Some good news to football fans in the UK who still haven't picked up their copies of Konami Digital Entertainment's Pro Evolution Soccer 2008(PC, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS). A price cut is due when this month hits its halfway mark, so you'll have no excuse not to get it. Details in the full article.

The Wii Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is definitely standing out against its other version competitors. The European PES team leader John Murphy said that this particular version is better the the PS3 and 360 versions due to a couple of reasons. Read more on the interview after the jump!

The Wii version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 has a point-and-click style control system unlike other console versions. According to Akiyoshi Chosokabe, producer of the game, there's chance that new ideas could make their way into the new PS3 and 360 versions of PES, as influenced by the Wii version. Find out the details in the full article.

What's to be gained when you cheat against other players in Pro Evoution Soccer 2008 (PC, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS)? A lot, apparently. There's cash, bragging rights, and other sick pleasures to boot. Fortunately, Konami Digital Entertainment and Play.com are doing something to keep the rats off online matches. Read all about it in the full article up next.

Konami, one of the more prominent names in the video game industry, has released its financial reports for the nine month period from April to December of last year. They report the strong success of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 as well as the Metal Gear series. More in the full article.

Soccer fans, be confused no more: Konami decided to unify the Winning Eleven series under a single, consistent name - at least in the Western front. The company has confirmed that the title for Winning Eleven Soccer for US fans will now stay similar to the European version, Pro Evolution Soccer. If Konami were to keep the name for one more year, it's latest title would have been Winning Eleven Soccer 11. More at the full story.

The launch of Square Enix' Dragon Quest IV for the Nintendo DS headlines Media Create's latest software sales numbers for November 19 to November 25. Konami's World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 scores across the board, while Nintendo's Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games race to take a spot.

Runner-ups await at the full article!

As a minor update to the Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS3, Xbox 360) patch, Konami, who previously refused to give comment about the rumors, finally gives us a quick changelog.

Konami confirms that the patch is indeed addressing the lags plaguing the game, whether online or offline, as well as slowdowns reported by other users. As for the PS3 version though, there's a bit of an addition.

Now that Assassin's Creed (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) by Ubisoft has reached the top of the UK charts, UK DVD rental service LOVEFiLM is confident that Altair's adventures will fly its way into the top of the game rental charts, as well as other titles. Read the full article to get more details.

To patch or not to patch? After reportedly saying that they are currently working on a patch meant to fix Pro Evolution Soccer 2008's (for the Xbox 360 and PS3) lag woes, they now refuse to comment on the patch rumor. Could it just be a case of a broken press release date, or have we been led to hope for a non-existent patch?