nukem'' and ''Duke Nukem II'', published by 3D Realms. ''Duke Nukem 3D'' features the adventures ...
'' (N64) (1997) *''
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 PlayStation ...
'' (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

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and ...
'' (Game Boy Color) (2000) *'' 007: The World Is Not Enough'' (N64) (2000) *'' Crash Bash'' (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) *'' Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy'' (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) *'' Robots'' (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PC) (2005) *'' Predator: Concrete Jungle'' (PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2005) *''
Batman Begins ''Batman Begins'' is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. The film is based on the DC Comics character Batman, it stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, with Michael Caine, ...
'' (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 Nati ...
'' (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) *''
G-Force The gravitational force equivalent, or, more commonly, g-force, is a measurement of the type of force per unit mass – typically acceleration – that causes a perception of weight, with a g-force of 1 g (not gram in mass measur ...
'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC) (2009) *'' Dead Space: Extraction'' (Wii) (2009)


2010s

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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 Gretz ...
'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) (2010) *'' GoldenEye 007'' (Wii) (2010) *'' Rio'' (Wii) (2011) *'' Disney Universe'' (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) *''
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 ...
'' (Mega Drive/Genesis) *'' Spider-Man 4'' (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