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Konami announces Galileo De Obaldia and Enzo Salviati as the YCS Rio de Janeiro Champion

GALILEO DE OBALDIA TOPS DUELISTS AT BRAZILIAN Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES AND DRAGON DUEL WINNER ENZO SALVIATI ALSO BRINGS HOME TROPHY IN RIO DE JANEIRO

 This Season Debuts New Prize Card and Game Mat

 El Segundo, Calif.  (November 15, 2016) – With Rio de Janeiro still bustling from the recent Olympic Games, the city happily hosted another competitive contest, this time with the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) coming to town to crown two winners. The Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series (YCS), presented by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI), drew hundreds of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Duelists to the premier-level event.  The Rio event proved to be a reason to shout “Carnival” for new YCS Rio de Janeiro Champion Galileo De Obaldia, and young... Read More

Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film’s US/Canada Premiere date has been changed to January 27

2nd English trailer released online for upcoming film

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of DimensionsScreenvision Media and 4K Media previously announced plans to premiere the Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions film in more than 500 theaters in the United States and Canada on January 20, 2017. A spokesperson for 4K Media has confirmed with ANN that the date has been changed to January 27 in both regions as a strategic decision, likely due to the US Presidential inauguration.... Read More

Konami Details Their November and December Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Products

DUELISTS GIVE THANKS FOR A BOUNTY OF NEW Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME PRODUCTS THIS WINTER

El Segundo, Calif. (November 10, 2016)  – Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) players have reason to be extra thankful this season when Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) releases three new products: Invasion: Vengeance, Destiny Soldiers and Invasion: Vengeance Special Edition. Duelists nationwide will reap the major benefits of these booster sets as they head toward winter tournaments.... Read More

YCS Rio Opens the Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES South American Season

FIRST SOUTH AMERICAN Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OF THE NEW DUELING SEASON TO BE HELD IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

 Top Three Finishers will Receive New Exclusive Prize Card – Number 93: Utopia Kaiser

Weekend’s Events Include Dragon Duel Tournament for Younger Players

 El Segundo, Calif. (November 7, 2016) – Though the Olympic flame has been extinguished in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, competitors of a different kind will head there next month when Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) launches the new South American Dueling season for its premier-level Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) November 12-13. This ultra-competitive weekend-long tournament gives hundreds of Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Duelists throughout Brazil and South America their first chance of the season to compete with their peers and show off their Deck-building skills and strategies.... Read More

Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS Coming to Cinemas in the UK and Ireland Feb 1st

MANGA ENTERTAINMENT TEAMS UP WITH 4K MEDIA TO BRING “Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS” TO CINEMAS IN THE UK AND IRELAND

Film to be Distributed Exclusively by Manga Entertainment with February 1st Opening

Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONSLondon, UK – October 27th, 2016 – Manga Entertainment, a national distributor of Japanese animation in the UK, has formed an alliance with 4K Media to distribute the highly anticipated Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS movie to over 120 cinemas across the UK and Ireland. The feature film will be released on February 1st, 2017 and run as a limited-time theatrical engagement.... Read More

Konami Announces the upcoming Ultimate Duelist Series San Salvador

KONAMI BRINGS ITS ULTIMATE DUELIST SERIES INVITATIONAL TO SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR

Weekend Also Includes Many Fun Events For All Duelists

 El Segundo, Calif. (October 25, 2016) – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) is bringing its premier-level Ultimate Duelist Series (UDS) Invitational Central America 2016 for the ever-popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) to San Salvador, El Salvador November 5-6.  Giving players the opportunity to play competitively year-round, the UDS Invitational is another premier event in KONAMI’s extensive Organized Play program. Duelists across the Americas will venture to San Salvador for this two-day event to compete for the title of The Ultimate Duelist, earn exclusive prizes, and spend the weekend Dueling, trading, and hanging out with other Yu-Gi-Oh! fans.Ultimate Duelist Series logo... Read More

Yu-Gi-Oh! International Expansion Continues as 4K Media Signs New Licensing Partners

Yu-Gi-Oh! INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION CONTINUES AS 4K MEDIA SIGNS NEW LICENSING PARTNERS SAKAMI MERCHANDISE AND P.&R. PERMISSIONS & RIGHTS LTD./PRAVA I PREVODI

NEW YORK – October 25, 2016 4K Media Inc., the Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. subsidiary that manages the licensing and marketing of the Yu-Gi-Oh! brand, continues to expand the property’s licensed product lines through additional licensing partnerships with P. & R. Permissions & Rights Ltd./Prava i prevodi and Sakami Merchandise that will roll out new Yu-Gi-Oh! consumer products across Europe beginning in Q4 2016. GX_logo... Read More

Konami’s 4K Media Broadens the Reach of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise in Canada and Portugal

Portuguese Children’s Channel SIC-K and Corus Entertainment’s TELETOON in Canada Broaden Reach of Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise

CANNES, FRANCE – October 19, 2016 – 4K Media Inc., the Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. subsidiary that manages the licensing and marketing of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise brand outside of Asia, announced that existing partner SIC-K in Portugal will expand its Yu-Gi-Oh! programming with the pickup of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Seasons 2 and 3 and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Seasons 1 and 2. As well, Canada’s top kids’ network TELETOON has begun broadcasting Season 2 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, airing Fridays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.... Read More