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Konami Announces Duelist Pack - Kaiba -
Posted Tuesday, 3/16/2010 by PPNSteve

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Brings Back Yugi's Greatest Rival with Duelist Pack - Kaiba -, Yu-Gi-Oh TRADING CARD GAME'S (TCG) Latest Release..

Expanded 40-card Set Features the Self-Proclaimed "World's Greatest Duelist"

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - March 15, 2010) - The rivalry just amped up to a new level with Duelist Pack - Kaiba -. One of the most recognizable characters from any of the Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series, Seto Kaiba was the primary adversary (and sometimes ally!) of Yugi Muto in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series.

Now, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE) has gathered many of Kaiba's best cards into the latest Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) release. Duelists can now collect the most famous - and infamous - cards ever used by Kaiba, with some all-new never before seen twists. Duelist Pack - Kaiba - will fly off retail and hobby store shelves on April 20, 2010.

With 40 cards to collect and Duel with, Duelist Pack - Kaiba - is the largest Duelist Pack set to date. Duelist Pack - Kaiba - features a brand-new Blue-Eyes White Dragon Effect Monster, available for the first time! There are also five Ultimate Rare versions of Kaiba's most foreboding - and forbidden - cards, including Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End, Cyber Jar, and Pot of Greed. And some cards feature brand-new artwork, including XYZ-Dragon Cannon and Vorse Raider!

As if those cards weren't enough to win any Duel, KDE has also dropped in two of the biggest monsters ever created: Blue-Eyes ULTIMATE DRAGON and Dragon Master Knight. Duelists will revel in the chance to get popular but hard-to-find cards like Fiend's Sanctuary and the alternate artwork La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp. Additionally, each pack also contains a tip card to help you re-live some of Kaiba's greatest Dueling moments. Duelist Pack - Kaiba - will be sold for a MSRP of $1.99 per booster pack.

For more information on Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, or the Duelist Pack - Kaiba - booster set, please visit www.yugioh-card.com.

About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 22 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.

About Konami
Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. Konami's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. Konami is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 22 billion cards worldwide. 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 Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, and Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami can be found at www.konami.com.

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5D's TCG Absolute Powerforce Special Edition Release Date
Posted Thursday, 3/11/2010 by PPNSteve

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game Absolute Powerforce Special Edition will be made available nationwide March 30th, 2010

Special Edition Features Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon and Dandylion

El Segundo, CA March 10, 2010 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE) today announced it will release Absolute Powerforce Special Edition with Super Rare copies of Dandylion and Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon to retail and hobby outlets on March 30.

The Absolute Powerforce Special Edition (MSRP $9.99 per box) includes three Absolute Powerforce booster packs and one Super Rare variant card. Absolute Powerforce Special Edition makes it easy for Duelists to get their own Super Rare copies of Dandylion and Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon. These popular monsters have only been available as magazine subscription promotional cards, and have never been available in stores - until now!

The hyper-cute Plant monster, Dandylion first appeared in Jaden's Deck on the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX animated series. The power of Dandylion creates Fluff Tokens whenever it goes to the Graveyard - which any Duelist can use to Summon even stronger monsters. Until recently, Dandylion was considered so powerful that it was a Limited Card, so only one copy per Deck was allowed. However, beginning on March 1, restrictions on Dandylion were eased slightly, and now two copies are allowed. Veteran Duelists who use Decks like Monarchs or Plants are already making plans for their second Dandylion but Dandylion is so versatile that it works well in many Decks.

Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon is the latest massive behemoth in a long and proud tradition of "Red-Eyes" Dragon monsters, and is the cornerstone of today's Dragon Decks! The power of this Dragon comes from its ability to be Summoned easily, and then Summon other Dragons just as easily. A powerful force on its own, this titan of terror can quickly build up an entire Dragon army. A must-have card for any fan of the many fantastic Dragons in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME!

