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Developer Team Meat's terrific downloadable platform action game Super Meat Boy may be released as a retail game here in the US at some point. However the game is definitely getting a retail box version in Russia courtesy of Buka Entertainment. And if you are reading this news post from Russia and are a good artist have we got an opportunity for you.

Buka is looking for a Russia-based artist to create the artwork that will be used for the retail box copy version of Super Meat Boy and are asking for submissions for art that has a, well, Russian feel to it for the game's box. You can get more info at Buka's web site (it's in Russian, natch) but even if you don't live in the country you can still enjoy the video announcing the contest after the jump. It's fun.

The PC downloadable site Gamersgate has already taken the liberty of announcing what games will get their discount for the current weekend. From now until Sunday, the historical strategy game Grand Age: Rome will be 50 percent off its usual GamersGate price. Also the space strategy game AI War: Fleet Command will have it's normal GamersGate price cut by 30 percent.

In additonn all of the games in the Gothic fantasy RPG series are 40 percent off at Gamersgate this weekend. And don't forget; the site has already announced a sale of all games from publisher Buka from now until Sunday with prices cut between 50 and 75 percent.

PC download sites are no longer waiting for the weekend to bring you some sales on their library of titles. Today GoG.com announced that all of their Unreal games in their library are now on sale for 15 percent off their normal price. Unreal Gold, Unreal Tournament GOTY, Unreal 2 The Awakening Special Edition and Unreal Tournament 2004 Editor's Choice Edition can be downloaded for $8.47 each until Monday at 11:59 am ET.

Over at GamersGate they have a similar deal all this week with games that come from publisher Buka. Their titles are available to download for between 50 and 75 percent off their normal price at GamersGate for this week only.

Finally Steam has added 17 new casual games from publisher iWin to their library. This week only all those games will be on sale for 25 percent off their normal Steam price. There's also some special bundle prices that reduce the price of those games even more.

Earlier this year we attended a press event for 1C Company, the largest Russian developer/publisher. Today 1C announced that their company would become even larger as they have acquired one of their rivals, Buka. Specifc financial terms were not disclosed but the press release states, " . . . .managers of both enterprises will try to make the best use of the synergy in their publishing, distribution and marketing activities."

Buka has published a number of Western games in Russia, including titles from Ubisoft, Codemasters, THQ, Valve and others. It also publishes and develops its own games such as the Hard Truck series of titles and the upcoming action-adventure game Collapse.