News: Psikyo

November 23, 2004, 10:03 AM

by brandon, via Psikyo -
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There's been much speculation as to the current status of shooting gods Psikyo. The company was a splinter group from Video System - they established themselves back in 1992, going on to develop such titles as Strikers 1945. Round about 2002 (the date is very unclear), Psikyo disappeared off the face of the earth, presumably going bankrupt, releasing a final G-Taste mahjong game right before dissolving. Then along comes X Nauts, with suspiciously Psikyo-ish qualities, publishing Chou Aniki Protein Densetsu being among these. After much confusion, it now appears as though Psikyo is an X Nauts division. It is unclear how this came to pass, but there are two main theories: One is that X-Nauts is simply Psikyo restructured, as much as Playmore is the new SNK. Another theory is that X-Nauts is a shell publishing company which re-formed Psikyo as a development unit. Either way, Psikyo is very clearly back, and currently partnered with Taito not only for work on the Type-X arcade board, but also for re-releases of the company's classic shooter titles. While the middle bits are vague, the end result is clear - Psikyo is alive and kicking.