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PES rebrands to eFootball, teases esports tournaments

Game developer Konami has rebranded its football simulation title PES to eFootball.

Alongside the rebranding, Konami also announced that the game will shift away from yearly releases to a regularly updated title that is free to play on all platforms.

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The game, which was first released in 1995, will launch with limited features in early autumn. According to Konami’s eFootball roadmap, the title’s early autumn features will include local and cross-console generation matches.

One of these details that were highlighted on the road map was the kick-off of its esports tournaments, which are scheduled for winter 2021.