Is this the "June announcement" that never was?

[BlackSix]

Originally Posted by hc_wolf

Are you making some sort of announcement later today? or is that fake also?

We are not planning anything today, as I know.

[FS~Phat]

It looks like an elaborate hoax and 1C already owns BUKA.... So its clever but as others have pointed out, looking at the details its extremely unlikely.

From a 2008 announcement.
Yakov is reporting that Prague-based game and software publisher 1C Company has agreed to aquire Russian video game creator Buka. The deal is reported at an estimated $80 million. BUKA generated revenues of $35 million and EBITDA of $10 million in 2007.

Yakov notes regarding Buka, "BUKA, which was founded in 1993, has 250 employees. BUKA published games Far Cry, Half Life series, War Hammer 40,000: Dawn of Warfrom from Western publishers including THQ, Ubisoft, Valve, Codemasters, Lesta Studio, Targem, and CDV."


Here's where some of the quotes were stolen from an earlier press release about the acquisition of Buka.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=19461

[Feathered_IV]

Glad to hear its a fake.

[SlipBall]

Originally Posted by BlackSix

It's a fake. Look at the list of flyable aircraft:

Go 145, Do 217M-1/He 111H-6, Do 17/Ju 88D-1/D-5, Ju 87B/R, Fw 189A-2/A-3, Bf 109F-4/G-2, Bf 109G-4/G-6, Bf 110G-3, Fw 190A-5/F-3, (Italy, ARMIR) Macchi C.200, Macchi C.202, Fiat Br.20. (Allies): IL2/T/3M, Su26, Mig-3, Lavochkin LAGG-3, La-5, Yak -2/3, Yak -9/T/U, Hurricane I/II, Pe-8, Pe-2 .

It's impossible to make and some of them have never been used at Stalingrad. And Buka has no relation to the development of aviasimulators.

Wait for the normal announcement, please.

Just think for a minute of the level of insanity someone has to create this hoax, LOL...he should use his time better, maybe to look for employment or a girlfriend.

[RickRuski]

Quote: -

Question: - Is the latest in SLI support included?

Answer: - We haven’t made changes to our usual SLI and Quad SLI support.


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Seeing that there has been no official support in C.o.D for SLI or Crossfire I wouldn't hold my breath for that one.

[yobnaf]

What a nicely done fake. Good work, guys.

[kendo65]

Bubble well and truly burst

And the 'Monday statement' apparently put back as well.

Back to business as usual then.

[mazex]

The level of knowledge to do a fake as good as this one pretty much narrows down the creator to one among us here in this forum - or maybe the Zoo (as it is written in good English I rule out Sukhoi and ze german forums).

So - who was it? Place your bets gentlemen!

EDIT: The only thing that really burst the bubble was the Iron Front screenie, otherwise I would vote it to be a true leak