You sure are looking Shifty…

You guys hankering for some more SHIFT action?

Well first, let me get a few other discussion points out in the open as well…

First, what the heck happened to The Greater Good? Didn’t I say it was almost done? Didn’t I release a level editor? Where did it go!?
Well as it turns out, the game has been compeltely overhauled. The gameplay remains the same, the levels still all work form the editor, but it’s now no longer based on sacrificing cult members.
Stifle your groans, minions! I’m not here to dissapoint. Whats more fun than killing faceless cult members? You guessed it - killing cute little animals with big round eyes and loveable appearances.
How loveable you say? Well the artwork for them is being supplied by Mr Michael Swain, who you may know from such smash hits as the Mastermind series and the blockhead series.
So expect big things in the next few days.

Aww how cute...how disposable.

Second Tidbit is another, smaller game I’m working on with Dim of the Super Flash Bros, a side crolling shooter based underwater. The style of the graphics is super snazzy, and sadly this game had been pushed backcause of the revamping of the greater good for the IGF, so poor
Dim has done a tonne of the artwork for it, but while I have the engine running smoothly, it will take a bit more time before completion. But keep your eyes peeled, this ones going to be lots of fun.

TentaDrill!

Third on the agenda is my return to my favourite game series, SHIFT. Shift 4 is going to be another step forward for the SHIFT series. I’ve tried to build on each one in succession to add more depth to gameplay for you crazy cats, and this one will be no different.

The idea I’ve been toying with is an experimental multi character approach. DId anyone ever play that one game Scoregamites? During the making of it I had tonnes of ideas for a more enclosed game like shift using a similar concept, but without the repitition represented by scoregamites.
I’ll also be incorperating tonnes of Armor games members levels into this version, which is always fun.
And here, for your viewing pleasure, is a neat little promotional poster mocked up by Chris Ignatov, with the clever little logo by Matte Bell. I have big things in store for you Armor peeps.

98 Comments so far

  1. Daniel on October 27th, 2008

    Bring on the cute fuzzy animals! I can’t wait to play the new version of the game.

    Shift-4 also looks amazing as well!

  2. TheNiceDuck on October 27th, 2008

    Tony finally gave us a sign! :D

  3. AzzaBee on October 27th, 2008

    *drools*

    Wowsers! Shift 4 in it angular deliciousness!

  4. molkman on October 27th, 2008

    I love the new style with the fuzzy animals, that’ll be great fun and the underwater game also looks smooth and promising.

  5. John on October 27th, 2008

    I noticed that gold has been replaced by the “Acorn” currency. Given the current economic problems and large numbers of acorns available outside the normal market, I would imagine fraud would be rampant from acorn farms.

  6. TheNiceDuck on October 27th, 2008

    You want chocolate or something instead? :S

  7. Crystal_Lucario on October 27th, 2008

    @ For The Greater Good: Interesting choice… might be cooler then killing teh cult, maybe cult could have a surprise extra appearence…?
    @ Underwater game: Looks Fun
    @ SHIFT 4: FINALLY! YES!

  8. PlatypusMan on October 27th, 2008

    I can’t wait for Shift 4! Its gonna rock.

  9. Chris Andersen on October 28th, 2008

    I LOVE the new shift 4 logo.. very clever!

  10. Blindsorrow5 on October 29th, 2008

    I’m pumped for The Greater Good.

    I’m guessing all those games will rock. :)

  11. Crystal_Lucario on October 29th, 2008

    Cmon! Let us kill some animals!!!1!!!111!!!!1!1

  12. TheNiceDuck on October 29th, 2008

    Poor little puppies.. Will get killed soon.

  13. Thomas H Madsen on October 30th, 2008

    Hiya! I see you added our pack for Shift 3! We are so glad to see that you added the Shift 2 Level Pack by Grey Games. Really mate, thanks a thousand for doing so. I would like to talk to you in person, if thats alright? I dont know if you can see my mail which I wrote here as a requirement but I’m going to add it here:

    Thomashalborgmadsen@hotmail.com

    Thats the mail for me, the other guy I cant give just like that, he would be pissed if I release this on the WWW just like so.

