Klei Entertainment have been proudly showing off their third game title SHANK at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, WA and with good reason. The small independent studio based in Vancouver, BC is developing and publishing their new IP all on their own. “It’s a difficult process,” says Klei founder Jamie Cheng who self-funded Klei by selling his shares from THQ and borrowing $10,000 from his brother. “But this way we get to do what we want, so if we want to add more blood… we add more blood," continues Jamie.

“This is the first time that we didn’t have to put in a long few nights of overtime to demo a game at a convention,” said Jamie about bring SHANK to the Penny Arcade Expo. And it’s obvious when you play the game that it feels very fluid and polished. The trailer (below) is pretty much what you play, right through to you either defeat or get defeated by the level’s boss.

When asked if the game would be coming to the Xbox LIVE Arcade, Jamie said that it could happen “We submitted the game very early on to the guys over at Microsoft to look,” as we noticed the Xbox 360 controllers being used by the PAX attendees at Klei Entertainment’s booth. We definitely hope it makes its way to the XBLA, but at this time there is no official confirmation

This over-the-top action/adventure, built with amazing control, great animation, and an immersive environment, is a 2D side-scroller featuring guns, knives, chainsaws and lots of bloody violent goodness!

If you want to know more about the game, check out www.shankgame.com