Take Your Best Stab at Revenge on PlayStation Network on August 24
and Xbox Live Arcade on August 25
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug 24, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and award-winning independent
development studio Klei Entertainment announced that the highly
anticipated downloadable 2D action game Shank, will be available
for download on PlayStation(R)Network beginning today, August 24 and on
Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade on August 25. With its blend of classic side-scrolling
action gameplay and stylized animation set against a modern-Western
canvas, Shank tells a bloody story of revenge, penned by
award-winning game writer Marianne Krawczyk.
"Our goal with Shank was to create a game that pays homage to the
classic 2D brawler, while seeing how far we could push it by melding it
with our own pulp-fiction influences," said Jamie Cheng, CEO of Klei
Entertainment. "At the end of a long road that began as an indie dream
in 2009, we've finally shipped a visually striking, cinematic brawler."
"With Shank, Jamie Cheng, Jeff Agala, and the team at Klei
Entertainment have delivered the game analog of the black comedy
symphony of violence dominating today's indie film circuit," said Jamil
Moledina, Outreach Director at EA Partners. "This exquisitely bloody
game conjures memories of the best arcade brawlers of the late 1980s,
while delivering the production values and pitch perfect controls of a
modern high definition blockbuster masterpiece."
Shank tells a classic story of gangland betrayal through a
violent, pulp-fiction lens. Gamers play as Shank, getting their hands
bloody as they uncover the secrets of Shank's past and the reasons he is
hell-bent on revenge. With a deep and intuitive combat system, players
unleash a tremendous number of creative combinations as they take down
waves of enemies standing in their path. Shank also features a
special co-operative campaign, designed to be played with a friend
locally, which tells the backstory of the revenge plot. This prequel
mission allows players to play as Shank or his partner-in-crime Falcone,
with deadly double-team moves and gameplay that encourages teamwork.
Shank is one of the most highly anticipated downloadable game
releases of this summer, having been nominated for Excellence in Visual
Arts by the Independent Games Festival, as well as multiple "Best of E3"
awards, including "Best Action Game" from IGN.com and "Best Downloadable
Game" from GameTrailers.com. Shank is available for download now
on the PlayStation Network for $14.99, and August 25, 2010 on Xbox LIVE
Arcade for 1200 Microsoft Points. Shank is rated "M" for mature
by the ESRB. For more information on Shank, please visit www.shankgame.com
and follow the development team at www.twitter.com/klei
and at www.facebook.com/shankgame.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM
and POGOTM. In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of
$3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units.
EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can
be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
About Klei Entertainment
Founded in 2005, Klei Entertainment is an award-winning game development
studio based in Vancouver, British Columbia with both the technical and
creative capabilities to create original and lasting properties on all
platforms. Klei combines world-class talent and passion to craft great
games with memorable characters that appeal to a wide range of
audiences. It has developed and published games for the PC,
PlayStation(R)Network and Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade. To learn more about the Klei
team and its latest projects, visit www.kleientertainment.com.
SHANK is a trademark of Klei Entertainment Inc., used under license. EA,
EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.
"PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc. Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of
companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts
Lisa Chan, 650-628-2748
Sr. Publicist
lisachan@ea.com
or
Andrew Wong, 650-628-2781
Sr. PR Manager
awong@ea.com
or
47 Communications
For Electronic Arts
Laura Weir, 310-658-1200
shank@fortyseven.com
or
High Road Communications
For Klei Entertainment
Darren Gladstone, 415-318-4210
dgladstone@highroad.com
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