Buka Entertainment And GMX Media Publishing Agreement The Entente and Battle Mages to receive broad UK distribution and marketing in q1 2004 November 13, 2003 - Buka Entertainment, one of the European publishers, and GMX Media, the UK-based publisher and distributor of digital entertainment software, announced today a new deal, which includes the following titles: The Entente: World War I Battlefields "The Entente" is a real time strategy. Choosing one of the five belligerent states (France, Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary and Britain) 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. 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 "The Entente"! Battle Mages The game is designed as Role Playing Strategy (RPS). The large fantasy World of the game is all-sufficient, each unit has its own behavior. Dynamic quest system contributes to high replayability of the game. Powerful 3d engine, dozens of towns and splendid landscapes will give you the unforgettable view of that vivid and lovely World as if you really lived there. Spectacular magic effects and variety of spells will make you curious in getting more and more experience to gain new spells and watch, how they work. "We expect 2004 to be a great year for GMX as we continue to sign bigger titles, The Entente promises to be a blockbuster. We have absolutely no doubt that this will be one of the best-selling PC title in 2004, we are very excited about it," commented Barry Leonard COO of GMX Media. "Buka Entertainment is pleased to report now that its 2003 year catalogue is entirely sold to the UK", marked Maxim Mikhalev, Buka's Vice-President International. "The said pair of titles will be distributed by GMX and the rest line-up has been already sold to Oxygen Interactive, including Fair Strike, Echelon: Wind Warriors and Steamland."