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Respect the rules, says Konami.

Konami and Play.com have relegated one of the top ranked players in their Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 competition from leader to loser.

The accused played and beat his upcoming opponent in a friendly two days prior to the ranked match, and then tried to post these results as the official outcome of the tie.

But Konami spotted the two day-old timestamp on the file and subsequently removed him from the GBP 50,000 cash prize tournament. Whoops.

"Konami Digital Entertainment Ltd GmbH and Play.com will not tolerate cheating of any kind and reiterates its commitment that only the best players will be eligible to win the competition," explained the statement in a serious tone.

"The tournament is being overseen by Konami's respect PES Rankings team, which is charged with dealing with disputes and has ultimate authority. Those caught cheating will be banned from the competition and will face a ban of up to one year from PES Rankings."

Surely Konami asked for this when it put diving in its game. And Drogba. And Klinsmann. He's in our version.

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chiz #1 4 years ago

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There's no explanation of what exactly this person was doing that constituted cheating. Given the online nature of the tournament it suggests that lag exploits may have had a part to play.

Nope, it had nothing to do with lag.

But surely Konami asked for this when it put diving in its game. And Drogba. And Klinsmann. He's in our version.

Nope, it had nothing to do with diving. It's also extremely jammy to get awarded a penalty for diving.
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Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #2 4 years ago

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I wasn't completely serious about the diving

Anyway, you seem to know rather a lot. Care to shed some light on it?

Edited by 1 at 07/03/08 @ 09:42
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chiz #3 4 years ago

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I know what happened, but it's not for me to say, sorry.

There are easier ways of cheating For example, the game's physics are totally different if you play on low settings. The goaly will fumble the ball pretty much all the time.

Edited by 1 at 07/03/08 @ 09:44
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convercide #4 4 years ago

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*gives chiz a torch*

I'm intrigued too.

EDIT: "The goaly will fumble the ball pretty much all the time."

Like most guys?

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AHiFi #5 4 years ago

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Yeah Chiz...spill it!
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chiz #6 4 years ago

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Have a little poke around http://www.pesfan.com and you'll find out
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DonnieDarko333 #7 4 years ago

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chiz is the man in question! lol
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Muddtallica #8 4 years ago

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GASP! Corruption and Intrigue! A Shocking Expose of the Seamy Underbelly of the Glamorous Pro Evo Tournament Circuit! Scandal!
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convercide #9 4 years ago

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"It was an online event - a �50,000 online event run by Play.com and PESRankings. He (in short) entered incorrect scores on PESRankings online system in order to get a win for a game that never happened."

Found on some website (third in google search for 'banned pes tournament'). Can anyone verify this?

Edited by 2 at 07/03/08 @ 10:00
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stevencole7 #10 4 years ago

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"Play.com will not tolerate cheating of any kind" That's why they sell marked Poker cards on the Play.com website.

Edited by 1 at 07/03/08 @ 10:53
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BadBoyBonner #11 4 years ago

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The joys of placing friendship and/or honour up against the crushing pressure of money when in a highly capitalistic society.
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binky #12 4 years ago

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ZOMG HAX!!
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Totoriko #13 4 years ago

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His right hand has six fingers
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Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #14 4 years ago

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We've found out what the cheater was up to, with a little help. We love you, Eurogamer readers.
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Eighthours #15 4 years ago

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There's no explanation of what exactly this person was doing that constituted cheating.

Might want to edit this bit out, now that you do know and it's written in the article!
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superdelphinus #16 4 years ago

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heh, this article makes no sense
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Tweakmonkey #17 4 years ago

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Pretty shocked at who did it actually. Apparently he lagged the other guy out iin the second half when he was 4-0 up. It really doesn't make any sense
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kangarootoo #18 4 years ago

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Unless someone can shed some light on what the cheating player actually did, this article and thread are pretty pointless.

Whats all this "poke about on http://www.pesfan.com" ; nonsense. Just post a link, or say what the issue.

"Iiii've got a seeeecret"
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convercide #19 4 years ago

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READ MY POST ABOVE AND MY LINK, IT EXPLAINS IT ALL. I CAN'T MAKE IT ANY MORE CLEAR. FFS.

Edited by 1 at 07/03/08 @ 11:52
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chiz #20 4 years ago

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Keep yir hair on, caps-lock boy.
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convercide #21 4 years ago

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Sorry mate, was one step away from going all Dragonball Z because people weren't reading what I'd put.
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Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #22 4 years ago

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heh, this article makes no sense

Ha, whoops! I mean, no no, it always looked how it does now.
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MightyMouse #23 4 years ago

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Drama!
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Tweakmonkey #24 4 years ago

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READ MY POST ABOVE AND MY LINK, IT EXPLAINS IT ALL. I CAN'T MAKE IT ANY MORE CLEAR. FFS.

Ahh I read through the posts on the link. Nice one mate as it was hard to find any info from pesfan. It seems that they played a friendly and Rob took photos of the scoreline to later present as the actual official match. How sad.
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