Kotaku: Pro Evo

Konami Staffer Sues for Maternity Leave Discrimination. Wins.

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:30:00 EST

In 2009, then 36-year-old Konami Digital Entertainment employee Yoko Sekiguchi sued her company after being demoted following maternity leave. More »

Two Men Direct a Real Game of Football With a Video Game Controller

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:00:00 EST

In this video, two men are playing a game of FIFA. Or maybe Pro Evo. Doesn't matter, since they're not really playing what's on the screen. They're controlling real men playing a real game of football. More »

This has Been a Sad Year for Football Games

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Owen was right. I don't think sports games are worth reviewing. But the battle between FIFA and Pro Evo, the biggest annual contest not just in sports but in all of gaming, is too big to ignore. More »

Is Another Game Being Kicked Away from the 3DS?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:30:00 EDT

When the Nintendo 3DS launched, Pro Evolution Soccer, or World Soccer Winning Eleven as it's known in Japan, launched along with it. More »

Go Ahead, Watch Konami's Pre-E3 Press Conference. All of It.

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:20:00 EDT

Earlier, Kotaku posted the big news from Konami's Pre-E3 Press Conference, but in case you'd like to watch all 55 minutes of it, here it is. More »

Is This The Most Niche Gaming Magazine In The World?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:00:00 EDT

Japan is no stranger to niche publications, and it's game magazines are not exception. There are mags for dating sims and arcade games, but even those aren't that off the beaten path. "Soccer Game King", however, is. More »

Pro Tennis Ace Injured Playing Video Games

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:30:00 EDT

Star British tennis player Andy Murray has injured a tendon in his hand after playing a game with doubles partner Dani Vallverdu. A game of Pro Evo, that is. More »

Pro Evo Soccer's Demo Hits Consoles Tomorrow

Owen Good — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:30:00 EDT

The PC demo for Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 is live right now from the PES web site, and it'll be available tomorrow for Xbox 360 and PS3. More »

Pro Evolution Soccer Intends to Win Back Hardcore Fans

Owen Good — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EDT

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Acknowledging that they've rested on their laurels as EA Sports' FIFA siphoned off their fans, Konami's gunning "to win back the hardcore," with Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, a senior executive vows. More »

FIFA Promotion Doesn't Get More Bizarre Than This

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:00:00 EDT

What do you get when you mix a washed up sumo wrestler, a cross-dressing fighter and a 14-year-old YouTube idol? More »

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Review: You Only Sing When You're Winning

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:40:00 EST

In recent years, as EA Sports' FIFA series has gone from strength to strength, the once-mighty Pro Evolution Soccer has slipped, unable to keep pace in the current generation. Is now the time for Konami to stage a comeback? More »

Konami "Aggressively" Looking At Adding Motion Control To PS3, 360 Games

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:20:00 EDT

Add Konami to the list of developers getting on board with Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's unnamed(?) motion controller, at least for the Pro Evo soccer simulation series. More »

Pro Evo 2010 Gets Bundled For PS3 and 360

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:30:00 EDT

Time for some cross-platform bundle parity this week, as Konami, Sony and Microsoft announce Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 hardware bundles for the PS3 and Xbox 360. More »

Pro Evo 2010 Box Art Is Short, Beautiful

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:50:00 EDT

The thing about the football market having two flagship series as opposed to, say, the NFL's one, is that there are always two box art rituals to sit through. We've seen FIFA's, now let's look at Pro Evo's. More »

New Pro Evo 2010 Screens: Liverpool vs Barca

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:00:00 EDT

While Konami are reluctant to show any gameplay footage, they've no such qualms about releasing in-game screenshots of the upcoming Pro Evo 2010. More »

Konami Ditching Stupid Online ID Codes?

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:30:00 EDT

Konami's online games - like Metal Gear Online - have really suffered from the company's insistence on using two proprietary online IDs, despite the fact your console already has one. Looks like that practice may be coming to an end. More »

First Pro Evolution 2010 In-Game Shot: Hot Or Not?

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:40:00 EDT

Konami has publicly released the first in-game image from Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 showcasing the series' annual graphical improvements with a shot of cover star Lionel Messi. More »

The Pro Evolution Soccer Carousel Spins Around To 2010

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:30:00 EDT

There was a Pro Evolution Soccer in 2008. 2007, too. And 2006. And so on, and so on. So it will be again in 2009, with the release of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2010. More »

Pro Evo 2009 Kicks Off In Europe In October

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:40:00 EDT

Time to go trade in that copy of Pro Evo 2008, kids, because the 2009 edition's been dated for release. Continental Europe, you get it first, on October 15. Britain, you get it October 17, because traffic on the channel tunnel is just a nightmare these days. Japan, you get it sometime in November, and America...no idea. Sorry. Import it from Europe if you're that keen. More »

How Pro Evo 2009 Differs From Pro Evo 2008

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:30:00 EDT

I was bitterly disappointed with Pro Evo 2008. Like Konami had dropped off a basket full of soccer-ball-shaped lemons, and I'd eaten every last one. And I wasn't the only one; the game sold well enough, but there was a general feeling that Konami hadn't taken advantage of the next generation of hardware like they could/should have. Heck, they even made some parts of the game worse, crippling the team edit suite. So they've got a lot to prove with the upcoming Pro Evo 2009! Let's see if they're doing enough, by taking a look at the new/improved features this year. More »

Winning Eleven Adopts Pro Evo For US Release....

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:40:00 EST

Winning Eleven Adopts Pro Evo For US Release. The clumsy Winning Eleven naming convention is domestically no more, reports IGN today. The next iteration in Konami's extremely popular soccer (aka football, futbol, footie) franchise will take to the pitch in North America with its European name, Pro Evolution Soccer, casually referred to as Pro Evo. Good news, I say, but bad news for anyone who had hoped to pick up Winning Eleven 11 on the 11th of March. More »

Gallery: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Kim Phu — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:40:00 EDT