KONAMI ANNOUNCES LICENCE AGREEMENT WITH ITALY’S SERIE A TIM FOR eFootball PES 2020
19.08.2019 08:00
Licence officially brings Italy’s top-flight competition and branding to the latest instalment of the popular football series
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. announced today that Italy’s top footballing league Serie A TIM will be licenced in the upcoming eFootball PES 2020, bringing the Serie A TIM logo, trophy and associated badges to the latest version of the game.
The announcement continues KONAMI’s intent to deliver the most realistic football gaming experience of the year to home consoles, with the company already holding licences for Inter Milan, AC Milan and exclusive rights for current Serie A TIM champions, Juventus.
The partnership between KONAMI and Juventus, announced in July, provides the eFootball PES 2020 series creators with exclusive use of Juventus within console football video games, including the team name, crest and official kits. In addition, the development team has been granted access to the players themselves to recreate their likenesses in the new game as accurately as possible.
KONAMI also announced that Miralem Pjanić has signed as an Official eFootball PES Ambassador. The Bosnian midfielder will feature on the cover of PES 2020 and will also be involved in a variety of upcoming activations with Juventus and KONAMI throughout the year.
eFootball PES 2020 will be available on PlayStation®4, Xbox One™, and PC STEAM, on September 10th (Americas/Europe/Asia) / September 12th (Japan) with pre-orders now available for the Standard and Legend Editions.
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