Bryo and Buka: A B2B deal

The Entente: World War 1 Battlefields to hit the Apennines soon

18 October 2004, Moscow - Buka Entertainment, one of the leading publishers in Russia, is pleased to announce that it has inked a contract with Bryo, one of the well-known PC games publishers in Italy.

Bryo selected The Entente (the Italian name - “la Grande Guerra”) for their X-mas 2004 line-up. Thus on 20th November the Italian-speaking gamers will be able to buy Buka’s WW1 game in Italy, Vatican, San-Marino, and canton Ticino.

Bryo’s Managing Director Pietro Montelatici stressed that “the game has certain mass market appeal and that it perfectly fits Bryo’s wide distribution network that covers more then 25.000 retailers and kiosks”. “ We are confident that the game will replicate the success it already had in Russia,”added Pietro Montelatici. “We are very enthusiastic about our cooperation with Bryo,” commented Oksana Vovk, International Sales Manager for Buka. “Bryo is a serious publisher and we like the way they do their job. We're sure they will bring “la Grande Guerra” to the Italian gamers in the best possible way.”

About The Entente : WW1 Battlefields

The Entente (“la Grande Guerra”) is a real time strategy. Choosing one of the five belligerent states you become the commander of the army, complete with a variety of units from infantry and cavalry to battleships and chemical weapons. All units have been replicated with historic authenticity with the use of archive documents and photos. Economic and military advisers help control military and economic development by providing advice as to the necessary upgrades and production of resources and units. The game features practically all the large and notable battles of WW1, which you could take part in on any side. Thus you’ll be able to know more about the historic battles and their outcomes or to rewrite history. More than 1,000 structures on the map and more than 80.000 units, high detailed landscapes, 3-D sound and an entire encyclopedia of armaments – the History will absorb you, you will become a commander wielding the fates of nations. And that all is “la Grande Guerra”!

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