March 22, 2011                                                                                                TSXV – EPM

Empire Capital Corp (TSXV-EPM) (the “Corporation” or “Empire”) is pleased to announce it has acquired additional claims contiguous to the Wings Point Gold Project through an option agreement and additional staking.

Empire has entered into a letter of intent to purchase 100% interest in Newfoundland Exploration Licence 017995M which consists of 18 Mineral Exploration claims covering 450 hectares in the Wings Point area of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Corporation also staked an additional 180 claims pursuant to Newfoundland Exploration Licences 018627M which covers 4500 hectares. The newly acquired claims are contiguous and south of the Wings Point Gold Project and will be referred to Wings Point Gold Project South. With the new acquisitions, Empire now controls 910 claims covering 22750 hectares, with a strike length of 34 kilometres and up to 12 kilometres wide.

The Corporation acquired the claims after an initial sampling program outlined disseminated sulphides in clastic marine sediments carrying gold at levels similar to that in the Wings Point Pit. The mineralization was uncovered in the fall of 2010 during the construction of logging roads. Empire conducted limited sampling in January 2011 which outlined several rock units containing just over 1 g/t gold. The area sampled is described as an ‘island of land surrounded by bog’ and the mineralized units appear to be covered by the surrounding bog to the north and south of the new exposures.

Terry Christopher, President and CEO comments “Rock types and gold content within this newly acquired claim exhibit strong similarities to the gold zones we have exposed at the Wings Point Pit, in that gold appears to be hosted as disseminated sulphides in marine sediments providing a bulk tonnage exploration target. Some 20 years ago, historic work in this new claim area identified high gold values, up to 4.5 g/t, in stream sediments, however, the source was never found. This newly uncovered gold mineralization does provide evidence that the gold in stream sediments may have come from this new claim area or the surrounding areas, and thus this is a significant target area for Empire. In addition, as we move towards a drill program in the Pit Target area, some 20 kilometres to the north, we want to make sure Empire has a commanding land package.”

An option agreement has been completed with Clyde Burt, Perry Warren, and Cyril Bryan (the “Optionors”) that grants the Corporation  the option to purchase 100% interest in the Mineral Exploration Licence 018627M by making payments of $30,000 and 30,000 common shares over three years. The claims are subject to a 2.4% NSR, which can be bought back by the Corporation for two million and four hundred thousand dollars. 50,000 common shares of the Corporation will be issued if Empire is able to identify 1 Million ounces of gold in the Measured and Indicated categories of a NI43-101 and another 50,000 common shares of the Corporation will be issued if Empire is able to identify 2 Million ounces of gold in the Measured and Indicated categories of a NI43-101. A finders fee is payable in cash for this acquisition in the maximum amount allowed pursuant to Policy 5.1. by the TSX Venture Exchange.

Empire is also pleased to announce it has added Dean Fraser, PGeo, to its advisory board. Dean is a professional geologist/geophysicist with nearly 20 years of experience in mineral exploration. Dean has worked on projects around the world, including the Nui Phao poly-metallic skarn deposit in North Vietnam, Ixhuatan Gold and porphyry deposits, Chiapas Mexico and the Fruta del Norte Gold Project, Ecuador. Dean is also President of RDF Consulting Ltd, a geophysical contracting Company.

About Empire

Empire Capital Corp. is a junior explorer focused on gold. Our model is find targets that have the potential for multi-million ounce deposits and to that end the company has been reviewing opportunities in Canada, USA, Africa and South America.

Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking statements which include statements regarding the Corporation’s future plans, as well as statements regarding financial and business prospects and the Corporation’s future plans, objectives or economic performance and financial outlooks. The Corporation believes that the expectations reflected in this news release are reasonable but actual results may be affected by a variety of variables and may be materially different from the results or events predicted in the forward-looking statements. Readers are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

There can be no assurance that the exploration program will identify any priority targets. The actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in this news release. The time frames identified to work programs and other activities may vary significantly from actual completion of the proposed work programs.

In evaluating forward-looking statements readers should consider the risk factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, the Corporation does not intend nor does it undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

This news release has been reviewed and approved by Dean Fraser, P.Geol, and a “qualified person” under National Instrument 43-101.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy of accuracy of this release.

For further information contact:

Terry Christopher
CEO and President
408 – 1550 Bedford Highway,
Bedford, NS, B4A 1E6
Tel: (902) 405-3520
info@zonte.norex.ca
zonte.norex.ca

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