In addition to one of these two variant cards, each Absolute Powerforce Special Edition includes three packs of the namesake booster set. Five unbelievable Synchro Monsters anchor the Absolute Powerforce 100-card set, including new trump cards used by Yusei and Jack, as well as the amazing new Sun & Moon Dragons of Rex Goodwin. Absolute Powerforce also includes a brand new X-Saber Synchro Monster and as an added bonus for long-time Duelists, The Gravekeepers return - having first debuted in 2003.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's animated series can be seen in the United States Monday through Saturday on Cartoon Network. The original Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series can be seen Saturday mornings on TheCW4Kids block. For more information on Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME or the Absolute Powerforce Special Edition, please visit www.yugioh-card.com or call 310-220-8630.

About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 22 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.

About Konami

Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. Konami's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. Konami is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 22 billion cards worldwide. 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 Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, and Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami can be found at www.konami.com.

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YuGiOh TCG Duelist Pack Collection Tin 2010
Posted Saturday, 3/6/2010 by PPNSteve

SEE THE STARS WITH THE Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's TRADING CARD GAME DUELIST PACK COLLECTION TIN 2010 FROM KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - March 4, 2010 - Players wanting to Duel like a Champion will be rushing to get their hands on the latest release from Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.: the Duelist Pack Collection Tin 2010. Offering the highly-anticipated "Starlight Road" card, these Tins are perfect for Duelists looking to add popular cards to their Decks.

The brand new 2010 version of the Duelist Pack Collection Tin contains three packs of Duelist Pack - Yusei 2 - plus one pack of Ancient Prophecy. Each Tin also has a special three-card all-foil pack with three of Yusei's favorite cards from the animated series.
Launch Date: 3/09/10
Konami Tournament Legal Date: 3/09/10

Also, as a special bonus, this Tin introduces Yusei's amazing "Starlight Road" Trap Card, an unbelievable card that provides ultimate defense. "Starlight Road" stops an opponent’s card from destroying your cards, and then can Special Summon "Stardust Dragon" straight from the Extra Deck! One of the most anticipated Trap Cards in years, and only available in the Duelist Pack Collection Tin 2010, Duelists everywhere will be sure to want at least one copy of "Starlight Road" - possibly two, three, or even more!

Available for a $9.99 MSRP at hobby and retail stores nationwide, each Duelist Pack Collection Tin 2010 contains:

• One "Starlight Road" Secret Rare card
• Three packs of Duelist Pack - Yusei 2 -
• One pack of Ancient Prophecy
• One Yusei all-foil 3-card promo pack (one Ultra Rare, two Super Rare cards)
• One Beginner's Guide

For more information on Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, or the Duelist Pack Collection Tin 2010, please visit www.yugioh-card.com.

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Satoshi Kato Wins Shonen Jump Championship in Nashville
Posted Thursday, 3/4/2010 by PPNSteve

Tokyo's Satoshi Kato Has Won the Shonen Jump Championship held in Nashville, TN over the weekend.

TOKYO'S SATOSHI KATO IS THE HEADLINER AT THE KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's TRADING CARD GAME SHONEN JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP IN NASHVILLE, TN AS HE DEFEATS HUNDREDS OF DUELISTS TO WIN

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - March 3, 2010 - At the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) SHONEN JUMP Championship, held in Nashville over the weekend, more than 700 players showed off their impressive Dueling skills for a chance to be crowned the winner of SHONEN JUMP Championship - Nashville. Satoshi Kato from Tokyo, Japan out-battled a field of 716 to claim the coveted title at the second of more than a dozen such events scheduled for 2010.

Kato matched Adric High from Normal, Illinois card for card for the title after two days of intense Dueling. Prepared for a grueling Match, both competitors were at the top of their game with both Kato and High playing a Zombie/Lightsworn Deck. Kato and his peers took home prize packages that included such items as a "Dark End Dragon" SHONEN JUMP Championship Prize Card, a Top 16 SHONEN JUMP Championship Game Mat, popular personal video game console with Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers, a copy of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tagforce 4 video game, a popular video game console, a 32 GB personal music player with docking station and speakers. In addition the winner will not only receive a complimentary subscription to SHONEN JUMP magazine but will be interviewed for a feature on www.shonenjump.com. Kato will also receive a paid trip to his National Championship in 2010, courtesy of Konami Digital Entertainment.

Top finalists from the Nashville SHONEN JUMP Championship, along with the top Duelists from the Sunday Regional Qualifiers, also qualify to participate in their 2010 National Championship.

