KONAMI AND ARSENAL FC ANNOUNCE EXTENSION TO LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP
Arsenal FC players and stadium all featured prominently in upcoming eFootball PES 2020, launching this September
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. has announced today an extension to its long-term partnership with the English football club, Arsenal FC, coinciding with the start of the PES LEAGUE 2019 World Finals that are being hosted at Emirates Stadium this weekend.
“We’re delighted to announce the extension of our long-running partnership with one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in the world,” commented Jonas Lygaard, Senior Director Brand & Business Development at Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. “Building on our existing relationship, we look forward to working even closer with The Gunners, who will be featured extensively in eFootball PES 2020.”
The upgraded partnership between KONAMI and Arsenal FC provides the eFootball PES series creators with substantial access to the club’s stars, ensuring the club will be presented in the game true to original, in addition to brand visibility during match days at Emirates Stadium. eFootball PES 2020 will also include a highly detailed recreation of Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium alongside 3D scans of the club’s players, capturing the visual likenesses of the players, imitating their movements, playing styles and tactical capabilities.
Arsenal FC’s Commercial Director Peter Silverstone, said: “We are delighted to be extending our global partnership with KONAMI. Now in our third year, our relationship continues to go from strength to strength. We are excited to work with KONAMI to further engage our huge global fanbase and give them the opportunity to experience the players, legends and Emirates Stadium so accurately within eFootball PES 2020.”
Arsenal FC has enjoyed a rich history since its birth in 1886, boasting the greatest number of successes in the world’s oldest cup competition, the FA Cup. Arsenal FC has also enjoyed league success, winning the title on 13 different occasions, including their ‘Invincible’ campaign in which they went the whole of the 2003/2004 season unbeaten. eFootball PES 2020 ushers in a new decade of industry-leading football simulation with a bold promise to revolutionise eFootball and introduce the sport to a global audience. The game features a brand-new mode called Matchday that will allow Arsenal FC fans to come together for weekly events to compete in the biggest matches and secure victory against the club’s biggest rivals.
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