Buka Entertainment and Encore to publish Buka’s titles In North America and South Africa

Buka Entertainment, one of the leading entertainment software publishers in Russia, and Encore, a majority-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR), are pleased to announce an agreement covering the North American and South African markets.  Under the agreement, Encore will publish a half dozen of Buka’s titles including Fair Strike, Echelon: Wind Warriors, and Entente: WWI Battlefields.

“This agreement was highly anticipated at Buka,” commented Igor Ustinov – President of Buka Entertainment. “We are really happy to bring our games to the large North American market. We believe that this deal is just the beginning of the long-term and fruitful relationship between Buka and Encore.”

About Encore

Encore, a majority-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR), is a leading interactive publisher in the PC CD-ROM and videogame markets.  The company will release close to a dozen new entertainment titles in the coming months through licensing or publishing agreements with Marvel (Daredevil), JoWooD Productions (Silent Storm, Spellforce and Soldner among others), Ascaron (Patrician III and Pirate Hunter), Lost Toys (Battle Engine Aquila), and Victory Simulations (Redline: Xtreme Air Racing 2).  The company also offers PC titles or compilations in nearly every major software category from business and productivity to education and kids, including brand names such as Sesame Street, Advantage and Safeworld.
Encore products are sold in thousands of retail outlets nationwide, and in major international markets. For more information on Encore and Navarre Corporation, visit www.encoreusa.com  and www.navarre.com. 

About BUKA Entertainment

Buka Entertainment is one of the leading leisure software publishers in Russia. Buka Entertainment was founded in 1994 as a distributor of computer and videogames. Six years ago the company entered the publishing business with its own title and since that time Buka Entertainment has reached notable success in the game-making industry, and our games are distributed in 60 countries of the world. For more information please visit our website at www.buka.com 

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