Buka
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Buka (Бука), is a Russian video game company. It acquired a license to distribute Sega products in 1994, and later also for products from Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment.
Buka was acquired by 1C Company in 2008. In 2010s, they were an official authorised retailer of Sega products.[1]
History[2]
- 1993 - Establishment of the company as a distributor of video and computer games
- 1994 - Buka becomes an official distributor of Sega and 3DO consoles in Russia and CIS
- 1995 - Buka became a authorized distributor of Sony in Russia and CIS
- 1996 - Buka becomes official distributor of Nintendo in Russia and CIS. Starts publishing its own games; the company's first product is Russian Roulette
- 1997 - Buka games - Allods and Vanger are licensed on the international market.
- 1998 - For the first time in all post-Soviet markets, Buka takes a risky step and releases games in a minimal configuration, which soon becomes the market standard
- 1999 - Buka develops the direction of the full location of games
- 2007 - Opening of multimedia activity under the Buka-Soft brand
- 2008 - Buka become a part of 1C Company
- 2012 - Buka becomes the official distributor of Microsoft consoles and accessories
- 2013 - Opening of the digital store shop.buka.ru.
- 2017 - Buka becomes the official distributor of Nintendo consoles and accessories
Softography
Promotional material
Print advert in (RU) #2: "2/1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- (RU) #3: "3/1995" (1995-xx-xx)[5]
Print advert in (RU) #1 (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- (RU) #1 (1996-xx-xx)[8]
Print advert in (RU) #23: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-03-04)
also published in:
also published in:
- (RU) #25: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-05-16)[9]
- (RU) #26: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-07-01)[10]
- (RU) #27: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-08-15)[11]
- (RU) #28: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-10-03)[12]
- (RU) #30: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-02-05)[13]
- (RU) #31: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-03-15)[14]
- (RU) #32: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-05-17)[15]
- (RU) #33: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-08-07)[16]
- (RU) #34: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-09-01)[17]
- (RU) #35: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-10-18)[18]
Print advert in (RU) #4: "May/Iyun 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- (RU) #5: "Avgust 1996" (1996-xx-xx)[19]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170616120311/https://www.sega.com/sega-approved-partner-list
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220922005801/http://www.buka.ru/cgi-bin/show_more.pl?option=Show_companyinfo
- ↑ https://www.igromania.ru/article/24575/Buka_ot_nachala_i_do_nashih_dney.html
- ↑ https://www.igromania.ru/article/24575/Buka_ot_nachala_i_do_nashih_dney.html
- ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "3/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 98
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1995-10-01), page 5
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1995-11-27), page 5
- ↑ Strana Igr, "" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 53
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1996-05-16), page 97
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1996-07-01), page 97
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1996-08-15), page 97
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1996-10-03), page 97
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1997-02-05), page 91
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1997-03-15), page 93
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1997-05-17), page 93
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1997-08-07), page 96
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1997-09-01), page 93
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1997-10-18), page 87
- ↑ Strana Igr, "Avgust 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 53