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PES 2017 Official Partner of Liverpool F.C.
August 16, in the year of our Lord 2016 --
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. has announced it has achieved
‘Official Partner of Liverpool F.C.’ status. The publisher of
the multiple award-winning PES series of football simulations
will feature a fully licensed and incredibly faithful
reproduction of the Liverpool F.C. squad, and will offer a
series of elements centred on the Anfield-based club, in
forthcoming PES titles and related mobile games – the first
being PES 2017.
"KONAMI is committed to working with the very best in modern
football, and Liverpool F.C. is the perfect partner,” commented
Jonas Lygaard, Senior Director of Brand and Business Development
at Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. “With its rich history,
huge fan base and dynamic style of play implemented by manager
Jürgen Klopp, we look forward to working together to ensure that
this fantastic club is perfectly reproduced in PES 2017 and all
other future PES titles across home and mobile formats. We will
get unrivalled access to work with Liverpool F.C. to ensure
their players are brought to life in our products, and will also
work together in future promotional partnerships as well.”
The agreement comes as KONAMI looks to develop its working
relationship with the world’s biggest clubs. As an ‘Official
Partner of Liverpool F.C.’, KONAMI will have unrivalled access
to the first team players. The PES series is famed for its
attention to detail and realism. Such access, when combined with
KONAMI’s Team ID and Player ID systems, will ensure the in-game
Liverpool F.C. side will truly replicate the team’s overall and
individual playing style and those of its players. All related
kits will also be replicated within the game, while Anfield – a
true icon of British football – will also be authentically
reproduced and made available to PES 2017 users within a
forthcoming free update. The update will also see the
introduction of all the players, the team’s famed
‘Gegenpressing’ playing style will be recreated, and Liverpool’s
stirring ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ anthem will also be featured
within the in-game chants and pre-match build-up.
Billy Hogan, Chief Commercial Officer, Liverpool FC, said: "We
are delighted to be partnering with KONAMI, whose attention to
detail will make sure that Liverpool FC is well represented and
will help us to continue to engage with our fans in new and
exciting ways. Konami’s ability to produce realistic football
games that feature players that both look and move like their
real-life counterparts is amazing. We cannot wait for our fans
to see the Reds line up in the new game in all their glory.”
A legend of both English football and the world game, Liverpool
F.C. was founded in 1892. They won the English league for the
first time in 1901 and have secured it 18 times in total, as
well as winning all major local honours multiple times, and
lifting the European cup four times in its old format and,
memorably, the UEFA Champions League in 2005. The club has been
graced by some of the greatest legends in football history, with
the likes of Robby Fowler, Ian Rush and Michael Owen amongst
those to pull on the famous red shirt. To honour such
illustrious figures, KONAMI will run special promotions within
its hugely popular myClub mode that will allow fans to add
Liverpool F.C. Legends to their home-grown squads. Full details
of these will follow shortly.
PES 2017 will be released on September 15th. The new game is
founded upon the ‘Control Reality' ethos, elevating the series’
award-winning gameplay to a new level through incredible new
control elements and a new standard of visual realism, without
sacrificing what made PES successful in the first place: playing
a match with your friends. The industry-leading Fox Engine is
again central to elevating the series to new heights, with
KONAMI focusing on first touch, the making and receiving of
passes, and adaptive AI to elevate the game’s acclaimed realism.