Graphics processing unit

GeForce 6600GT (NV43) GPU

A graphics processing unit or GPU (also occasionally called visual processing unit or VPU) is a dedicated graphics rendering device for a personal computer, workstation, or game console. Modern GPUs are very efficient at manipulating and displaying computer graphics, and their highly parallel structure makes them more effective than general-purpose CPUs for a range of complex algorithms. A GPU can sit on top of a video card, or it can be integrated directly into the motherboard. More than 90% of new desktop and notebook computers have integrated GPUs, which are usually far less powerful than those on a video card.

Graphics accelerators

• A GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a processor attached to a graphics card dedicated to calculating floating point operations and the like.
• A graphics accelerator incorporates custom microchips which contain special mathematical operations commonly used in graphics rendering. The efficiency of the microchips therefore determines the effectiveness of the graphics accelerator. They are mainly used for playing 3D games or high-end 3D rendering.
• A GPU implements a number of graphics primitive operations in a way that makes running them much faster than drawing directly to the screen with the host CPU. The most common operations for early 2D computer graphics include the BitBLT operation (combines several bitmap patterns using a RasterOp), usually in special hardware called a "blitter", and operations for drawing rectangles, triangles, circles, and arcs. Modern GPUs also have support for 3D computer graphics, and typically include digital video–related functions.

Tseng Labs ET4000/W32p

S3 Graphics ViRGE

3dfx Voodoo3

GPU companies

Many companies have produced GPUs under a number of brand names. In 2008, Intel, NVIDIA and AMD/ATI were the market share leaders, with 49.4%, 27.8% and 20.6% market share respectively. However, those numbers include Intel's very low-cost, less powerful integrated graphics solutions as GPUs. Discounting those numbers, NVIDIA and AMD control nearly 100% of the market. VIA Technologies/S3 Graphics and Matrox also produce GPUs.

PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 (PES 09)

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (abbreviated as PES 2009) is a football video game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series by Konami.

Gameplay

Gameplay has been changed for Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, with key additions to the Teamvision system, tactics change according to situation, off-the-ball fluency AI recognizing strategies that works accumulating data on an ongoing basis within Master League and League modes. Another new addition is the readjustments for ball movements. PES 2009 has new air resistance calculations for the trajectory of the ball. There are also new friction routines to affect ball movement in terms of ground conditions, backspin routines are calculated so that ball slows accordingly, and the bounce of the ball can be used more effectively: players can flick the ball up to tee a shot, or to lift it over a defender's trailing leg. If a player has the ability, they will be able to perform skillful turns. PES 2009 will also feature a new game mode called 'Become A Legend', much like EA Sports FIFA Series.

Licensed and Unlicensed Content

Leagues

The following leagues are fully licensed:

• Ligue 1
• Eredivisie

The following leagues are partially licensed:

• England League (Premier League) (2 clubs licensed, see below)
• Spanish League (La Liga) (11 clubs licensed, see below)
• Italian League (Lega Calcio Serie A TIM) (All clubs licensed, but the logo and name of the league are unlicensed)

Unlicensed clubs have real player names but use fake club names, badges and kits. These can be edited by the user.

However only the top tiers of Spanish, English, French, Dutch and Italian leagues are available in game.

Competitions

Konami has announced that they have obtained the rights to the UEFA Champions League for the next 4 years. Konami secured the exclusive rights to the UEFA Champions League for Pro Evolution Soccer 2009. Manchester United and Liverpool will be the licensed English clubs in PES 2009. Since the UEFA Champions League license does not include the rights to all the participating clubs and a number of licenses are held exclusively by EA Sports, not all Champions League clubs will be licensed in the game.

Club teams

The clubs from the Eredivisie, Ligue 1, Serie A and the following clubs will be fully licensed:

Boca Juniors River Plate Anderlecht Club Brugge Standard Liège Internacional Dinamo Zagreb Slavia Prague Brøndby Copenhagen Liverpool F.C. Manchester United F.C. HJK Helsinki AEK Athens Olympiacos Panathinaikos

Rosenborg S.L. Benfica F.C. Porto Sporting C.P. CFR Cluj Steaua Bucureşti Spartak Moscow Zenit St. Petersburg Celtic Rangers FK Crvena Zvezda Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid FC Barcelona Deportivo La Coruña RCD Espanyol

