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Contact Information:
René "Ray" Boutin
Phone: 519-651-2827

A Lil' About Spore Productions - The Philosophy of Fun

Company Background of SPORE Productions

TORONTO, CANADA. - May 11, 2000 - One year ago, SPORE Productions set up shop in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a simple but challenging goal: "To Create Fun". Founded by René Boutin, a game development veteran of the 8-bit and 16bit game console era, Spore has offered game development and graphics services to a variety of clients. Now this year's E3 show marks Spore's entry into publishing with their "Lil'Games" line of budget software. Spore's goal is to make Lil'Games a household brand name, recognized and enjoyed by kids and adults of all ages. A concept that's sure to spawn imitators, Lil'Games will be the original collectible PC game series.

The games may be "lil", but Spore's future looks big. When asked about Spore's future expansion in the games market, René said "I've been quite disenchanted with the lack of design innovation with most games of the last few years. Spore's focus evidently is on producing games at what I call 'sub-budget' prices, but the future will see us developing higher budget games focused on new themes, and innovative gameplay techniques rather than hackneyed 'me too' concepts. I truly believe there is room for fresh ideas, provided they are developed with care, attention to detail, and most importantly, are truly fun."

In the 90's René worked on graphics in the development department of Virgin Interactive Entertainment, (MC Kids, Cool Spot and Robocop VS Terminator), and then produced high profile licensed games for Sunsoft of America (Looney Tunes B-Ball, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Speedy Gonzales Los Gatos Bandidos). Spore Productions has a website at: www.sporeproductions.com and their sub-budget software line has its home at: www.lilgames.com.

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