Gerard Piqué y su empresa de eSports se unen a Konami

Hace escasos minutos se ha hecho oficial el acuerdo entre Konami y el nuevo proyecto empresarial de Gerard Piqué para los eSports llamado eFootball.Pro. El acuerdo tiene como objetivo crear una liga internacional utilizando la serie de juegos de fútbol de Konami y así atraer a jugadores de todo el mundo y pensado para emitirse en directo a nivel mundial.

A continuación os dejamos el comunicado oficial:

Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. today announces collaboration with eSports company eFootball.Pro to create a professional eSports competition using Konami’s football game series. The new international league will aim to attract players from around the world and will be broadcasted globally.

“The goal is to drive all that makes traditional football the king of sports, towards electronic football, towards eSports,” stated Gerard Piqué, eFootball.Pro President and FC Barcelona player. “We want to bind the best of both worlds to bring the public a new entertainment model that they love since the first day.”

“KONAMI has always been committed to delivering quality entertainment experiences to its customers, and eSports is an opportune market for reaching a growing audience,” said Hideki Hayakawa, CEO of Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. “eFootball.Pro’s unique position in eSports, combined with its strong football leadership, will allow us to deliver a fresh way for customers to enjoy our products. We are thrilled to collaborate with eFootball.Pro.”

More details about the eFootball.Pro and KONAMI eSports competition will be unveiled soon.

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