Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

GamesAreEvil writes: Following the recent announcement that both Manchester United and Liverpool will appear in PES 2009 as fully licensed teams, Konami have confirmed a number of additional clubs that will join them in their complete authentic glory.

Videogamer reports that Konami has announced that it will be reissuing PES 2008 as a budget title for Xbox 360 and PS2 on May 16. Originally released in October 2007, new budget reissues will see the Xbox 360 version retailing at the lower price of £24.99 and the PS2 edition dropping to £19.99. Gamers thinking of picking up the game for PS3 at a cheaper price are out of luck though, with no confirmed price drop. Videogamer is sure it will happen at some point though.

Gamershell is reporting that Sony Computer Entertainment today announced that Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 for the PlayStation 2 will be released in Europe as a Platinum title on April 24th. This Platinum version will be priced just 20EUR. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 features a proprietary adaptive AI system entitled Teamvision, a sophisticated AI programming that learns and adapts according to an individual's style of play.

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.

Dec 13, 2007 Konami has coughed up some details on the portable versions of PES 2008, which is being worked on by Konami's football studio in Tokyo. The PSP game will share a lot of content with the existing PlayStation 2 game (and not the broken bits of the PS3 version) such as a wide range of tournaments and leagues. Full Edit modes are also in there and Master League info can be swapped between the PSP and PlayStation 2 versions, as can League, World Tour and Cup Mode data. On the DS

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.

EA's Need for Speed ProStreet leaves the competition behind in Germany, while Smackdown takes the honors in Spain. Germany: 01. Need for Speed ProStreet (PS2) 02. Need for Speed ProStreet (PC) 03. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC) 04. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) 05. Need for Speed ProStreet (PS3) 06. Crysis (PC) 07. High School Musical: Sing It (PS2) 08. Brain Training (DS) 09. More Brain Training (DS) 10. The Settlers (DS) Spain: 01. WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2008 (PS2) 02. Assassin's Creed (PS3) 03. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2) 04. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) 05. Need for Speed ProStreet (PS3) 06. WWE Smackdown! vs. RAW 2008 (PSP) 07. More Brain Training (DS) 08. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3) 09. Imagine Being Mum (DS) 10. Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi (PS2

According to VG Chartz, here are the top 10 European software titles - with individual platforms, publishers, and units sold - for the week ending November 24th: 1. Brain Training (DS, Nintendo): 187,803 2. Assassins Creed (XB360, Ubisoft): 178,543 3. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo): 177,393 4. Need for Speed: ProStreet (PS2, EA): 149,927 5. High School Musical: Sing It! (PS2, Disney): 144,745 6. Assassins Creed (PS3, Ubisoft): 134,650 7. Mass Effect (XB360, Microsoft): 129,598 8. More Brain Training (DS, Nintendo): 128,614 9. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2, Konami): 124,674 10. Nintendogs (DS, Nintendo): 120,237

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.

The latest videogame sales data released for Germany and Spain shows Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare making a strong debut. In Germany, Activision's first-person shooter captured the top three spots, with the PC version at number one, followed by the Xbox 360 version and the PS3 version in at number three Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was slightly less popular in Spain, but still managed to capture three of the top ten spots. The PS3 version debuted at number three, followed by the Xbox 360 version at number four and the PC version at number eight. Germany: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC) 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360) 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3) 4. Hellgate: London (PC) 5. WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2008 (PS2) 6. Fussball Manager 2008 (PC) 7. Singstar: Apres Ski (PS2) 8. Dr. Kawashima's Gehirn-Jogging (DS) 9. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) 10. Singstar: Rock Ballads (PS2) Spain: 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2) 2. WWE Smackdown! vs. RAW 2008 (PS2) 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3) 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360) 5. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (PS2) 6. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS3) 7. WWE Smackdown! vs. RAW 2008 (PS3) 8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC) 9. WWE Smackdown! vs. RAW 2008 (PSP) 10. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)