Konami says it is taking criticism of its free-to-play soccer game, eFootball, “very seriously” and acknowledges that the game’s “incompletion” was just one of “multiple factors” that impacted the sports game’s troublesome launch. It also appears that there was a rush to get the game ready in time for the …
Read More »eFootball 2022 1.0 delay earns Premium Player Pack refunds
The full release of eFootball 2022 has been pushed back to next Spring, with refunds to be issued to purchasers of the game’s premium pack. In an announcement (opens in new tab), Konami told fans that the 1.0 version of the game, originally scheduled to release next week, “has been …
Read More »eFootball 2022s first update has been delayed to next month
Konami has delayed an update to its newly-launched free-to-play eFootball 2022 in order to “ensure the experience is improved for all [its] users”. The update – which will now roll out in November – was initially expected by the end of this month, October, but Konami says it needs “additional …
Read More »EA Sports FC trademark may hint at the future name of FIFA
Update: FIFA 23 might be renamed EA Sports FC, according to a new trademark filing. As spotted by VGC (opens in new tab), EA filed an application in the UK and the EU for something called ‘EA Sports FC’ last week. The trademarks were filed shortly before the company revealed …
Read More »eFootball 2022 review: A disastrous start to the post-PES era
The eventual successor to Pro Evolution Soccer was always destined to be historic. For three decades, Konami’s football sim happily embraced its plucky underdog status, often surpassing EA-owned big-money rival FIFA in pure gameplay terms. Yet recent sales struggles ultimately saw the Japanese publisher pull the plug on PES, taking …
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