Konami renews the exclusive Champions League PES on for three more years
KONAMI and UEFA have a friendly relationship since the original agreement signed in 2009 and the new partnership will allow KONAMI exclusive use of all the iconography and all presentation elements matched within the PES series. The UEFA Champions League is the most important European club competition and will be present in its entirety in all versions of the game for the next three years. All versions of the game will also have the official logos of the present competitions on the packaging.
The agreement allows KONAMI to have challenges to clubs in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League with all the possible options, present both in the game and in the individual mode in modes where you play the entire season including qualifications – with UEFA Super Cup inside the historic and iconic Master League mode. The series PES is widely recognized as the most realistic football simulation available, with version PES 2015 capable of winning prestigious awards such as ' sports game of the year 2014 "by IGN's Best Sports game at the famous fair 2014 European Gamescom.
"The UEFA Champions League is the most coveted trophy in club competition and we are delighted to have extended our exclusive agreement with UEFA to have within the series PES ," said Sean Ratcliffe, European Brand Director at Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. "in the last six years we have worked closely with UEFA to create the PES Virtual UEFA Champions League , a virtual version of the real tournament, and this year's UEFA Champions League final played in Berlin, hosted the grand final of season PES 2015 with 25 top players from all over the planet who are challenged to declare the winner. The finals were held within a dedicated PlayStation event during the UEFA Champions Festival that took place near the legendary Brandenburg Gate, with the two finalists who took part in a special friendly match the sideline in preview of true iconic final Olympiastadion. It is a very intense and exciting period for series PES . "
"We are very pleased to be able to extend the collaboration with KONAMI. This new agreement will give us the opportunity to build an even more solid work experience, allowing new fascinating opportunities for the next 3 years, "said Guy Laurent-Epstein-UEFA Events Marketing Director S.A." we are happy that the next versions of the game have in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup and we can't wait to find new possible areas of cooperation. "
Please note that PES 2016 will be revealed officially tomorrow, Friday, June 12!