For more information on Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME or the SHONEN JUMP Championship series, please visit www.yugioh-card.com.

About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 22 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.

About Konami
Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. Konami's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. Konami is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 22 billion cards worldwide. 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 Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, and Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami can be found at www.konami.com.

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Konami Unleashes a Myriad of Monsters
Posted Wednesday, 2/24/2010 by PPNSteve

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Unleashes a Myriad of Monsters with Latest Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game Structure Deck Release

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - February 23, 2010 - Let the mayhem commence with the first 2010 Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Structure Deck release. Ready-to-play, with an arsenal of automatons, Machina Mayhem includes 11 brand-new cards and gives Duelists the tools they need to Summon awesome engines of destruction designed to pulverize an opponent's monsters!

Machina Mayhem introduces the "Machina" series of Machine-Type monsters. "Machina" monsters specialize in Special Summoning other "Machina" monsters, and then equip themselves to each other to assemble bigger and stronger machines! And as a special bonus, Machina Mayhem also includes The Big Saturn from the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga, one of the biggest Machines to ever appear in a Yu-Gi-Oh! manga series.

This 40-card Deck (including one Ultra Rare and two Super Rare foil cards) is now available at hobby and retail stores nationwide for an approximate retail price of $9.99.

Structure Decks like Machina Mayhem are perfect for Duelists who know the basic rules, but are looking for a launching point to build a competitive Deck for tournament use. Machina Mayhem has everything a Duelist needs, including Deck, full rulebook, deluxe Game Mat, and Dueling Guide with tips on how to customize and power up the Deck even more.

For more information on Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, or the Machina Mayhem Structure Deck, please visit www.yugioh-card.com.

About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 22 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.

About Konami
Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. Konami's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. Konami is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 22 billion cards worldwide. 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 Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, and Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami can be found at www.konami.com.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's WC2010: Reverse of Arcadia Released
Posted Tuesday, 2/23/2010 by PPNSteve

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia for Nintendo DS Now Available in the USA..

Features brand new duelist calculator, improved Wi-Fi ranking, rating method and race game along with a new storyline and the earthbound immortal race.

February 23, 2010 - EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia for Nintendo DS™ is available in retail stores nationwide. A part of the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! card game franchise that spans from card games to broadcast TV, this video game takes on new story elements from the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's animated series on Cartoon Network and incorporates new gameplay, characters and feature sets. The result is a World Championship game that DS owners will find allows for enhanced dueling, more content and the deepest storyline to date.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia's new features bring together players like never before. There are more than 3,500 playable cards packed into the game for players to duel with including new cards from the Absolute Powerforce series. Players can jump into the story mode and duel with gamers from all around the world. Or jump right into Turbo Dueling mode and go to battle immediately with favorite characters joining 20 new ones players are provided with ample opportunities to meet, duel and interact throughout the game. Racing has enhanced mechanics and new obstacles for the D-Runner to keep the dueling fun. Also new to the franchise is the in game Duelist Calculator that enables players to quickly calculate Life Points, judge dice and coins while battling opponents.

With the new Wi-Fi rating system, there are even more elements to keep the game fun and allow for maximum replay ability! Not only will the rating elevate and decline due to the outcome of the games, but when the rating gets to be a certain level, gamers will have to fulfill some conditions in order to move the rating further. There are various rating points that players can obtain as they progress further in the game, so the more gamers play, the stronger they will get!

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia's story continues the thread from the animated series revolving around the return of the Dark Signers. As they are revived from the Underworld and continue their plan to destroy New Domino City, Satellite and the rest of the world, it is up to the player and familiar characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's series to stop them before total destruction mounts.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia for Nintendo DS™ is rated E10+ by the ESRB and is available in retail stores nationwide for the SRP of $29.99. The game is packaged with three exclusive trading cards as well. For more information and screenshots, please visit www.konami.com/yugioh

About Konami
Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties. Konami's titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution 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 Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami can be found at www.konami.com.

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Yugioh March 2010 OCG Banned List
Posted Tuesday, 2/16/2010 by PPNSteve

Yugioh March 2010 OCG Banned List!

We have the latest updated TCG ban/restricted list for March 2010. Below you can find the cards newly listed..

