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Free patch covers Jan signings.

Konami plans to offer a free team-sheet update for Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 at the end of February.

This tracks all the shuffling of the January transfer window. So Arshavin will now be at Arsenal, Tottenham will have most of their old players back, Emile Heskey will lumber around for Villa and Liverpool will carry on being unconvincing. It's quite fun when Tom's not here.

The update also tweaks thousands of player statistics to represent their performance over the first half of the season. Apparently there will be around 200 extra players added, too.

EA cut the price of FIFA 09 Live Seasons to cover the same busy January transfer window, incidentally.

And the latter feature was just one of the many that helped FIFA finally edge ahead of long-term football champion Pro Evolution Soccer last year.

Head over to our respective Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 and FIFA 09 reviews for a full post-match analysis.

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Putty-Man #1 3 years ago

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Its sad, but no one cares about PES anymore.

..those were the days..
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Hermiod #2 3 years ago

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Will this somehow make the game good again ?
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tobs #3 3 years ago

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Dear Konami, does this make up for closing down the PES 6 servers on Sunday? I bought your stupid PES 08 and PES 09, but they are rubbish compared to PES 6 and you know it!!!
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DoctorZoidberg #4 3 years ago

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Whats the deal with the FIFA transfer update then? I had a premier league live thingy update, but its not sorted any transfers or anything?
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andywilkie35 #5 3 years ago

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for some stupid reason I sat down two nights ago and moved as many players around as I could be bothered to, just because I have OCD like that.

fucking waste of time!! haha
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Lionheart #6 3 years ago

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Unconvincing but top of the League if they win tomorrow

Hmmm... do your research.
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Evolution #7 3 years ago

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I care about PES, nice to see this is a freebie.
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Fixxxer #8 3 years ago

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But still unconvincing.
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Eurolamer #9 3 years ago

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I care. This is actually a thoughtful step from Konami. Whodathunkit?
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Lionheart #10 3 years ago

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@ Fixxxer

Good reply
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Feanor #11 3 years ago

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"for some stupid reason I sat down two nights ago and moved as many players around as I could be bothered to, just because I have OCD like that.

fucking waste of time!! haha"

I did the same thing.
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brappbrap #12 3 years ago

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@Tobs - Dear Konami, does this make up for closing down the PES 6 servers on Sunday? I bought your stupid PES 08 and PES 09, but they are rubbish compared to PES 6 and you know it!!!

Please don't say this is true?! I'm so close to getting the achievement for winning 100 games on line. THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING!!
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patchbox360 #13 3 years ago

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fifa kicks pro evo in the nuts
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tobs #14 3 years ago

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The PC and PS2 servers are gone, mate. We had a message up for a month, thanking us for our loyalty to the series and announcing the close date for the servers. It might be different for the xbox as Konami are clearly in bed with M$ for the last two years over the PES series, if that's the case then lucky you, enjoy it while you can. For the last few hundred players left playing PES 6 on PS and PC it is game over - a way of forcing people to buy their new games... kicking loyal fans in the teeth more like...
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Rodster #15 3 years ago

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A total waste of an update. I've been using the GA Community mod which has added more teams, stadiums, real players and includes all the transfers. And they even changed soome of the graphics. Too little too late Konami.
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awb83 #16 3 years ago

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I like PES, despite what some say about it. I think this is a cool idea. Thanks Konami.
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Vedfolner #17 3 years ago

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Nothing at all wrong with PES 2009 it's a great football game. Play it - don't read about it.
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kwesleyb #18 3 years ago

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This is a game i still want to get, the free update tempts me more, but then i started reading the comments.....

ahh i wont let them put me off buying it soon..grr.
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Aretak #19 3 years ago

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"Nothing at all wrong with PES 2009 it's a great football game. Play it - don't read about it."

I own it. It's shit.
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dom6918 #20 3 years ago

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I own it..poo...Fifa wipes the floor with it only game im still playing and EA are also releasing a free Jan update..they just dont need to advertise it to sell more copies..
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stevencole7 #21 3 years ago

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"..they just dont need to advertise it to sell more copies.. "

No.....they will just let pricks like you, do it for them.
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absinthe #22 3 years ago

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End of Feb, ROLFLMAO!!!!
Konami are such amateurs these days.
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Vedfolner #23 3 years ago

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Aretak -> Why? What do you think is wrong with it?
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clean515 #24 3 years ago

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Vedfolner > Gameplay is shit. Graphics are shit. Sound is shit (still sounds like Seabass recorded himself wanking when players tackle each other).

I bought fifa for the first time since the ISS days on ps1 last year and i am not going back.
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Vedfolner #25 3 years ago

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clean515 -> Gameplay is great. Graphics are great. Sound is miserable as in all the PES games. I find FIFA slow and boring.
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ERG1008 #26 3 years ago

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Shame they missed all the August 2008 transfers when it was released.
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RustyBullet #27 3 years ago

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I had PES2009 first, didnt like it so thought i would give Fifa09 a shot and for once its head and sholders above PES.
Hurt me to say it but i know a lot of die hard PES fans that have also done the switch.
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tiduspvz #28 3 years ago

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Does anybody know the exact date when the update is being released for the ps3?

many regards

tiduspvz (:
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general_spy2010 #29 3 years ago

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gooooooooooood
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Clint.Magnum #30 3 years ago

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Ok, so can someone assist. I think I've made a faux pas. I edited the teams, players, stats etc on PES'09 back in October.
then I downloaded this new patch with all the January transfers. It worked well as it kept my stats etc but if I try to play this game offline it won't load any of the data files. There's nothing corrupt as I've deleted and reloaded twice. Why can't you still play this game file without an internet connection? This is shit.
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