News > Konami Focuses On Soccer At Leipzig '07
July 17, 2007
It looks like Konami is playing to the crowd at the 2007 Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. From their press release, their focus for the show appears to be the upcoming Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 for the PS3. this will undoubtedly be a much bigger hit in the European market than here in the States.
The publisher will also be showing Dracula X Chronicles and Silent Hill Origins for the PSP.
Read on for the full press release:
Games Convention 2007: First details about Konami's product line-up in Leipzig
The football game for a new generation: Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH invites visitors to play PES 2008 for the first time
9:00am on August 23rd will mark a historic date for football fans and games players across Europe, as Konami uses the Games Convention in Leipzig to show the PLAYSTATION®3 version of PES 2008 for the first time.
Visitors to the Konami stand (Hall 4, Booth B11) will be the first people to get a hands-on play of the eagerly-awaited next generation football title, which is just one of dozens of big new titles from the publisher. With more details to follow, Konami has whet appetites with the announcement that key members of its development teams will be on hand to present new titles, including Koji 'IGA' Igarashi who will be showing Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable). Similarly, William Oertel, who is overseeing Silent Hill Origins for PSP® will unveil the future of the series.
PES 2008 will be released in Autumn and introduces 'Teamvision', a unique system of artificial intelligence that adapts according to an individual's style of play to create the balanced and strategic play of a high stakes match. Player detail and animation have also been taken to incredible details thanks to the high-definition power afforded by the Next Gen hardware, and visitors to Games Convention 2007 will also be invited to play the game on PC, Xbox 360 and more.
"We will witness one of the most exciting system changes ever at this year's Games Convention," commented Martin Schneider, Sales and Marketing Director Germany for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. "We can promise visitors and gamers in Leipzig that Konami will play a major role in this year´s gaming year - delivering new games and additions to popular franchises, while producing exciting games for new systems and established formats."
*Eddie R Inzauto - Senior Editor, GameWad.com
