Eurocom

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, 40 Winks, and Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy.

Eurocom
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FateBankruptcy
FoundedOctober 1988
FoundersMat Sneap, Chris Shrigley, Hugh Binns, Tim Rogers, Neil Baldwin
Defunct6 December 2012[1]
HeadquartersDerby, England, United Kingdom
Number of employees
Approx. 250

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 ceased operations.[2]

Games developed by Eurocom

1990s

2000s

2010s

Unreleased

References

  1. 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". 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. Caoili, Eric (30 November 2019). "UNRELEASED Spider-Man 4 Game Found! (Cancelled SM4 Movie Tie-In)". Retrieved 2 December 2019 via YouTube.
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