RCD Mallorca Racing de Santander Real Madrid C.F. Real Valladolid Sevilla FC Villarreal AIK Fotboll Hammarby IF IFK Göteborg FC Basel Beşiktaş J.K. Fenerbahçe S.K. Galatasaray S.K. Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk

National teams

Teams in bold newly licensed for PES 2009:

Africa Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Egypt Ghana Nigeria Senegal South Africa Tunisia Asia Australia China Iran Japan Saudi Arabia South Korea Thailand United Arab Emirates Europe Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Republic of Ireland Israel Italy

Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales South America Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay North America Canada Costa Rica Mexico USA

Generic Teams

There is also a separate league with 18 generic teams (Team A,Team B etc.), which can be edited fully, like in the previous game. This is thought to be due to the fact that Konami failed to get the rights to the German Bundesliga, and is usually made into the Bundesliga or another league of one's preference by patch makers. However, most people use this to put their edited players into playable teams from the start instead of having to play through Master League to purchase them or alternatively edit the existing non-generic teams. This feature does not appear in the PS2 version of the game.

Stadiums

The following stadiums are included in the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC versions:

#	Stadium	Real Name	Place	Country	Team
1	Konami Stadium	Fictional	Asia		None
2	Estádio da Luz		Europe		S.L. Benfica
3	Estádio do Dragão		Europe		F.C. Porto
4	Estádio José de Alvalade		Europe		Sporting C.P.
5	Santiago Bernabéu		Europe		Real Madrid C.F.
6	Camp Nou		Europe		FC Barcelona
7	Orange Arena	Amsterdam ArenA	Europe		AFC Ajax
8	Rogenbogen Platz	Allianz Arena	Europe		FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 München
9	Antlion Colosseum	El Monumental	South America		River Plate
10	Ville Marie Stadium	Fictional	Europe		None
11	Bristol Mary Stadium	Fictional	Europe		None
12	Mohamed Lewis Stadium	Fictional	Africa		None
13	Stockholm Arena	Råsunda	Europe		AIK and Sweden
14	San Siro	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza	Europe		A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano
15	Stadio Olimpico		Europe		Roma and Lazio
16	Stadio Olimpico di Torino		Europe		Juventus and Torino
17	Stade Louis II		Europe		AS Monaco
18	Stade de France		Europe		France
19	Wembley Stadium		Europe		England

Demo

A playable demo became available for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 2, 2008. Players are able to select from Manchester United, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Italy and France for a full five minute exhibition match with a multi-player option.

The demo also includes promotional videos detailing the new game's "Become a Legend" and online "Legends" modes, which see the player controlling just one player within a team and attempting to forge a career in football. Starting as a promising 17-year-old, players must force their way into the first team and produce a series of blistering performances which will ultimately result to a move to one of Europe's biggest sides. Or, on the flip side, poor performances can see a player struggling in the lower leagues and eventually being released.

Updates

Version 1.10

Patch version 1.10 was released as scheduled at 07:00 BST on October 23, 2008 to correct issues that have affected user save data in various modes of "Pro Evolution Soccer 2009" including the PS3 and PC versions.

Version 1.20

Patch version 1.20 was released on November 28, 2008. The patch updated kits and team rosters for four Spanish sides including Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Racing Santander and Valladolid - all being officially licensed. It also updated the kits and team rosters of many teams within the game to match those registered by teams at the close of the summer transfer window (August 31st 2008). The UEFA Champions League mode was also updated, with twelve more teams added to the club list, with proper UEFA Champions League kits and kit markings added. Amongst the teams fully updated within this mode are Marseille, Juventus, and Basel. The following new features added by this update file include "Replay Upload" and "Theatre of Legends" for Legends Mode, and a new "Download" feature in the "System Settings", used for updating various game data.

Version 1.30

Patch version 1.30 was released on the 17th February 2009, after the January Transfer window. The patch includes updated transfers, player statistics and over 200 new players.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Developer(s)	Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher(s)	Konami
Series	Pro Evolution Soccer
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Wii, Microsoft Windows, Mobile
Release date(s)	EU October 17, 2008 NA November 12, 2008
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Media	Blu-ray Disc, DVD, UMD, JAR (file format)
Input methods	Gamepad, Keyboard, XBox 360 Controller, SixAxis, DualShock 3, Wii Remote, Nunchuk