Restricted:

Chaos Sorcerer
Tragoedia
Necro Gardna
Necroface
Mezuki
Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner
Burial from a Different Dimension
Foolish Burial
Destiny Draw
Charge of the Light Brigade
Allure of Darkness
Mind Crush
Magical Explosion

Semi Restricted:

Honest
Cyber Dragon
Demise - King of Armageddon
Dandelion
Treeborn Frog
Black Whirlwind
United We Stand
Royal Decree
Royal Oppression
Skill Drain

Unrestricted:

Mask of Darkness
Smashing Ground

Stay tuned to YuGiOh! World for all the latest YuGiOh! updates.

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Shonen Jump Championship Visits Nashville
Posted Tuesday, 2/16/2010 by PPNSteve

Shonen Jump Championship Visits Nashville..

THE Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME SHONEN JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP HITS THE RIGHT NOTE IN THE MUSIC CITY OF NASHVILLE FEBRUARY 27 & 28, 2010

22 Billion Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards Sold Making it the World's Best Selling TRADING CARD GAME of All Time!

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - February 15, 2010 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE) will bring its number one hit - the world's best-selling trading card game - to Nashville with the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) SHONEN JUMP Championship on February 27 - 28. 2010, This is the second SHONEN JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP of the 2010 Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG competitive season.

KDE's SHONEN JUMP Championship in Nashville takes place February 27 & 28, 2010, at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center. The registration fee is $20.00, and each player will receive five Absolute Powerforce booster packs just for participating. The top three finalists from the SHONEN JUMP Championship will receive the highly sought-after "Dark End Dragon" SHONEN JUMP Championship Prize Card, as will two other finalists from bonus events held on Sunday.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME has sold more than 22 billion cards worldwide and the SHONEN JUMP Championships are the some of the most celebrated events that KDE holds each year. Those who cannot make this SHONEN JUMP Championship will be able to follow round-by-round coverage online at www.yugioh-card.com/en/events.

SHONEN JUMP Championship Nashville details:
The Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center SHONEN JUMP Championship will start promptly at 8:00 a.m. for registration with Round One beginning at 10:00 a.m. The top 16 finalists for the SHONEN JUMP Championship, along with the top Duelists of the Sunday Regional Qualifiers, earn invites to participate in their respective countries' 2010 National Championships.

The Nashville stop in the SHONEN JUMP Championship tour will offer exciting Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG side events for both Saturday and Sunday which include Win-A-Mat tournaments, Pegasus League: Deck Challenge events, and ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD! for all ages, and Dragon Duel tournaments for Duelists aged 12 and under. There will also be 2010 Regional Qualifier tournaments on Sunday.

SHONEN JUMP Championship prizes:

• 1st place - A "Dark End Dragon" SHONEN JUMP Championship Prize Card, Trophy, Paid travel and accommodations for the winner's 2010 National Championship (if underage, travel and accommodations for the winner and a guardian), a SHONEN JUMP Championship Top 16 Game Mat, an interview with www.shonenjump.com, and a one year subscription to SHONEN JUMP magazine.
• 2nd place - A "Dark End Dragon" SHONEN JUMP Championship Prize Card, 32 GB personal music player with docking station and speakers, a SHONEN JUMP Championship Top 16 Game Mat, and a one year subscription to SHONEN JUMP magazine.
• 3rd place - A "Dark End Dragon" SHONEN JUMP Championship Prize Card, videogame console with a copy of a Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers, a copy of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tagforce 4 videogame, a SHONEN JUMP Championship Top 16 Game Mat, and a one year subscription to SHONEN JUMP magazine.
• 4th place - A videogame console with a copy of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers, a copy of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tagforce 4 videogame, a SHONEN JUMP Championship Top 16 Game Mat, and a one year subscription to SHONEN JUMP magazine
• 5th - 8th place - A personal videogame console with a copy of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010 Reverse of Arcadia, a SHONEN JUMP Championship Top 16 Game Mat, and a one year subscription to SHONEN JUMP magazine.
• 9th - 16th place - A copy of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010 Reverse of Arcadia, a SHONEN JUMP Championship Top 16 Game Mat, and a one year subscription to SHONEN JUMP magazine.

