We’ve finished the Shank comic, and now we’re releasing it for free!

People have consistently asked us about making a comic, so we figured — what the heck — let’s just make one! Featuring art by Jeff Agala and Vangelis Christou, the Shank comic is a brief bridge between Shank 1 and 2. Part of the fun of being independent and owning our own properties is we can do whatever we want with it.

So, go ahead and download the digital version for free! You have 2 choices:

• Download the comic from ComiXology: if you have an iPad, Android, or Kindle Fire, I highly recommend using this option. Their app is beautiful and reading a comic on your mobile device is a dream.
• Download the full color 12 page comic PDF right here if you want to read it on your desktop.

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We couldn’t not do something for valentines, could we? Here’s a quick sketch from Jeff — you can grab the full size 1920×1080 image here.

Introducing the Cesar costume!

And the next costume for Shank 2 Survival Mode is Cesar, as he returns for an encore! Hit the jump to view his stats and grab your wallpaper.

Cesar is the glass cannon of the crowd. Finesse and precision is key.

Hey everyone — we’re currently tracking an issue where, on some specific 360 storage devices, the fast moving portions of the game can’t quite keep up. This makes one sequence especially difficult as you’re getting chased by a boulder. We’re trying to reproduce the issue here, but to be perfectly clear, even if we had a patch done today, it would still take weeks for it to go through Microsoft approvals to actually go public. This is one of the curses of being an independent developer on consoles, but that discussion is for another day.

The best thing you can do to resolve this problem is to install Shank 2 onto a USB stick — a few users have reported that this resolves their problem completely. I’ve been racking my head trying to find more workarounds. One thing I’ve done is create a video to show you the exact jumps and timing so you can get through it without the textures. Another alternative is to press pause mid jump to allow the game to catch up. The chase lasts around 15 seconds if you can get through it, and is definitely the most problematic portion of the game.

Again, we apologize that this issue is occurring! Thanks so much for supporting our game, and I really appreciate the patience the community has shown. You guys rock.

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Introducing the Corina-Chops costume!

And the next costume for Shank 2 Survival Mode is Chops, a costume for the second playable character! Hit the jump to view her stats and grab your wallpaper.

Heal and revive your partner with her superior medic skills!

Introducing the Shank Lucha costume!

And the next costume for Shank 2 Survival Mode is Rex! Hit the jump to view his stats and grab your wallpaper.

Introducing the Shank Boogie costume!

Each costume has their own Survival Mode stat bonuses. Hit the jump to view his stats and grab your wallpaper size!

BOOM! Shank 2 Survival Mode has 16 different costumes, each with their own stat bonuses!

Check out the full image here, and learn about the Shank 2 Survival Mode in this narrated video.

• Online and local multiplayer (over Steam, Origin, Xbox LIVE and PSN)
• Unlock 16 different costumes, each with their own stat boosts
• Earn cash and purchase reinforcements (like the War Boar!)
• 3 unique locations to smash your enemies in

Holy crap, the game is launching next week: Feb 7 on PSN and PC, Feb 8 on XBLA!