Press release - 17 November 2022 10:00

“The Football Festival” has arrived on eFootball™ 2023

A new tournament campaign featuring 40 National Teams plus a series of limited-edition events land on eFootball™

17^th November 2022 – Windsor – Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. can today announce that eFootball™ 2023 has entered “Season 2” and will hold a series of events and campaigns themed around “The Football Festival”, some of which have begun today.

This will include the addition of 40 National Teams can now be selected for a limited time on offline mode “Trial Match”, and in the online mode “Dream Team”, the “national Team Packs” for Japan, Brazil, Argentina, and France are all now available.

There will also be the inclusion of “The International Cup Experience”, an AI tournament Event in which users can play as 1 of 46 available national teams, and the continuation of the “eFootball™ International Cup”, nation-based challenge event with a total prize pool of 1 billion eFootball™ coins.

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“Trial Match” includes 40 new teams

eFootball™ 2023 offline mode “Trial Match” will expand for a limited time to allow fans to play as 40 national teams, the full list of which can be found here: https://www.konami.com/efootba...

On console, users can also enjoy playing 2v2 offline, so now they can make the most of the international rivalries with their friends on eFootball™.

This will last from between Wednesday, 16th November and mid-February 2023.

“The International Cup Experience” is underway

To celebrate the unusual but exciting global football calendar of 2022, “The International Cup Experience” comes to eFootball™ 2023. This will allow players from 46 countries to compete against the AI and compete in groups stages and consequential knock-out rounds to reach the summit of the world football.

This will last from between Thursday, 17^th November and Thursday, 12^thJanuary 2023.

This comes alongside the already underway “eFootball™ International Cup” where users can be part of winning a split of over 1 billion eFootball™ coins!

The “eFootball™ International Cup” has been running since Thursday, 20^thOctober and will conclude on Saturday, 17^th December.

New National Team Packs

To help users of all abilities kick off their eFootball™ journeys, a further four National Team Packs have been made available. These packs will include 11 players from each country allowing novice users to have a strong baseline starting XI, or even the most expertise of eFootball™ of users to further enhance their “Dream Teams”.

The National Team Packs released include:

National Team Pack: France ‘22 [Premium]
National Team Pack: Argentina ‘22 [Premium]
National Team Pack: Brazil ‘22 [Premium]
National Team Pack: Japan ‘22 [Premium]

Each National Team Pack will also include one player who will appear as a “Big Time” card – the new theme to Epic.

What is “Big Time”?

“Big Time” represents the new theme of “Epic” eFootball™ player cards. These players can be past or present and celebrate some of the individuals’ finest moments out on the pitch with a special card design. All to allow users to potentially recreate these moments (or do better) in-game on eFootball™ 2023.

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/

Contacts

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