Klei Entertainment

Klei Entertainment Inc.
Type Private
Industry Computer and video game industry
Founded July 2005
Headquarters Vancouver, Canada
Key people Jamie Cheng and Jeffery Agala
Products Video games
Employees 11
Website http://www.kleientertainment.com

Klei Entertainment is an independent game development studio located in Vancouver that develops downloadable video games for the PC and Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade. Klei was formed in July 2005 by Jamie Cheng. They are best known for two of their original intellectual property games, Eets and Shank.

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History

Klei Entertainment was formed in July 2005 by Jamie Cheng.[1] It is based in Vancouver, Canada. Prior to the formation of Klei Cheng worked as an intern at THQ's Relic Entertainment studio, where he was a programmer.[1] As of October 2009 the company houses 11 employees.[2]

Their first title, Eets was first released March 27, 2006 for Microsoft Windows,[3] then for Mac OS X on December 9, 2010.[4][5] Between those two releases the game was ported to the Xbox 360 via the Xbox Live Arcade platform and released on April 25, 2007. Retitled Eets: Chowdown, this version featured 120 new levels and an action minigame called Marsho Madness.[6][7] The company also assisted with Slick Entertainment's N+, the Xbox Live Arcade port of the Adobe Flash game N.[8] In 2008 Klei developed Sugar Rush, a casual massively multiplayer online game.[9] They announced in late August 2010, that development had stopped and the game was canceled.[10] The company's fourth original title, Shank, was announced at Penny Arcade Expo 2009.[11] It was released on August 24, 2010 for the PlayStation 3, August 25, 2010 for the Xbox 360 and October 26, 2010 on for Microsoft Windows.[12]

Games

References

  1. ^ a b Wallis, Alistair (2006-09-29). "Road To The IGF: Klei Entertainment's Eets". Gamasutra. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=11058. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
  2. ^ Remo, Chris (2009-10-22). "Q&A: Klei Founder Cheng Discusses Shank, Animation, Repression". Gamasutra. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/25698/QA_Klei_Founder_Cheng_Discusses_Shank_Animation_Repression.php. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
  3. ^ "Eets on Steam". Steam. http://store.steampowered.com/app/6100/. 
  4. ^ Nelson, Randy (2010-12-09). "Eets unleashed on Mac, 75% off via Steam". Joystiq. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/09/eets-unleashed-on-mac-75-off-via-steam/. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 
  5. ^ "Eets: Hunger it's Emotional". Kruger Heavy Industries. http://www.krugerheavyindustries.com/. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 
  6. ^ Fahey, Mike (2007-04-23). "Another XBLA Double: Pinball and Eets". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/254551/another-xbla-double-pinball-and-eets. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 
  7. ^ "Eets: Chowdown - Xbox.com". xbox.com. http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Eets-Chowdown/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410825. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 
  8. ^ "Legend of Zelda remade in N+". Klei Entertainment. 2008-03-20. http://kleientertainment.com/n/legend-of-zelda-remade-in-n/. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
  9. ^ Greene, Maggie (2008-06-21). "Nexon's Sugar Rush Arena in Closed Beta". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5018568/nexons-sugar-rush-arena-in-closed-beta. Retrieved 2008-07-18. 
  10. ^ "Sugar Rush Free-to-Play online arena combat game". Klei Entertainment. http://kleientertainment.com/games/sugar-rush/. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
  11. ^ Tong, Sophia (2009-09-04). "Shank Hands-On". GameSpot. http://pax.gamespot.com/story/6216832/shank-hands-on. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
  12. ^ Cheng, Jamie (2010-03-04). "Klei signs with EA Partners for Shank". Klei Entertainment. http://shankgame.com/news/klei-signs-with-ea-partners-for-shank/. Retrieved 2010-12-07. 

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