    Looking forward talking to you; Armor Games or who it is! :D.

    Bye!

  14. Rob on October 30th, 2008

    The Shift series has been great. Clever idea, and a lot of fun too.

  15. nicoxer_pikachu on October 31st, 2008

    what play this????
    ????

  16. mr. unown on October 31st, 2008

    looks cool

  17. carlos on October 31st, 2008

    :D:D:D:D this need this!

  18. COCO on October 31st, 2008

    i like the ma and pa part

  19. Jokar on November 1st, 2008

    Please make the character of shift 4 Fancy pants…. please everyone on kongregate wants it… so please listen… bye

  20. Haros on November 1st, 2008

    i want to play it!:)

  21. Ruby on November 1st, 2008

    Diehard Shift fan…Can hardly wait for #4! :-)

  22. randomer on November 1st, 2008

    You mean will get killed the moment they appear?
    Those gameses sound FUN xD

  23. mitch on November 1st, 2008

    I LOVE SHIFT GAMES
    PLEASE MAKE MORE!!!

  24. XLzob on November 1st, 2008

    i cant wait for shift 4 to come out

  25. scott on November 1st, 2008

    i cant wait for the shifty goodness. cc is beginning to piss me off but earning every in game badge is still fun. for a fourth character why dont you give us the cat you promised a picture of. but seriously, the game is so cool i cant even think of improvements(and i spend my spare time contemplating stupid things like that).

  26. Hedeyasu on November 2nd, 2008

    poor puppies but i think this game is so stupid how could anyone play this is so horibble

  27. warren on November 2nd, 2008

    where do i play the original Greater Good

  28. Becky on November 2nd, 2008

    ZOMG i can’t wait for shift 4 to come out i loved the 3rd one i was soooo excited when it came out…i always love a challange

  29. Kiman (yea kielzanie on November 2nd, 2008

    Cant wait for the shift game. that looks amazing
    not too excited for the other games…
    still, CANT WAIT TILL DARK 3 COMES OUT!!!!!

  30. TheNiceDuck on November 3rd, 2008

    Everybody loves the shift series!

  31. asd on November 3rd, 2008

    Great game, good job

  32. Crystal_Lucario on November 4th, 2008

    Can’t wait for Shift. Love SeppuKuties great job!

    @Hedeyasu: It is a game its just for fun if it offends you don’t play it… ~~~

  33. Stormwolf on November 4th, 2008

    CANT WAIT TILL SHIFT 4!!!!!

  34. Teddy on November 5th, 2008

    add my amazing level! (tested and beatable) its hard tho =P ive never done that game but do you mean each charter will have a abilty? if so thats cool =P anyway heres my code PS get a better save/load way..also if you make this somehow multiplayer (or online multiplayer) that would be awesome =D

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  35. Joey on November 6th, 2008

    I can’t wait to see what you do for SHIFT 4! I love the “Ma,” “Pa,” and “Son” thing. Are you going to make all three characters playable this time? With different endings for each character, or different jump distances or different speeds or something? That’d be so awesome! Anyways, I love the SHIFT series, so I hope you complete it quickly! [Though quality is allways better than quickness.] I less than three you!

  36. Hypo on November 7th, 2008

    Not sure if you’ve been keeping up with Kongregate, but they went crazy with the, “I played that whole game for Mel Gibson?? That’s dumb,” idea. Would it be possible for Gibson to make some kind of cameo in the 4th, or at least a Mad Max reference?
    Also, love the multi-character co-op idea. Could you consider including any of the following (certainly you’ve thought of most of these already) : “Countdown Blocks,” conveyor belts, a block which gates cannot move through and a Mario-esque “Thowmp” block of some kind?

    Oh, and the cc of course.

  37. Ally on November 11th, 2008

    :D
    I can’t wait for Shift four!

