Interplay Production Inc

Entertainment giant MCA Inc. said it has increased its investment in Interplay Productions, an Irvine-based manufacturer and distributor of computer games. Though both companies declined to offer details on the investment, a spokesman for Interplay said MCA's stake remains below 50%. In 1994, MCA purchased a minority interest in Interplay reportedly between 20% and 30%, with an option to acquire nearly 50% of the company.

Entertainment giant MCA Inc. said it has increased its investment in Interplay Productions, an Irvine-based manufacturer and distributor of computer games. Though both companies declined to offer details on the investment, a spokesman for Interplay said MCA's stake remains below 50%. In 1994, MCA purchased a minority interest in Interplay reportedly between 20% and 30%, with an option to acquire nearly 50% of the company.

As super-heroes go, Boogerman stands alone. Last year, when game designers at a software publishing firm in Irvine created the offensive crime-fighting cartoon character for the video game "Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure," they knew exactly what baser instincts and market they were appealing to. "What 8- to 12-year-old doesn't think burping and farting are hilarious?" says an unabashed Kirk Green, spokesman for Interplay Productions.

As super-heroes go, Boogerman stands alone. Last year, when game designers at a software publishing firm in Irvine created the offensive crime-fighting cartoon character for the video game "Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure," they knew exactly what baser instincts and market they were appealing to. "What 8- to 12-year-old doesn't think burping and farting are hilarious?" says an unabashed Kirk Green, spokesman for Interplay Productions.