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WINNING ELEVEN WARMS UP FOR THE ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO IN LOS ANGELES

Next Installment in Highly Acclaimed Soccer Series to Debut at Leading Video Game Trade Show

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – April 27, 2006 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that the newest installment in its best-selling Winning Eleven soccer series will make its debut at the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles on May 10-12. Marking the first time a game in the series will be unveiled at E3, attendees will be able to learn further details about the title’s gameplay and feature set at Konami’s booth (South Hall, booth #800).

Celebrated for its smooth, realistic gameplay and detailed game modes, the Winning Eleven series has consistently been a favorite of soccer fans around the globe. The recently released World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 introduced online play to the series, letting players around the world go head to head in heated on-field competitions. The next version of the game will take the series to even greater heights with an impressive roster of new features.

“This marks my first trip to E3 and I am greatly looking forward to this chance to expand the game’s amazing popularity to a wider, global level,” said series creator and producer Shingo “Seabass” Takatsuka.

For more information on the Winning Eleven series, please visit www.konami.com/gs.

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Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties. Konami’s titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid®, Silent Hill® and Castlevania®, among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the parent company of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. can be found at www.konami.com/gs.