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From the main pesinsight.com page:-
Pro Evolution Soccer 3: The League
The new PES3 national competition is due to begin on September 19th, 2003. Play the PES3 demo disk to see if you are good enough to enter the latter stages and compete with the best PES players in the UK.
"Konami of Europe, GAME and Dennis Publishing expand hugely successful pre-release partnership in run up to November launch.
As Konami of Europe ramps up for the November release of its eagerly-awaited Pro Evolution Soccer 3 title for PlayStation 2, the publisher has announced it is to again team up with retail giant GAME and Computer and Video Games Magazine for a second, UK-wide Pro Evolution Soccer promotion.
The trio previously joined forces last year for the phenomenally successful National Pro Evolution Soccer 2 Championship, wherein consumers pre-ordering Pro Evolution Soccer 2 were given a demo version that entitled them to enter a competition to find the greatest PES2 player. Heats were held in GAME stores across the country, with East London’s David Sefah emerging as the winner in the final held at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge.
Following its success, Konami, GAME and CVG have devised a larger and far-reaching follow-up, and The Pro Evolution Soccer 3 National League will begin from September 19th. From this date, visitors to any of 66 GAME stores will be able to pre-order Pro Evolution Soccer 3 for £1.99 (and is redeemable against the price of the full game) and will receive an exclusive playable demo of what is being hailed as the definitive football game for any system. On playing the demo and winning a match, players will receive a special code that can be entered at participating GAME stores or via www.pesleague.co.uk. The best players will then be selected and entered into a special PES3 National League, where they will be put into individual leagues against rival players with matches to be played in chosen GAME centres nationwide.
Matches will be played from the beginning of November through to June, with the ultimate champion walking away with a number of very special football and video game-related prizes. “We were extremely pleased with the reception given to last year’s tournament, and see the National League as the way forward in spreading word about Pro Evolution Soccer 3,” said Jon Murphy, UK Marketing and PR Manager for Konami. “The game enjoys a huge fan base and we see this as a means or organising a proper competitive league and spreading word of mouth about one of our key releases.”
Said Lisa Artemis, PR Executive for GAME: “Interest in Pro Evolution Soccer 3 is already high, and this is the perfect way for people to play the game well in advance of launch. The previous tournament was a huge success and saw GAME branches packed with people out to prove they were the best players. Making it bigger and better is the natural progression and we are anticipating an even greater success than last year.”
The tournament will be heavily flagged in GAME stores and will also be advertised in Dennis Publishing’s Maxim and CVG titles, and will be supported by a wealth of POS and prizes for initial entrants and winners."
For this PES3 competition, those who have been playing Winning Eleven 7 will have a big advantage over those who haven't. Don't forget to practice with different camera views and on 5 minute matches too. The current UK champ, David Sefah, is a truly great PES player who won't give up his crown without a fight, so get practicing!
Good luck to all forum members who enter this competition. Let us know how it goes!
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OK. You have to go to a Game store and pre-order PES3 to be able to get the demo disk for £1.99. You don't actually have to buy PES3 after that. So you can either give them wrong details for you or when they contact you to buy PES3, tell them you got it cheaper elsewhere (like £29.99 from the link at pesinsight.com!).
OK. The official page for the league is:
www.pesleague.co.uk
and the competition is only open to those in the UK (or those who are willing to travel to the UK repeatedly to take part).
