MCV: Autumn launch confirmed for Konami's football sequel; gameplay details revealed
Konami Digital Entertainment revealed it has started shipping Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 to retailers in North America for the Xbox 360, PS3, PSP and PC.
Today Konami confirmed to IGN that the franchise formerly titled Winning Eleven Soccer in the United States will now be known as Pro Evolution Soccer 2008. This in no way affects the title in Europe where it will stay known as Pro Evolution Soccer. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is scheduled to ship on March 11, 2008.
Football title hits a million sales; Publisher says Pro Evo has 'faltered'. Electronic Arts has proclaimed FIFA 08 as 'the true entertainment launch of the year' after the game achieved one million sales in the UK after just nine weeks on the market.
Free official emagazine features tips with videos, plus details and video for Wii version of PES 2008. Available in English, French, German, Italian.
LOVEFiLM, Europe's number one online DVD rental service, expects Assassin's Creed to top sales and rentals this holiday season. Assassins Creed will definitely be up there; our audience have already heavily pre-ordered this and the sure scale of the experience is very cinematic, so will prove popular amongst film fans, Chris Bird, head of marketing services for LOVEFiLM, told GamesIndustry.biz. Kane and Lynch will also do well, as will Call of Duty 4. FIFA 08 and PES will also be 'must buy' for anyone getting a new console over Christmas.
Metroid Prime 3 is followed by The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass, making it a Nintendo top two on the multiplatform chart. The top twenty includes six football games. Last week's best seller, Football Manager 2008, sits at No3, while three versions of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 and two versions of FIFA 08 also chart. 01. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii) 02. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) 03. Football Manager 2008 (PC) 04. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS3) 05. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2) 06. Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (PC) 07. Singstar Swedish hits Schlager (PS2) 08. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (360) 09. World of Warcraft (PC) 10. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC) 11. FIFA 08 (PS2) 12. Counter-Strike 1: Anthology (PC) 13. Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (360) 14. The Sims 2 Bon Voyage (PC) 15. The Witcher (PC) 16. Halo 3 (360) 17. Battlefield 2 (PC) 18. Warcraft III Frozen Throne (PC) 19. FIFA 08 (PS3) 20. World in Conflict (PC)
Pro-G reports: The beautiful game is about to kick off in the UK tomorrow with PES 2008 on PS3, PS2, Xbox 360 and PC. If you haven't already seen our controversial PS3 review, we urge you to check it out. Shingo 'Seabass' Takatsuka, the game's legendary producer, has already promised lots more new features and modes in next year's game. Seabass has even gone on the record to promise a complete overhaul in every aspect. So, to get those creative juices flowing while you wait for PES 2008 to come out, we've put our heads together to come up with Pro-G's Top 10: Things that will make PES 2009 great. 10. Get rid of the invisible barriers for throw-ins. 9. Sort the music out. 8. Tweak the keepers. 7. Don't break play up with changes in camera angles. Read on for the rest of Pro-G's recommendations.
GamerZines has published the Official Magazine for PES 2008 released in English, French, German and Italian.
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