Posted by Peter Willis in PES 2008 News on Thu 25 Oct 2007
The Official XBox 360 magazine has given Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 a respectable 8 out of 10.
It’s all about the ‘feel’ for football with PES, and this newest version hasn’t lost its touch. It still plays a beautiful game.
Read the review here.
Posted by Peter Willis in PES 2008 News on Wed 24 Oct 2007
Over on the forum there are instructions for updating your PC PES 2008 with Premier League emblems on the menu screens. Read the full thread for detailed instructions.
Posted by Peter Willis in PES 2008 News on Tue 23 Oct 2007
UPDATE: The stock is in! (see picture left)
If you have been tracking the stock status on ShopTo.net you may have noticed that Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is now listed as in stock. We just received an updated statement direct from ShopTo.net…
ShopTo are pleased to announce that all pre-orders for Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (On All Formats) will start despatching tomorrow.
We have a team that have agreed to stay in the warehouse tonight until midnight to make sure that we can pack and prepare as many orders as possible and we will also be coming in early tomorrow should any orders not be processed today all in preparation to start despatching orders tomorrow.
All pre-orders will be charged today at the prices promised and new orders (price subject to discussion) should be back on tomorrow.
What this means is anyone who ordered the game prior to today should have their copy dispatched tomorrow for a Thursday or Friday delivery.
Posted by Peter Willis in PES 2008 News on Tue 23 Oct 2007
Thanks once again to the boys at PCAction who over the past weeks have provided us with some fantastic information and content. In what could be our final update from them we have something which we are sure will interest many of you.
On their latest article you will find a video detailing the kit editing features and also match videos for edited Arsenal vs edited Liverpool as well as Juventus vs Marseille (videos appear in that order on the page).
Posted by Peter Willis in PES 2008 News on Tue 23 Oct 2007
CVG magazine has released the first Nintendo DS screenshots for PES.
Posted by Peter Willis in PES 2008 News on Tue 23 Oct 2007
From what I have been reading on the forum and here on the blog comments, many of you seem keen on the idea of buying option files from untrusted sources on eBay. Considering the guys selling them will most likely just be stealing the work of the PES fan sites and that you will be able to download the option files for FREE later in the week, you are wasting your money.
For years eBay sellers have plagued the Pro Evo scene by selling other peoples work as there own. Last year we tried to combat it by offering gamers who did not own a Max Drive (something you needed on the PS2 to get option files) the opportunity to get updates at a more reasonable price from us. This year you don’t need to do that as option files should be transferable without the need for a Max Drive or similar device.
You can get your editing and option file queries answered over in our new PES 2008 Editing area.
Posted by Peter Willis in PES 2008 News on Mon 22 Oct 2007
Despite what some of you may be getting told by Play.com staff, you can rest assured you will have the game by Friday. We have contact with people further up the chain than you will be able to get through to on the helplines and we have been informed that games will be dispatched in good time to arrive for Friday. Some orders have been dispatched today!
Posted by Peter Willis in PES 2008 News on Mon 22 Oct 2007
Gamespot have one last hands-on report of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 before they review the game later in the week.
Player likenesses are almost spot on, displaying some convincing facial animations throughout. The stadiums and pitches themselves are now also looking nicely detailed, with plenty of advertising boards and team-specific crowd signs adorning the stadiums. Pro Evo 2008 is still lacking some of those extra touches that its main competitor FIFA 08 has (such as player sweat as matches progress), but it’s certainly the best-looking Pro Evo so far. That said, actual player animations in Pro Evo are–as usual–top-notch. Players run, shoot, pass, change direction, fall, and even bump into other players in a way which is quite convincing to watch.
Posted by Peter Willis in PES 2008 News on Mon 22 Oct 2007
PCAction have just about wrapped up all the stats now for the teams in the game. Today we bring you the National stats for Part 2 (includes Scotland and Northern Ireland) and Part 3 (includes Brazil), as well as stats for Australia and the African sides.
Coming soon exclusively to users of the forum we will be running a competition to win some Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 related goodies. Also we have a brand new Goal of the Month contest planned for the launch of PES 2008! Check back soon for details on both of these new contests.
Posted by Peter Willis in PES 2008 News on Sun 21 Oct 2007
We have received word from Play that they will be shipping the game on Monday to those gamers who pre-ordered early enough… meaning you should have the game hopefully by Wednesday. Anyone who orders now can still expect the game before Friday, as they will be attempting to get all orders to customers by Thursday. They are shipping the game an extra 2 days early than normal to account for the Royal Mail strikes over the past few weeks, but generally speaking the backlogs have now been cleared so you should expect it a lot sooner than Friday if ordering with Play.
See the article below for links to each of the games at Play.