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Game stores where the demo can be played instore are at:
Aberdeen 125 Union Street
Barnstaple 40 High Street
Bedford 27-29 Midland Road
Belfast 5 Donegall Arcade
Birmingham Unit 52, The Pallasades
Blackburn 10-12 Market Street
Bluewater Unit U023, Upper Rose Gallery
Bolton 2-4 Newport Street
Bournemouth Unit 4, Avenue Centre, Commercial Road
Bristol 30-32 Merchant Street
Bury 96 Millgate Centre
Cambridge 10-11 Lion Yard Centre
Canterbury 14 High Street
Cardiff Unit 20, Queens Arcade
Carlisle 55 Scotch Street
Chatham 48 Pentagon Centre
Chester 46 Forgate Street
Colchester 87 Culver Street
Dundee 51 Murraygate Centre
Dunfermline 10 Kingsgate Centre
Edgware Unit 22, The Broadwalk Centre
Edinburgh 127 Princes Street
Enfield 37 Palace Gardens
Exeter 63 High Street
Fareham 22 Westbury Square
Gateshead 3 Russel Way, Metrocentre
Glasgow 123 Buchanan Street
Great Yarmouth Unit 13, Market Gates Shopping Centre
Guildford 130 High Street
Hemel Hempstead Unit 12, The Marlowes Shopping Centre
High Wycombe Unit F1, The Octagon Centre
Kendal Unit 23-24, Westmoorlands Shopping Centre, Market Place
Leeds 14 King Charles Walk, Schofield Centre
Liverpool Unit 33, Clayton Square
Londonderry Unit 5, Richmond Centre
Luton 142-144 Arndale Centre
Maidstone 13 Week Street
Manchester Arndale Centre (changed from Trafford centre last year)
Middlesborough 71-73 Linthorpe Road
Northmapton 17 Abingdon Street
Nottingham 5-9 Listergate
Nuneaton 7-9 Queens Road
Oxford St 100 Oxford Street
Peterborough Unit 13, Queensgate Centre
Plymouth 81-83 New George Street
Reading 42 Oracle Centre
Sheffiled 52, High Street, Meadowhall
Southampton Unit SU8, West Quay Centre
Stockport 67-69 Princes Street
Stoke on Trent Unit F The Potteries
Sunderland 251 High Street
Swansea Unit 36, St Mary's Arcade, Quadrant Centre
Truro 4/6 Pyder Street
Walthamstow Unit 11A, Selbourne Centre
Watford The Harlequins Centre
West Bromwich 61 Sandwell Centre
Weymouth Unit 5, Bond Street Centre
Wigan 27 Standish Gate
Wimbledon 1 The Broadway
Winchester 106a High Street
Woking Unit 10, The Peacocks Centre
Wolverhampton 55 Dudley Street
Worcester Unit C13, Chapel Walk, Crowngate Centre
Yeovil 13-15 Quedam Centre
but you should be able to get the demo from any Game store.
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The venues for the actual PES3 league for those who qualify are:
London - Cyberplex
Venue: currently in refurbishment
Address:
Wilmer Business Park, Wilmer Place, London, N16 0LW
Birmingham - Global Gaming Arena
Venue: 0121 6936655
Address:
Net Adventure CyberCafe & GlobalGaming Arena, 68-70 Dalton Street, Dale End, Birmingham, B4 7LX
Stevenage - Xcession Stevenage
Venue: 01438 315505
Address:
Stevenage Arts and Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 1LZ
Edinburgh - Pallas Athene Internet Cafe
Venue: 0131 667 7711
Address:
Pallas Athene Internet Cafe, 28-30 Marchmont Crescent, Edinburgh, EH9 1HG
Cardiff - EQuest Cardiff
Venue: 02920 378665
Address:
E-Quest - Cardiff, Ivor House, Bridge Street, Cardiff, CF10 2EE
Manchester - Unicon
Venue: 07949 472337
Address:
Barnes Wallis Building, UMIST Campus, Sackville Street, Manchester
Southend - Cyber Centre
Venue: 01702 464500
Address:
Cyber Centre Ltd., Unit 4, Warrior House, 42-82, Southchurch Road, Southend on sea, SS1 2ND.
Bath - Virtual Realm
Venue: 01225 447466
Address:
2nd & 3rd floors - Old post Office, 2 York Buildings, George Street, Bath, BA1 2EB
These aren't a great choice of locations and some areas are missed out so sorry about that. Best of luck to those in the Newcastle or other 'neglected' areas to be able to make it to the nearest league venue.
=====================
Dates for the league meetings are:
Saturday 22 November
Saturday 20 December
Saturday 31 January
Saturday 28 February
Saturday 27 March
Saturday 24 April
Saturday 29 May
Saturday 26 June
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Someone has stated that:
"You dont have to attend every event, just play 20 games over all those dates. max of 7 per session. so you could complete all your games in 4 sessions in theory"
which could be correct but may not be so keep this in mind.
=======================
The release date of the demo from above has probably changed but that is all that should be different (if it is).
The demo will most likely be a match featuring England V Argentina where you play as England. More details on this to follow.
Last year, it was the first half of a 5 minute match with England on green form arrows and the opposition (Brazil) on red form arrows playing on a 5* difficulty match.
A score of 3-0 was good enough to get you through last time (although not in every case).
Some people now have a version of PES3 which will give them the biggest advantage in this competition. Try to play play a bit of Winning Eleven 7 if you can as this is a very similar game.
All the questions should have been answered above.
So post below to let us know how it is going for you in the demo. Let's see what kind of scores people are getting.
Good luck to all forum members of www.pesinsight.com!
