Eutechnyx

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Eutechnyx is a computer and video games developer based in Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK that now specialises in racing games.

[edit] History

The company was originally formed in November 1987 as Zeppelin Games. They produced a large number of games for various home computer systems including Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST and Amiga and by the early 90s were also making games for PC and consoles such as the Sega Mega Drive and SNES. Popular games included Jocky Wilson's Darts Challenge, International Tennis, Universal Warrior and Sink Or Swim. They also worked with publisher Codemasters to produce the first two Micro Machines games and Pete Sampras Tennis.

The company was acquired by American company Merit Studios, Inc. in 1994 and became known as Merit Studios Europe. As well as developing their own games, the company was also responsible for the marketing and distribution of Merit's US games.

The company became Eutechnix in 1996. After gaining registered developer and publisher status for the Sony PlayStation, the Directors bought back the company from Merit with help from French publishers Infogrames. This started a 3 year agreement with Eutechnix developing exclusively for Infogrames on the PlayStation and PC platforms. The end of this agreement meant that as of 2000, the company has become a fully independent developer and currently releases games across many formats for publishing companies such as Electronic Arts and Namco. Since 1996, the company has specialised in driving and racing games of many types, including licensed titles such as James Bond 007, Max Power (magazine), Cartoon Network and The Fast and the Furious.