UEFA Champions League Signs Four Year Deal For PES

[Steve_OS]

Best club football competition in the world to feature in PES 2009 as Konami secures exclusive UEFA Champions League licence

Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd has announced that its PES 2009 title will feature the UEFA Champions League following the conclusion of an exclusive 4 year licence with UEFA. The newest addition to the Pro Evolution Soccer series will be released for PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360 and, PC-DVD on 17th October, followed by a version for Wii in 2009.

The UEFA Champions League deal will allow Konami to use all elements and attributes of the competition to create an exclusive UEFA Champions League mode within the PES game. The licence confirms Konami’s commitment to extending the series’ reputation as the definitive and most realistic football series available.

“The Pro Evolution Soccer series is synonymous with football being played at the highest level, which makes it perfect for hosting the best club football competition in the world”, commented UEFA. “We are delighted that PES 2009 will feature the UEFA Champions League and look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with Konami.”

“This deal showcases our commitment to taking PES 2009 forward in terms of licences and realism,” commented Kunio Neo, President for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. “The UEFA Champions League is the jewel in the club competition crown, and is just one of many innovations we have lined up for the new game.”

PES 2009 will be released for PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360, PC-DVD and mobile phones on 17th October, followed by versions for PlayStation®2 on 30th October, and for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) on 6th November and for Wii in 2009.

[ste_parky]

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"The licence confirms Konami’s commitment to extending the series’ reputation as the definitive and most realistic football series available."

That statement would be so true if they were talking about PES about 5 years ago, they're delirious if they still think it's 'realistic', guess that means this years will be as bad as last then

[BrianFifaFan]

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Well, I now have 2 games to buy this year. ManU and Champions League presentation? Sold...... Now I'm gonna finally turn to the "dark side." LOL.....

[mdbussen]

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Well, I now have 2 games to buy this year. ManU and Champions League presentation? Sold...... Now I'm gonna finally turn to the "dark side." LOL.....

So we will be seeing you in the PES forums more I take it?

[BrianFifaFan]

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So we will be seeing you in the PES forums more I take it?

Collecting OS Champions League trophies!

[poster]

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So is this part of the Master League ( I think it is still called that) or is it a seperate game mode?

[calcutta]

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So is this part of the Master League ( I think it is still called that) or is it a seperate game mode?

I'm not sure yet...but the way its being marketed i have a feeling its just a separate mode available from the 'top menu'.

I certainly hope its incorporated into Master League too.

[PodSquad]

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So does this mean we get Arsenal and Chelsea, or does North London and whatever the hell they call the English Oligarchs get into the game?

[calcutta]

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I've reading over at PESFan that the Champions League mode is NOT incorporated into Master League mode at all. Lame.

So does this mean we get Arsenal and Chelsea, or does North London and whatever the hell they call the English Oligarchs get into the game?

This blog 'confirmed' that "there will be a fully licensed Champions League mode featuring the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United", which suggests that both Chelsea and Arsenal are also fully licensed. However, i've set to see images of those clubs in the game so no visual confirmation yet.

Then again, the same blog 'confimed' the demo for release on September 11th, and we know how that went...

[devilsjaw]

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I've reading over at PESFan that the Champions League mode is NOT incorporated into Master League mode at all. Lame.

Konami seriously doesn't get it. At all...

[poster]

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Ya, that is weak.

[PeruvianPlaya954]

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Collecting OS Champions League trophies!

HAHA! If I play PES more then FIFA this year and go back to my old ways on the PES, I doubt you'd be able to beat me. I was quite good until PES 2007 for Ps2. Then PES 2008 came out and I switched to FIFA for last year.

[calcutta]

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Some scans from a UK PS3 review can be found here - LINK

This particular scan confirms the Champions League is NOT incorporated into ML

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q184/jjlobban/Picture005.jpg

And this part of the review reveals the only improvement/change to ML is a very small one (IMO)

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q184/jjlobban/Picture004.jpg

If i'm not allowed to post these here even in link form, then feel free to remove them, mods.

[PodSquad]

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Some scans from a UK PS3 review can be found here - LINK

This particular scan confirms the Champions League is NOT incorporated into ML

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q184/jjlobban/Picture005.jpg

And this part of the review reveals the only improvement/change to ML is a very small one (IMO)

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q184/jjlobban/Picture004.jpg

If i'm not allowed to post these here even in link form, then feel free to remove them, mods.

LOL. Konami are reaching Ea Tiburon levels of shamelessness.

[calcutta]

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I wonder if they've retained the 18-20 blank spots for us to create our own teams (like in 08) and just as importantly, if they have allowed for those clubs to be added to Master League (unlike 08). Otherwise the option file creators are going to have to sacrifice the unlicensed Spansih clubs in order to overwrite those clubs with Championship teams or what have you, just so users can play as or against them in ML.

Either way, i will probably be reserved to playing as a French or Dutch team in ML again for the sake of realism, mainly because i don't have the facilites to get an option file onto my 360 anyway, unless i buy one of those XSATA things, which aren't exactly cheap. Last year i tried skipping ahead to Div 1 in an all Italian league to purposely avoid having teams from a French/Dutch Div 2 being promoted into that league, but the way it was setup and written in the Transfer menu (my league was called Serie A Div 1, the lower league was Serie A Div 2 despite the fact i had assigned it to the "European League" region when setting up the ML), the two divisions were still 'connected' and they would still get promoted to my Serie A (actually i never bothered to finish a single season, but it was clear that was going to happen).

I would actually prefer it if Konami got rid of Div 2, and add a fifth region to the ML setup instead, given the fact they still haven't bothered to include Serie B and other lower leagues even after 2 attempts (now 3) on the current gen systems.