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PES 2014 to Include Asian Champions League Stuck

Posted on April 22, 2013 at 08:47 PM.

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PES 2014 will include a dedicated Asian Champions League mode, "enabling users to control one of the 32 teams that compete in the tournament."

One can assume that this mode will be similar to the other competitions-- The Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League-- currently in PES, most likely featuring some branded presentation and the ability the play the entire tournament. So far we've only heard about the license for the continental competition (as opposed to licenses for any individual leagues) so don't get your hopes up about playing with Asian teams in Master League just yet.

Most of us outside Asia may not see much in this announcement, but it makes a lot of business sense. PES has always done well in Asia, and this can shore up the fan base there; while it can also be seen as a counter move against FIFA for the burgeoning Middle Eastern market, as the EA series acquired the license for the Saudi Professional League last year.

Sound off, OS! What do you make of the news?

Comments

# 1 asu666 @ Apr 22

Master League inclusion is the key here in the US.

# 2 willyfantastic @ Apr 23

it has to be in the Master league - otherwise its pointless

hoping the next gen version will allow more custom leagues too, so enough leagues can be added in instead of chopping and changing

# 3 ps3veron @ Apr 23

Don't exactly follow the Asian League but kudos to Konami for all the effort. I am still assuming there's a strong market for PES in those regions.

It would have been interesting for them to undertake the MLS exclusively.