Eurocom (software company)
| Eurocom | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | October 1988 |
| resolution | December 6, 2012 |
| Seat |
Derby , UK
|
| Branch | Software development |
| Website | http://www.eurocom.co.uk/ ( Memento of December 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) |
Eurocom (formerly Eurocom Entertainment Software ) was a British development studio for computer games .
Company history
Eurocom was founded in October 1988 by Mat Sneap, Chris Shrigley, Hugh Binns, Tim Rogers and Neil Baldwin, in particular to develop games for the Nintendo Entertainment System game console . In the course of time, Eurocom expanded its operations to include most of the major game consoles and handheld consoles .
Among other things, the company became known for its porting of arcade games to consoles, but was particularly popular for its work on licensed works such as Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End , Ice Age 2 - Now Thawing , the James Bond series and Batman Begins .
On November 23, 2012, Eurocom laid off around 75% of its 200 employees. In an announcement, Company Director Hugh Binns stated: “ […] Eurocom are undertaking a restructuring which I regret to say has meant we've made the majority of our workforce redundant today […] ” (German: “[…] Eurocom is located in a period of restructuring, which, as I regret to say, means that we have had to lay off the majority of our workforce today [...] ”). He justified this with a "rapidly decreasing demand for console games" and that the company will concentrate mainly on the development of mobile titles in the future. On December 6, 2012, the company fired all remaining employees and suspended business operations.
Published games
1990s
- 1991: Magician (NES)
- 1991: James Bond Jr. (NES, SNES)
- 1992: Lethal Weapon (NES, Game Boy)
- 1992: Rod Land (Game Boy)
- 1993: Tesserae (Windows, Game Boy, Game Gear)
- 1993: Sensible Soccer (Game Gear)
- 1994: Stone Protectors (SNES)
- 1994: Dino Dini's Soccer (SNES)
- 1994: Brutal: Paws of Fury (SNES)
- 1994: Disney's The Jungle Book (Mega Drive, NES, SNES)
- 1994: Family Feud (Windows, 3DO, Mega Drive)
- 1994: Super Dropzone (SNES)
- 1995: Earthworm Jim (Game Boy, Game Gear)
- 1995: Super Street Fighter II Turbo (Windows)
- 1995: Spot Goes To Hollywood (Genesis)
- 1996: Mortal Kombat 3 (PlayStation, Saturn)
- 1996: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (PlayStation, Saturn)
- 1996: Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (SNES)
- 1997: Cruis'n World (N64)
- 1997: Disney's Hercules Action Game (PlayStation, Windows)
- 1997: War Gods (N64, PlayStation)
- 1997: Duke Nukem 64 (N64)
- 1997: Machine Hunter (PlayStation, Windows)
- 1998: Mortal Kombat 4 (N64, PlayStation, Windows)
- 1999: Disney's Tarzan (PlayStation, Windows, N64)
- 1999: Duke Nukem: Zero Hour (N64)
- 1999: NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC (N64, PlayStation)
- 1999: Hydro Thunder (N64, Dreamcast, Windows)
- 1999: Mortal Kombat Gold (Dreamcast)
- 1999: 40 winks (N64, PlayStation)
- 1999: The New Addams Family Electric Shock Machine (Arcade)
2000s
- 2000: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Game Boy Color)
- 2000: The world is not enough (N64)
- 2000: Crash Bash (PlayStation)
- 2001: NBA Hoopz (PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Dreamcast)
- 2001: Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Game Boy Color, PlayStation)
- 2002: Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (GameCube)
- 2002: Rugrats: I Gotta Go Party (Game Boy Advance)
- 2002: James Bond 007: Nightfire (Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- 2002: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance)
- 2003: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- 2003: Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- 2004: Athens 2004 (PlayStation 2)
- 2004: Spyro: A Hero's Tail (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- 2005: Robots (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Windows)
- 2005: Predator: Concrete Jungle (PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- 2005: Batman Begins (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- 2006: Ice Age: Now thaws (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Wii)
- 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP, Windows)
- 2008: Beijing 2008 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows)
- 2008: The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (DS, PlayStation 2, Wii)
- 2008: Quantum of Solace (PlayStation 2)
- 2009: Ice Age: The Dinosaurs Are On The Go (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, Windows)
- 2009: G-Force (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, Windows)
- 2009: Dead Space: Extraction (Wii)
2010s
- 2010: Vancouver 2010 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows)
- 2010: GoldenEye 007 (Wii)
- 2011: Rio (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii)
- 2011: Disney Universe (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Windows)
- 2011: GoldenEye 007: Reloaded (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- 2012: 007 Legends (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Windows)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ign.com (English)
- ↑ eurogamer.net (English)