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Do Sports Games Offer Truly West – Japan Game Industry Competition?
3:20PM Brian Ashcraft | EA Sports exec has stated that the company is working to appeal to Japanese gamers. That work appears to have paid off: FIFA 10 is a hit in Japan. But could that be for a deeper reason? More »
First Pro Evo 2009 ‘Gameplay’ Footage
1:40PM Luke Plunkett | Curious as to just who the hell Lionel Messi is, America? He’s the long-haired, Argentinian midget that stars in this debut trailer for Konami’s Pro Evo 2009. While my patience with the Pro Evo series is wearing thin – with both current-gen releases doing nothing to improve on the PS2/Xbox years – I’ll at least give them credit for this trailer. While it’s had a few (dozen) more rendering passes than the actual game will boast, as you can see by the stilted player animations, that’s at least in-engine footage. More »
PES 2009 Gets Messi
12:20AM Mike Fahey | Sometimes the PR people just completely beat you to the best possible headline. In this case, Konami has just announced that Argentinean forward Lionel Messi will be the face and voice of the latest installment of their beloved Pro Evolution Soccer franchise, PES 2009. Now that I’ve stolen their headline and seeing as I know absolutely nothing about soccer, let’s just skip straight to the required loving the game, proud to be a part of it quote. “Most modern players are aware of the realism and skill of the PES series,” commented Messi on the deal. “It is a game that truly mirrors the pace and control of real football, and as a die-hard fan of the series, I am delighted to be working with Konami on the latest version.” Wait, delighted? What kind of sports personality uses the word delighted? You’re supposed to trash talk other games, players, teams, etc. Tell you what Messi, go read the bit Kevin Garnett did on NBA 2K9 and get back to us, okay?
