Both Indian participants were knocked out at the group stage of the PES 2013 World Finals, which also saw the defending champion ousted. The knockout stages and the final will be held later today, the closing day of the GAMES 13 expo in Dubai. Mumbai qualifier Nishant Mittal won one …
Read More »PES shows greater price decline than FIFA in weeks following release
It appears that the PES series takes the battle to FIFA on more fronts than simply on the pitch. Konami’s title has, over the last two years at least, attempted to topple its rival with lower prices – with last year’s PES 2013 offering larger discounts than the previous year. …
Read More »Borderlands 2 tops charts, becomes biggest 2012 release
At last, we have a No.1 selling in decent numbers. 2K Games’ Borderlands 2 has debuted at No.1 in this week’s listings thanks to the biggest unit sales launch of 2012 to date, bettering previous sales winner Mass Effect 3. Its predecessor Borderlands, which launched in late 2009, made it …
Read More »Konami details free PES 2013 DLC
Two rounds of free DLC have already been pencilled in for PES 2013. The first will be made available on launch day – which is this Friday, September 21st incidentally – and adds three licensed stadia as well as updates and kits for 37 of the licensed clubs. It will …
Read More »PES 2013 is in for the ‘long-haul’
Konami says PES 2013 is a game that will grow over time to become a ‘title contender’. The firm is hopeful the improvements made to this year’s game will win over fans, and create long-term success driven by word of mouth. This is the year where press is openly talking …
Read More »GAME OF THE DAY: PES 2013
Whatever you think of its current position in the market, PES is a series that carries a certain emotional resonance with many players. I first played PES upon returning from living in Sri Lanka (where video games are hard to come by) in 2001. The last football game I’d played …
Read More »Critics hail PES 2013 as a return to form for series
We hear it every year, but early indications are that PES 2013 is genuinely the return to form that fans of the series have been craving. Even if you find learning Cruyff turns a turn-off, in PES 2013 there’s one button that it’s crucial to get to grips with, and …
Read More »PES 2013 gets September 21st release date – beating FIFA 13 by a week
Konami has finally locked in a release date for PES 2013 on PS3, PC and 360 – the game is out in just two weeks, on September 21st. And yep, that’s just a week before the arrival of EA’s rival game, FIFA 13. PES 2013 has been reclaiming ground lost …
Read More »Konami lands 150 licences for PES 2013, but Premier League falls short
This year’s instalment of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer series is stepping up the licencing war with EA’s FIFA IP. PES 2013 will boast 150 licenses in total, including the entire Spanish league, every team in Italy’s Serie A, The UEFA Champions League, a host of European club teams and 17 …
Read More »EA responds to Konami’s FIFA allegations
Having taken a deep breath and counted to ten, EA’s football development and marketing boss Matt Bilbey has calmly responded to some heavy-handed accusations from rival Konami. PES team leader John Murphy said earlier this month that EA has stopped evolving FIFA’s gameplay. But speaking to Eurogamer, Bilbey responded with …
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