KONAMI CELEBRATES 28TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOOTBALL GAMING SERIES
29.06.2023 10:00
Users of all levels can revel in a commemorative update filled with rewards, campaigns, and challenges
29th June 2023 – Windsor – To celebrate many years of football video gaming, Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. can today announce the ‘28th Anniversary’ celebration, lasting between 29th June – 27th July. This will include a series of various campaigns, giveaways, and challenges which users can make the most of!
28 Years of KONAMI football gaming
December 22nd, 1995: The release of ‘Goal Storm’, the first title from KONAMI that brought the globe’s most popular sport into the virtual world.
Since then, there has been a series of evolutions to the game in both its mechanics and branding. KONAMI moved from Goal Rush it into International Superstar Soccer (1997 – 2001), then to Pro Evolution Soccer (2001 – 2021), before taking the bold step towards the current free-to-play title: ‘eFootball™’.
Co-op returns with rewards!
After its Beta Test conducted between 8th – 22nd June, Co-op mode will again return on 29th June, meaning users can once again link up online and take on fellow users from around the world.
An in-game campaign related to Co-op will start on 13th July. Play a certain number of games and there will be some rewards in store too!
Campaign: Challenges galore!
Throughout the celebration period, there will be a number of challenges for users to compete in and earn some serious prizes.
The ‘Legend Challenge Event’ will see users have to take on the various club champions from Europe’s top leagues including SSC Napoli and FC Barcelona.
The ‘Golden Goal Challenge Event’ will see users take on other users but with the twist of playing for the Golden Goal – a classic footballing format from yesteryear!
Campaign: The eFootball™ Festival
Users can claim a variety of rewards during the 4-week celebration period including a mixture of Epic Players, Show Time contracts, a potential total of 440,000 GP, and up to 200 Coins.
The ‘eFootball™’ journey so far
‘eFootball™’ signified KONAMI’s desire to modernise and evolve to meet the desires of the modern gamer. Switching from an annual release model, ‘eFootball™’ would become an ever-evolving platform that democratised football gaming by becoming free-to-play.
Since the launch of v.1.0.0 back in April 2022, ‘eFootball™’ has made many steps to evolve and adapt, bringing fresh content to its users continuously.
Throughout the ‘eFootball™’ series, community feedback has been taken into consideration with its gameplay updates helping to evolve aspects from dribbling and ball control, to passing, to off-the-ball player movements.
To see the archived gameplay and technical updates to ‘eFootball™’: https://www.konami.com/efootball/en/page/2023/season5_patch-notes_v2-60
‘eFootball™’ also saw a series of new card types including Big Time, Show Time, and Epic. These allowed users to create specialised Dream Team squads with their favourite current and former players.
Add to this the movement from 7 to 12 substitutes available (added in v.2.6.0) and the creation of users’ fantasy teams has never been easier and more accessible.
The recent Beta test for Co-op mode has also diversified the game mode offerings to users, once again, enhancing the ‘eFootball™’ experience for gamers of a variety of preferences.
About ‘eFootball™’
“eFootball™” was the rebranding of KONAMI’s popular gaming series “PES”. The change marked a great leap forward as the branding changed alongside the addition of a new football game engine, advancements in gameplay, and the remodelling of the title as ‘free-to-play’ across all compatible devices.
“eFootball™” is an ever-evolving platform with the aim of maximising enjoyment and accessibility for football fans around the world.
“eFootball”, “e-Football” and “eFootball logo” are registered trademarks or trademarks of Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries or regions.
About Konami Group
Konami Group was established in 1973, starting as an amusement machine manufacturer for arcades. Over the years, the company has grown to include different business units across various markets. Currently, KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION includes the Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports Businesses. The company went public on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1984, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. For more information, visit: www.konami.com/en.
About Konami Digital Entertainment
Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as eFootball™, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game series. www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/