This was an idea we thought had some promise: bat the brimstone into goals that appear along the arena’s edge, while beating up some new and more durable enemy types. The little ice bricks would destroy your brimstone on impact, so you wanted to try to dribble around those. There was also a shot clock component, where you’d either lose your combo or die if it ran out before you could score your next goal.

The prototype felt decent, but it just wasn’t that fluid. It was while we were spit balling ideas for improvement that this mode took on a whole new life. Next week, we’ll finally show you what you can expect for the first Tilt to Live 2 expansion.

Today is Tilt to Live’s 4th birthday, and we’re celebrating with the long-awaited release of Tilt to Live 2 on Android! Now more people than ever can experience the magic of the laser mace, and the child-like wonder of the hungry shield. It plays on both Android mobile devices and tablets, and will run best on mid-to-high end devices made within the last few years. If you experience any technical issues, don’t hesitate to let us know.

Tilt to Live 2’s Android release is just around the corner, and we’re zeroing in on our favorite new gametype idea.

When Tilt to Live 2 was still in development, we considered doing a “Boss Gauntlet” mode for the first big update. You’d go through all of the Classic and Code Red bosses back-to-back, seeing how far you could make it with a single life. We were even going to create a new, bigger boss fight with the Dot King if you fought all the way to the end. The sketch above was one of my favorite background concepts.

Ultimately, we scrapped that idea in favor of creating a fresh experience, since you guys have been battling these bosses since November. We’ve started prototyping a different idea, and it’s showing a lot of promise so far.

Tilt to Live 2 will be available on Google Play February 24th, and will run best on more recent, mid-to-high-end devices. You can sign up for an email reminder here.

At the same time we’re putting that together, Alex and I are debating and prototyping a brand new gametype, coming to all platforms a little later. Our list of weapon and gametype ideas is the sum of almost four years of “hey, that’d be neat”, so now we just have to narrow it down and philosophize until we arrive at something we both get excited about. We’ve started by each bringing our top three gametype ideas to the table, and we’re narrowing that down to two.

I got engaged! And that means I don’t have to write a real blog post this week.

Hold on to your hat, get out your wallet, and put some pants on. Was your wallet in your pants? Okay then, now get out the wallet.

Every single game & IAP in our back catalog has been slashed to 99 cents for a very limited time! This includes:

• The original Tilt to Live
• Tilt to Live HD‘s full version IAP
• All Outwitters teams, maps, & game list upgrades

We tried to slash the price on Tilt to Live 2, but our money-knife exploded into hundreds of pieces upon striking its titanium hide. You’ll have to settle for everything else we’ve ever worked on being ONLY 99¢.

Act now, these prices won’t last! Hnnngh… I can already feel the normal prices returning. I’ll hold them at bay as long as I can. Don’t worry about me! Go! Save your money! Hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggghhhhhhhh.

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Since the original Tilt to Live hit the App Store, we’ve had people requesting an Android version on a just-about-daily basis. Finally, thanks in large part to some new development tools we’ve adopted, Tilt to Live 2 is coming to Google Play on February 24th! That’s Tilt to Live’s 4th birthday, coincidentally. I’d like to thank Google for leaving the little green Android open to editing for advertising purposes, because this is just about the most fun I’ve had making an ad.

December was a nice change of pace. We got to spend some time exploring new game design tools and playing with some non-Tilt-to-Live game ideas. But 2014 has arrived, and we’re back on track with some pretty ambitious timetables for Tilt to Live 2.

Alex is venturing into the unknown, attempting to get the game running on a few Android devices over the next couple of weeks. It’s not a sure thing, we’re just dipping a toe to see how deep that rabbit hole goes.

We’ve also narrowed down ideas for Tilt to Live 2’s new mystery gametype, which I’m working on character and arena concepts for while Alex is occupied. We’ll be jumping right into that once the Android tangent is wrapped up, one way or the other. Keep an eye on this blog to see how things are coming along, or sign up for our mailer to get an email reminder when we release something new.

876 million in Code Red… so that’s what that looks like. Check out some of his highscore tips on our forum.

What follows are the last of our Tilt to Live 2 promo codes. We hope you were one of the lucky people to redeem one! Check back soon for news on what’s in store for Tilt to Live in 2014. Happy New Year!