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Shank 2 Sticks It To Players On Feb 7

3:45AM January 20, 2012 | Mike Fahey

Shank 2, the sequel to Klei Entertainment’s stylish 2D pulp fiction beat-em-up, gets the drop on the PlayStation Network and PC on February 7, with the Xbox Live Arcade version lagging a day behind.

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They Believed In Their Game Enough To Go Homeless, But It Didn’t Come To That

2:00AM September 30, 2011 | Russ Frushtick

“We literally put our mortgages to it…It was a big deal. It needed to be good.” The future of Klei Entertainment rested on the success of Shank, this year’s side-scrolling beat-em-up. The indie developer had seen moderate success in the past with games like N+, but Shank was another beast entirely. More »

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Bring A Friend For Shank 2′s Brand Of Shooting And Slicing

8:20AM September 28, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Last year’s side-scrolling slice ‘em up Shank is getting a sequel, EA and Klei Entertainment announced today. They’re calling it Shank 2 and it’s coming to PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and PC early next year. More »

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Shank’s Cinematics Problems Blamed On Old 360s

11:40AM August 27, 2010 | Owen Good

Shank, the side-scrolling beat-and-slash-em-up out this week, runs like a dream on the PS3 but is having some stuttering issues with its cinematics on the Xbox 360. The game’s developer says older models of that console are the problem. More »

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Get Shanked Next Month

6:51AM July 21, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Klei Entertainment’s side-scrolling action game Shank will hit the PlayStation Network on August 24 for $US14.99, with an Xbox Live Arcade release on August 25, priced at 1200 Microsoft points. Are you ready to get Shanked?

Shank Hands-On: A Long Chain Of (Dead) Fools

5:30AM June 17, 2010 | Owen Good

First I shanked the guy, then I shot him, then I stuffed a grenade down his throat and punched him in the face, then it exploded, and then he died. More »

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God Of War Writer Gets Shanked

3:20AM May 14, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Marianne Krawczyk, best known for bringing Kratos to life as the writer of God of War, is lending her talents to a different kind of hero in Klei Entertainment’s Shank. More »

Let’s Shank Again, Like I Did Last Summer

4:30AM March 29, 2010 | Mike Fahey

When last I left Shank, it was PAX West 2009. Six months later I got my hands on a whole new, platform-heavy level and word from Klei Entertainment’s Jamie Cheng on quality versus quantity. More »

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Mile Marker 14: Shank

3:20AM February 26, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We’re playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace – and so we can judge them. Today, Shank. More »

Shank Preview: The Beat-Em Up Reloaded

5:30AM September 7, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Klei Entertainment takes on the side-scrolling beat-em up with Shank, managing to create something fresh and compelling from a genre that’s grown old and stale. More »