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Indie e-tailer Shopto.net has slashed the prices of Resistance 2, Motorostorm 2 and LittleBigPlanet to 19.99. The offer is part of the retailer’s pre-Christmas sale, which also features Mortal Kombat Vs. DC and Fallout 3 for 24.99. Commenting on the sale, Shopto.net’s COO Igor Cipolletta told MCV: Of course we …
Read More »PES 2009 half-price at GameStation
Gamestation has announced that for one week only Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 will be added to their ‘Half Price Hero’ campaign. The 360 and PS3 versions are on sale for 19.99, whilst the PS2 version is cut to just 12.49. The PC version drops to 14.99. To read the full …
Read More »PES 2009 backed with £2m
Konami’s biggest marketing spend ever will help Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 become the fastest-selling title in the franchise’s history, the publisher has told MCV. The title touches down at retail today (Friday October 17th), and to coincide with its retail release Konami has embarked on a promotional campaign worth 2 …
Read More »PES 2009 Xbox 360 bundle on the way
A new PES 2009 Xbox 360 bundle is winging its way to Europe in time for Christmas. Kotaku reports that the 60GB Pro pack will cost 190/€270 and launch on October 24th. The bundle will contain a copy of the game and a single controller, and will be available in …
Read More »PES 2009 cut to £27 at Asda
Hot on the heels of the FIFA ’09 price battle , Asda has slashed the price of Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 to just 27 on Xbox 360 and PS3. The supermarket chain is also giving copies of the PS3 version away with every PlayStation 3 console bought. Elsewhere, Blockbuster has …
Read More »Theo Walcott ‘trains’ on FIFA and PES
‘England wonderboy Theo Walcott owes his Three Lions success to footie computer games.’ That’s according to the Daily Star, which today reports that the England star practises his skills on FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer when on tour with the national side – and that both games have improved his …
Read More »PES 2009 tournament countdown begins…
The first MCV PES Tournament of the season will take place at London’s Rex Bar on Thursday November 27th – and Konami is now inviting teams to sign up. Last year’s online Industry Rankings competition proved a huge hit, but this year it’s all about looking into the whites of …
Read More »PES 2009 announced
Konami has confirmed that a new Pro Evolution Soccer game will hit stores in the autumn. PES 2009 will be released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PS2 and PSP. New additions include that will further bridge the gap between PES and the real thing. According to Konami: ‘The new …
Read More »PES gets North American name change
IGN is reporting that Konami’s popular footballing series is to undergo a name change in North America – dropping the Winning Eleven formula and instead adopting the until-now European-only Pro Evolution Soccer mantle. The series will continue under the Winning Eleven brand in Japan, where PES2008 was known as Winning …
Read More »Think youre the trades best PES player?
Following the success of the inaugural PES/MCV Industry Cup in October, the PES/MCV Industry Rankings league is about to get underway – with an official date also named for the first offline tournament. PES Rankings is already a hugely successful competitive online community, with over 40,000 players. Konami has now …
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