3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (abbreviated to PES 2012 and known officially as World Soccer:
Winning Eleven 2012 in Asia) is the eleventh edition in the Pro Evolution Soccer series developed
and published by Konami with production assistance from the Blue Sky Team. Lionel Messi, who
has been the cover star for the series since PES 2009, will be replaced by Cristiano
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Ronaldo, while Shinji Kagawa replaces Messi as the cover star for the Japanese version. The US
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and Latin American cover will feature Santos player Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Like previous versions of the game, it will be exclusively licensed by UEFA to contain the UEFA
Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup competitions along with a license
from CONMEBOL to feature the Copa Santander Libertadores. Referees' governing UEFA
Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup matches will wear the official
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UEFA Champions League uniforms, which is a first for the series.
On July 28, 2011, Konami confirmed that PES 2012 will be released for PlayStation 3, Xbox
360 and Microsoft Windows on October 14, 2011 in Europe and October 6, 2011 in
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Japan. At Gamescom 2011 it was announced that the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation
2 versions will follow on October 28, 2011 and the Wii on November 4, 2011. The publisher has
also confirmed that versions for Nintendo 3DS and is formats are also in development, with firm
dates to follow.