For more information on Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME or the SHONEN JUMP Championship series, please visit www.yugioh-card.com.

About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 22 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful Monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.

About Konami
Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. Konami's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. Konami is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 22 billion cards worldwide. 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 Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, and Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami can be found at www.konami.com.

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Upper Deck Forced to Settle with Konami
Posted Wednesday, 2/3/2010 by PPNSteve

UPPER DECK FORCED TO SETTLE WITH KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AFTER ADMITTING TO COUNTERFEITING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME CARDS

The Upper Deck Company permanently barred from acting as an authorized distributor of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME

El Segundo, CA - February 3, 2010 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE) is pleased to announce that it has resolved its litigation against The Upper Deck Company (Upper Deck), KDE's former distributor of its immensely popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG). The lawsuit was settled to Konami's satisfaction following opening statements during the trial in Federal Court in Los Angeles (Ca, USA) on January 26, 2010.

"At this point, Upper Deck doesn't have a lot of Life Points. We're talking about behavior that, from a defense attorney's standpoint, I can't defend and I am not going to defend," noted attorney Richard Howell, of Rutan & Tucker, who represented The Upper Deck Company during the trial. "I'm here defending a counterfeiter. And now I have to deal with that issue."

"We are extremely pleased with the successful resolution of our case against Upper Deck," said Kazumi Kitaue, Chairman of KDE. "Konami's goal is and has been to protect Duelists from counterfeit Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG cards and to protect the integrity of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. This goal was achieved when Upper Deck was prohibited for eternity from distributing counterfeit Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG cards and from holding itself out as the authorized distributor of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG."

"This entire situation came as a huge shock to us. As a company that has based their entire business model on producing authentic entertainment and sports licensed products, Upper Deck went against their very core beliefs by counterfeiting Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Cards," commented KDE's Vice President of Card Business Yumi Hoashi. "It was very disheartening to learn that a trusted business partner would take these actions to dupe us and the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG community."

"As a leading company in this card industry, Upper Deck should have known more than well that counterfeit activities would irreparably harm the trust of Duelists and the integrity of the Yu-Gi-Oh! brand," said KDE's Hoashi. Upper Deck initially denied those charges and issued press releases announcing that any suggestion that Upper Deck would be involved in counterfeiting activity is "absurd."

Mr. Howell of Rutan & Tucker noted in the opening statement to the jury: "The behavior is still undeniably wrong. And I am in here, as counsel for the two defendants, asking you to hold my clients accountable for that behavior; asking you to hold my clients responsible for this conduct that there is no dispute, and there was no disputing even before this case started today, that it was wrong."

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Online Service Gets a Makeover
Posted Wednesday, 2/3/2010 by PPNSteve

Konami Revamps Its Popular Yu-Gi-Oh! Online Service for March 2010 Release

Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE Accelerates with the Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE DUEL ACCELERATOR which is due in March 2010!

El Segundo, CA - February 2, 2010 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc, (KDE) is pleased to announce a massive product upgrade for its ever-popular Yu-Gi-Oh!™ ONLINE game, with the advent of Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE DUEL ACCELERATOR which will be released for the PC in March 2010.

As KDE's Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE enters its fifth year, the publisher added a wealth of new elements, cards and systems for online Duelists. Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE DUEL ACCELERATOR provides exciting Duels with the latest characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's TV series, and will also feature old favorites such as Yugi, Kaiba, Jaden and Princeton.

Players are invited to create 3D avatars for use in the game, and KDE has enhanced the basic mechanics of online Dueling, too. The most Duelist-friendly change is that Duels will now be played at no cost. Players can buy BOOSTERPASS points to add new cards to their Decks, and these can be acquired by credit card or PayPal. In this new version of Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE, players will not only be able to trade cards with other players but also lend cards to their friends and Dueling team members.

Konami has opened free Beta trials of Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE DUEL ACCELERATOR now, which will continue until the end of February. It can be found at www.yugioh-online.net, and will run alongside the existing Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE DUEL EVOLUTION service, which will come to an end when Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE DUEL ACCELERATOR launches in March.

About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 22 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.

About Konami
Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. Konami's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. Konami is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 22 billion cards worldwide. 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 Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, and Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami can be found at www.konami.com.

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