PARIS: Konami Digital Entertainment B.V., owners of popular football video game PES 2019, have announced that Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco will be their new partner club for the game.
According to the deal, Konami will create a special cover featuring Monaco’s top players and will play a key part in future ambassador activations.
The video game will also recreate the club’s home ground, the iconic Stade Louis II in Fontvieille. Every member of the squad will have their playing style and stats matches, while all kits will be faithfully integrated into the game. Similarly, the French version of PES 2019 will also boast a specially-created cover featuring global star Phillipe Coutinho and legendary AS Monaco captain Radamel Falcao.
“This is a wide-ranging agreement with AS Monaco, which will see this illustrious club working closely with Konami across a number of avenues,” commented Jonas Lygaard, senior director Brand & Business Development at Konami Digital Entertainment.
“In addition to working closely with the club to ensure they are perfectly recreated within the game, we are delighted that a player of Radamel Falcao’s calibre has agreed to become our local ambassador. We look forward to a long and productive partnership that will show the scale and ambition Konami has for the PES series.”
“The growth of eSports and the reputation of the PES series make this partnership with Konami very exciting,” said Juli Ferre, AS Monaco Commercial and Marketing director.
“We look forward to seeing AS Monaco players recreated within the new game, and our captain Radamel Falcao featured on PES 2019 cover.”
PES 2019 will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC STEAM for the first time on August 30. The game will be in two physical editions with Coutinho on the front cover of the standard edition and David Beckham on a special edition which gives fans the opportunity to unlock special myClub bonuses for avid gamers.
