Photon Shockwave Blasts Into Stores November 15

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PHOTON SHOCKWAVE BLASTS INTO STORES NOVEMBER 15
El Segundo, CA (November 2, 2011) – Duelists across the country should keep an eye to the sky as the latest Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) booster set, Photon Shockwave prepares to come crashing onto stores shelves. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Konami) will unleash the incredible energy of this booster pack nationwide on November 15th. The electric Photon Shockwave gives Duelists 100 new ways to power up their existing Deck, or build an exciting, brand new one.
Duelist will want to brace for the impact as these new cards make their way into the Dueling world. Devastation will follow as the cosmic Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon is unveiled. Galaxy-Eyes has the power to grab any monster that it’s fighting, and send both of them to a distant galaxy! Among the set’s other hot cards, the tricky Rescue Rabbit will quickly become a Normal Monster’s best friend with its clever effects, and D-Boyz will boost-up some of the most popular theme Decks around, garnering respect and awe for any Duelist implementing their caustic moves.
There are plenty of cards in Photon Shockwave that will work in any Deck. Duelists who bought the Lost Sanctuary Structure Deck will be thrilled to find more than ten new LIGHT monsters, Spells, and Trap Cards to power up their LIGHT monsters. Fans of Generation Force, Hidden Arsenal 5: Steelswarm Invasion, and the Gates of the Underworld Structure Deck will also be glad to find all new cards that work together nicely with cards from any of those releases.
Photon Shockwave 100-card set includes (MSRP $3.99 per nine-card pack):
48 Common Cards
20 Rare Cards
14 Super Rare Cards
10 Ultra Rare Cards
8 Secret Rare Cards
Every Saturday morning, Duelists can watch the all-new Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL animated series as well as classic Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes on TheCW4Kids programming block, the leading Saturday morning kids broadcast network in the United States. Fans can also view their favorite Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes at www.CW4Kids.com. In Canada, Duelists can watch episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s every Friday and Saturday on YTV! For more information on Konami, the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME or specifics on the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Photon Shockwave, 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 25 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 25 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, 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.