  38. luthus on November 13th, 2008

    HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cant subit my games !! whats a swf file and all that junk? Please help me i want to post my game

  39. zac on November 16th, 2008

    dud! i got an idea for hift4..im the biggest fan….in shift 3 the end it shows ma pa and the son slot is empty?… well end 4 like that but the 4th space will be blank….the character asks the ringleader guy who thats for and he say usw both and th board collapses =)))))

  40. Paul on November 20th, 2008

    It should be one paper with code which opens first door and at the opening should be the next paper.

  41. ????? on November 24th, 2008

    MAKE SHIFT 4(please?)!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  42. sam on November 25th, 2008

    gimmie shift 4 NOW i’ve beaten the others MAKE THIS ONE ACUALY HARD PLEASE

  43. manvir on November 25th, 2008

    sweet shift 4 is gonna be the best shif ever!

    ………..until shift 5…..or 6 ……0r 7….or 8…..or maybe 9………10?

  44. darkpie on November 28th, 2008

    cool cant wait

  45. FatalError13 on November 28th, 2008

    yo killin cute and fury animals sounds cool but not as cool as SHIFT 4 nice poster anyway u could giv us like a lvl from shift 4 to c wot its like

    Fatal, out

  46. Tatl33 on November 29th, 2008

    Cool! I can’t wait for the releasing of Shift 4!

  47. hiyi5 on November 29th, 2008

    Shift 4 - a dream come true!

  48. BIGGIE on November 30th, 2008

    GOOD SELECTION OF CHALLENGING LEVELS

  49. i thot it was shift heads on November 30th, 2008

    i thot it was shift heads not shift hmm i dont thing shift heads 4 has animals and i dont know the password to kill time and space for all that is good and good and good good good good of goodness persons (note to self remember that shift sucks and shift heads is better)

  50. tom on December 1st, 2008

    this game looks good and hard (thats good)

  51. John on December 8th, 2008

    woot shift 4!

  52. Dude77 on December 20th, 2008

    Is the game out? IS IT??

  53. Shift Heads? on December 28th, 2008

    Its SIFTHEADS. Shift is entirely different.

  54. NEEDY GAMER on December 30th, 2008

    *drools* YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY although that caracter is looking SHIFTY

  55. SHIFT4 or what? on December 31st, 2008

    So is shift 4 out right now if so WHERE IS IT?

  56. victor12 on January 1st, 2009

    shift4? yay!

  57. Cameron on January 2nd, 2009

    omg this is so awesome when this comes out im gonna play it ALL day!!!!

  58. victor12 on January 2nd, 2009

    when will be shift 4 ??????????

  59. Nulono on January 3rd, 2009

    When will Shift 4 be out‽

  60. zoldermoon on January 8th, 2009

    holy crap i love the new cover for shift 4 it is off the hook you all who come here should send this website to all your friends i can’t wait shift 3, 2, and 1 all rock i can’t wait rock on peeps

  61. kimahriffx on January 9th, 2009

    Those cute fuzzy animals are from Seppucuties

  62. lbend10 on January 10th, 2009

    I have level codes for SHIFT 4!

  63. naomi on February 3rd, 2009

    i can’t wait for shift 4

  64. MAKTHOOM on February 4th, 2009

    hurry sub mit it to the miniclip

  65. Aidan on February 4th, 2009

    BRING ON SHIFT 4!!!!!I PLAYED EVERY SINGLE OTHER ONE!!!!!!

  66. lolguy on February 6th, 2009

    is there an original version of the greater good thats already out? if so tell me the website
    OMG SHIFT FOUR!!!!!and the guy who had ideas for new blocks i like those put those in shift 4 PLZ!!!!!

  67. DasLokumDK on February 8th, 2009

    Hi Tony! Thanks for putting my level in the player packs of shift 3. Cant wait for shift 4 to come. Maybe you could make a “Shift World” where player can play each others levels and rate them. That would be awesome and bye the way, if you need some levels then i got a few cool ones XD

  68. victor12 on February 8th, 2009

    OMG!!!!! im waiting and waiting… I WANT SHIFT 4!!!!!

  69. Akitary08 on February 18th, 2009

    no wait longer

  70. DRKLNK on March 1st, 2009

    How much longer?

