Konami revealed that it will use the Games Convention in Leipzig to give football fans and games players across Europe the first chance to try out the PS3 version of PES 2008 at 9:00am on August 23rd. This will give them a chance to reveal there new Teamvision set up which offers a unique system of artificial intelligence that adapts according to an individuals style of play to create the balanced and strategic play of a high stakes match.

Visitors to the Konami stand will be the first people to get a hands-on play of the eagerly-awaited next generation football title, which is just one of dozens of big new titles from the publisher. With more details to follow, Konami has whet appetites with the announcement that key members of its development teams will be on hand to present new titles, including Koji ‘IGA’ Igarashi who will be showing Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for PSP. Similarly, William Oertel, who is overseeing Silent Hill Origins for PSP will unveil the future of the series.

PES 2008 will be released in Autumn and introduces ‘Teamvision’, a unique system of artificial intelligence that adapts according to an individual’s style of play to create the balanced and strategic play of a high stakes match. Player detail and animation have also been taken to incredible details thanks to the high-definition power afforded by the Next Gen hardware, and visitors to Games Convention 2007 will also be invited to play the game on PC, Xbox 360 and more.

“We will witness one of the most exciting system changes ever at this year’s Games Convention,“ commented Martin Schneider, Sales and Marketing Director Germany for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. “We can promise visitors and gamers in Leipzig that Konami will play a major role in this year´s gaming year – delivering new games and additions to popular franchises, while producing exciting games for new systems and established formats.”

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH can be found during the GC from august 23rd to 26th in hall 4, booth B11.

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