Konami secures EURO 2016 license for PES

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The UEFA EURO 2016 license is coming to the Pro Evolution Soccer series, but it won’t debut with PES 2016 next month, Konami has announced.

“We are extremely proud to be working with UEFA regarding EURO 2016,” stated Erik Bladinieres, European brand director of Football for Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. “The PES series is famed for showing football at its very best and is created by a team that truly loves and understands it. We are committed to representing EURO 2016 moving forward in a way that truly reflects the status of this epic tournament. EURO 2016 is a stunning gathering of European talent and we are committed to producing the definitive representation of top-level football.”

The tournament will not be featured in PES 2016 which launches on September 18, with information on “how the license will be activated” to be shared early in 2016.

You can pre-order PES 2016 now.

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