  71. sam on March 2nd, 2009

    cud u plz at least tell us wat month its coming out???

  72. blablablA on March 6th, 2009

    loVE iT

  73. naomi on March 14th, 2009

    I am soooooooooo exited.
    I think i am dearming

  74. max on March 15th, 2009

    SHIFT 4 WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  75. kool on March 19th, 2009

    i wonder what its like

  76. Blackfalcon on March 21st, 2009

    You should make a Shift logo that looks the same upside down! It wouldn’t be too hard and would look awesome! =D

    Bring on Shift 4!

  77. kurtis on March 26th, 2009

    could u give a date for shift4’s relise

  78. 10101010101gamer on March 28th, 2009

    SAY WAT!?!? seriously? cute cudly creatures will be the enimies? LOLZ

  79. shift4 now!!! on April 8th, 2009

    im soooooooo excited shift 4 is gonna come out. wat month is it gonna come out?

  80. sam on April 11th, 2009

    PLEAS PLEAS LET THE WAIGHTING STOP!!!!

  81. shift 3 error on April 28th, 2009

    I didn’t get the “Speedy 8 Minutes” achievement in Shift 3 when I earned it! Please help.

  82. SHIFT fan on April 28th, 2009

    Will Shift 4 have the “Wall of Death”(the wall of spikes) in the level editor?

  83. David R on April 28th, 2009

    Where is Shift 4?

  84. Andy215 on April 29th, 2009

    When do you release Shift 4?

  85. micah on April 30th, 2009

    shift 4 better have check points all iam sayin

  86. shift 4 now!! on May 3rd, 2009

    i wonder if it is gonna havre a spiky wall please let me know

  87. haha on May 4th, 2009

    is shift 4 gonna have son,ma and pa

  88. rainisekene11235349 on May 11th, 2009

    thats games saks

  89. hi dude on May 28th, 2009

    ive played shift 4.type in at the searchbar shift 4 armor games and it will show.it was out”tuesday 19 may.you will see SHIFT ARMORE GAMES

  90. blob blob blob blob on May 28th, 2009

    shift 4 is out now.it came out on tuesday 19 may

  91. 7Mario77 on July 30th, 2009

    YES!!!!!!!!!! IT’S HERE! i know the secret character……..Mel Gibson. :P

  92. drunkdonut123 on August 21st, 2009

    no

  93. Nyx7-| on September 9th, 2009

    SURE COOL!!
    i tell u all i complete all shift pack liao
    u all guys noe about shift 3?
    all medals got den got classic characther
    wen u enter it
    it will said ‘The CC is a Lie!!’
    n thr also got 1 cat pic
    tat cat pic is also a lie u all guys will noe

    how about shift 4?
    its fun
    all guys muz noe tis secret
    superious rocket thr
    dun enter it first
    u all shift on the ground
    go to tat blackspace
    thr got 1 trophy challenge
    only 2 min will be access
    HAV FUN!!

  94. Allae alghamdi on September 14th, 2009

    Hey there :3
    (i’m from saudi arabia so don’t ask about the name, K?)

    i loved your SHIFT game and i played too much and the button flyed away (i think he’s tired ‘.’)

    but the wrong with this game is ..
    when you press the SHIFT button 5 times you’v unlocked somthing on the computer and i meen your own computer not the game ><’

    so you’v better change the button!
    or say that to the begginer people so they may do something stupid and they can’t write again -.-’

    AND I MEEN IT !!!!!!!!!

    … please ? ..

  95. shift 4 can play all along on October 10th, 2009

    shift 4 secrets must be shown.NOW! please let me know wen u get all achievments.ok

  96. adil on October 11th, 2009

    @chinyoti
    i am also the victim of the Moto gp drivers in karachi i repainted my left door and again a Moto GP driver made scratches on it while rushing on stop signal and the right rear light was also broke by a Moto gp driver

  97. doughnut on drugs 1234 on October 29th, 2009

    wtf r u talking about
    wtf is moto gp

  98. doughnut on drugs 1234 on October 31st, 2009

    like thats gay

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