From the main pesinsight.com page:-
Pro Evolution Soccer 3: The League
The new PES3 national competition is due to begin on September 19th, 2003. Play the PES3 demo disk to see if you are good enough to enter the latter stages and compete with the best PES players in the UK.
"Konami of Europe, GAME and Dennis Publishing expand hugely successful pre-release partnership in run up to November launch.
As Konami of Europe ramps up for the November release of its eagerly-awaited Pro Evolution Soccer 3 title for PlayStation 2, the publisher has announced it is to again team up with retail giant GAME and Computer and Video Games Magazine for a second, UK-wide Pro Evolution Soccer promotion.
The trio previously joined forces last year for the phenomenally successful National Pro Evolution Soccer 2 Championship, wherein consumers pre-ordering Pro Evolution Soccer 2 were given a demo version that entitled them to enter a competition to find the greatest PES2 player. Heats were held in GAME stores across the country, with East London’s David Sefah emerging as the winner in the final held at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge.
Following its success, Konami, GAME and CVG have devised a larger and far-reaching follow-up, and The Pro Evolution Soccer 3 National League will begin from September 19th. From this date, visitors to any of 66 GAME stores will be able to pre-order Pro Evolution Soccer 3 for £1.99 (and is redeemable against the price of the full game) and will receive an exclusive playable demo of what is being hailed as the definitive football game for any system. On playing the demo and winning a match, players will receive a special code that can be entered at participating GAME stores or via www.pesleague.co.uk. The best players will then be selected and entered into a special PES3 National League, where they will be put into individual leagues against rival players with matches to be played in chosen GAME centres nationwide.
Matches will be played from the beginning of November through to June, with the ultimate champion walking away with a number of very special football and video game-related prizes. “We were extremely pleased with the reception given to last year’s tournament, and see the National League as the way forward in spreading word about Pro Evolution Soccer 3,” said Jon Murphy, UK Marketing and PR Manager for Konami. “The game enjoys a huge fan base and we see this as a means or organising a proper competitive league and spreading word of mouth about one of our key releases.”
Said Lisa Artemis, PR Executive for GAME: “Interest in Pro Evolution Soccer 3 is already high, and this is the perfect way for people to play the game well in advance of launch. The previous tournament was a huge success and saw GAME branches packed with people out to prove they were the best players. Making it bigger and better is the natural progression and we are anticipating an even greater success than last year.”
The tournament will be heavily flagged in GAME stores and will also be advertised in Dennis Publishing’s Maxim and CVG titles, and will be supported by a wealth of POS and prizes for initial entrants and winners."
For this PES3 competition, those who have been playing Winning Eleven 7 will have a big advantage over those who haven't. Don't forget to practice with different camera views and on 5 minute matches too. The current UK champ, David Sefah, is a truly great PES player who won't give up his crown without a fight, so get practicing!
Good luck to all forum members who enter this competition. Let us know how it goes!
======================
OK. You have to go to a Game store and pre-order PES3 to be able to get the demo disk for £1.99. You don't actually have to buy PES3 after that. So you can either give them wrong details for you or when they contact you to buy PES3, tell them you got it cheaper elsewhere (like £29.99 from the link at pesinsight.com!).
OK. The official page for the league is:
www.pesleague.co.uk
and the competition is only open to those in the UK (or those who are willing to travel to the UK repeatedly to take part).
