Is this the "June announcement" that never was?

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Tossing ubi would not be a big deal imho..

Actully I think it would be a smart move!

Don't know much about BUKA but they can NOT be any worse that ubi!

Here is what they had to say about BUKA

In 2011 leading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company announced an agreement in which it acquired one of the largest Russian publishing and distribution companies, BUKA. 1C and BUKA are two of the most well known brands in the Russian games and multimedia market. Future cooperation opens new horizons for the strategic development of both companies. BUKA is one of the oldest players on the Russian game market. I always admired the company, its corporate culture, staff, management and operational efficiency," said Boris Nuraliev, Director of 1C Company. "The mutual potential of 1C and BUKA opens new unique opportunities and will help us to achieve success on this challenging and rapidly growing market. It will be an honor for us to develop such a well-known and popular brand

Here is what Illya had to say

Q&A with Sturmovik: Battle for Stalingrad project leader, Ilya Yevchenko.

How is this project related to your earlier work such as IL2 Sturmovik and Cliffs of Dover?

This is a new project

So yes this looks like the June suprise they were taking about but for some reason could never say.. Until now