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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 16 Dec 2009, p. 22

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Frozen North Productions produces Video "We recently saved a property person we like to see come into the games While Sparkmatrix h098$ t0 make managing properties 985W 90' "*3" clients, management company $250,000 Accelerator Centre. coming in and ("“wmmm‘mm'“ and doubled their space in 14 taking full advantage of everything Spillane has lived in both Toron~ Flips Twisted World is a puzzle The game is set to hit store months. increasing their compete we have to offer." Ellis said. to and Montreal but came here to platform game rated E for Every- shelves in spring, 2010. tive edge." Sparkmatrix has opened a attend the University ofWaterloo. one. “it's super-exciting but there's a in his speech. he expressed Toronto office but is keeping its “it's sad we're moving to Town “Flip is the main character â€"â€" a lot to do between now and then.” gratitude for the helping hand he headquarters in Waterloo, taking to, but it‘s where wecame from.” he sorcerer's apprentice who gets he said. “There's a lot of crunching got from the Accelerator Centre. “1 space at the Northland Business said. “So it's the closing of an old sucked into a crazy world and he to do in the next fourweelcs.” can't say enough about my appreci» Park chapter and the starting ofa new has to adventure his way out." In addition to finishing up the ation for the centre itself it‘s great Now that Frozen North Produc- one." Spillane said. game. he has to move into a new to share war stories. resources. tions has ha ed a deal for their referrals. , . and just brin every- game. Hips raisin World. 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