===================
Game stores where the demo can be played instore are at:
Aberdeen 125 Union Street
Barnstaple 40 High Street
Bedford 27-29 Midland Road
Belfast 5 Donegall Arcade
Birmingham Unit 52, The Pallasades
Blackburn 10-12 Market Street
Bluewater Unit U023, Upper Rose Gallery
Bolton 2-4 Newport Street
Bournemouth Unit 4, Avenue Centre, Commercial Road
Bristol 30-32 Merchant Street
Bury 96 Millgate Centre
Cambridge 10-11 Lion Yard Centre
Canterbury 14 High Street
Cardiff Unit 20, Queens Arcade
Carlisle 55 Scotch Street
Chatham 48 Pentagon Centre
Chester 46 Forgate Street
Colchester 87 Culver Street
Dundee 51 Murraygate Centre
Dunfermline 10 Kingsgate Centre
Edgware Unit 22, The Broadwalk Centre
Edinburgh 127 Princes Street
Enfield 37 Palace Gardens
Exeter 63 High Street
Fareham 22 Westbury Square
Gateshead 3 Russel Way, Metrocentre
Glasgow 123 Buchanan Street
Great Yarmouth Unit 13, Market Gates Shopping Centre
Guildford 130 High Street
Hemel Hempstead Unit 12, The Marlowes Shopping Centre
High Wycombe Unit F1, The Octagon Centre
Kendal Unit 23-24, Westmoorlands Shopping Centre, Market Place
Leeds 14 King Charles Walk, Schofield Centre
Liverpool Unit 33, Clayton Square
Londonderry Unit 5, Richmond Centre
Luton 142-144 Arndale Centre
Maidstone 13 Week Street
Manchester Arndale Centre (changed from Trafford centre last year)
Middlesborough 71-73 Linthorpe Road
Northmapton 17 Abingdon Street
Nottingham 5-9 Listergate
Nuneaton 7-9 Queens Road
Oxford St 100 Oxford Street
Peterborough Unit 13, Queensgate Centre
Plymouth 81-83 New George Street
Reading 42 Oracle Centre
Sheffiled 52, High Street, Meadowhall
Southampton Unit SU8, West Quay Centre
Stockport 67-69 Princes Street
Stoke on Trent Unit F The Potteries
Sunderland 251 High Street
Swansea Unit 36, St Mary's Arcade, Quadrant Centre
Truro 4/6 Pyder Street
Walthamstow Unit 11A, Selbourne Centre
Watford The Harlequins Centre
West Bromwich 61 Sandwell Centre
Weymouth Unit 5, Bond Street Centre
Wigan 27 Standish Gate
Wimbledon 1 The Broadway
Winchester 106a High Street
Woking Unit 10, The Peacocks Centre
Wolverhampton 55 Dudley Street
Worcester Unit C13, Chapel Walk, Crowngate Centre
Yeovil 13-15 Quedam Centre
but you should be able to get the demo from any Game store.
=======================
The venues for the actual PES3 league for those who qualify are:
London - Cyberplex
Venue: currently in refurbishment
Address:
Wilmer Business Park, Wilmer Place, London, N16 0LW
Birmingham - Global Gaming Arena
Venue: 0121 6936655
Address:
Net Adventure CyberCafe & GlobalGaming Arena, 68-70 Dalton Street, Dale End, Birmingham, B4 7LX
Stevenage - Xcession Stevenage
Venue: 01438 315505
Address:
Stevenage Arts and Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 1LZ
Edinburgh - Pallas Athene Internet Cafe
Venue: 0131 667 7711
Address:
Pallas Athene Internet Cafe, 28-30 Marchmont Crescent, Edinburgh, EH9 1HG
Cardiff - EQuest Cardiff
Venue: 02920 378665
Address:
E-Quest - Cardiff, Ivor House, Bridge Street, Cardiff, CF10 2EE
Manchester - Unicon
Venue: 07949 472337
Address:
Barnes Wallis Building, UMIST Campus, Sackville Street, Manchester
Southend - Cyber Centre
Venue: 01702 464500
Address:
Cyber Centre Ltd., Unit 4, Warrior House, 42-82, Southchurch Road, Southend on sea, SS1 2ND.
Bath - Virtual Realm
Venue: 01225 447466
Address:
2nd & 3rd floors - Old post Office, 2 York Buildings, George Street, Bath, BA1 2EB
These aren't a great choice of locations and some areas are missed out so sorry about that. Best of luck to those in the Newcastle or other 'neglected' areas to be able to make it to the nearest league venue.
=====================
Dates for the league meetings are:
Saturday 22 November
Saturday 20 December
Saturday 31 January
Saturday 28 February
Saturday 27 March
Saturday 24 April
Saturday 29 May
Saturday 26 June
=======================
Someone has stated that:
"You dont have to attend every event, just play 20 games over all those dates. max of 7 per session. so you could complete all your games in 4 sessions in theory"
which could be correct but may not be so keep this in mind.
=======================
The release date of the demo from above has probably changed but that is all that should be different (if it is).
The demo will most likely be a match featuring England V Argentina where you play as England. More details on this to follow.
Last year, it was the first half of a 5 minute match with England on green form arrows and the opposition (Brazil) on red form arrows playing on a 5* difficulty match.
A score of 3-0 was good enough to get you through last time (although not in every case).
Some people now have a version of PES3 which will give them the biggest advantage in this competition. Try to play play a bit of Winning Eleven 7 if you can as this is a very similar game.
All the questions should have been answered above.
So post below to let us know how it is going for you in the demo. Let's see what kind of scores people are getting.
Good luck to all forum members of www.pesinsight.com!
