PsychoNova Games Studio
Welcome to PsychoNova, an independent freeware games studio run by mattk210 (Matthew Kwan), dedicated to bringing you unique, fun and most importantly, free, games. We were founded in 2007 by mattk210.
Although we have several game concepts that will be realised in the future, currently we only have 2 games in development. Sphoid will be an exploration-based action-adventure with a unique control scheme, and Inertia will be a high-adrenaline futuristic top-down racer. Demos are forthcoming.
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Updates
| 26 Feb 2008 | After some consideration, I am splitting my development efforts into Sphoid, and a new game, Intertia, set after the events of Sphoid. Hopefully this will allow me to actually bring some content to this site, as Inertia is a much shorter-term project. Also, Sphoid has been downscaled. |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Aquaria is a fantastic new independent game, in the vein of metroid. With open environments, upgrade collection and great art direction, I strongly suggest you check it out. Not only becuase it's a sublime game, but because it has a lot in common with my vision for my game, Sphoid. I will definitely be learning from this game as I develop my own. |
| 28 Dec 2007 | You can now try demo v0.06. Enemies are finally implemented, so the game can actually be considered a game, and I've added music and sound effects. Sources are on the Sphoid page. |
| 4 Oct 2007 | demo v0.05 is out, with a very cool line-of-sight system. There may (probably will) be bugs in it, so don't hesitate to contact me if you notice anything odd, preferably with a screenshot (printscreen key on your keyboard). |
| 7 Sept 2007 | demo v0.04 is ready. The most noticeable feature is the inclusion of graphics in the rooms, but really, I haven't added much. |
| 19 June 2007 | I had been working on a new collision system for Sphoid for months, and every problem I solved resulted in more problems. After a long time, I gave up, and I have nothing to show for my efforts. It'll be a while till the next version then... |
| 6 May 2007 | build demo v0.03 out... check out the sphoid page. |
| 22 Apr 2007 | build demo v0.02 is on the sphoid page. While there's still nothing to do, the movement engine is far more polished and I've added a tile-based system and a room loading system. |
| 21 Apr 2007 | Switched to yet another server, 110mb.com. looks like this time it's for good. |
| 7 Mar 2007 | This website was stagnating, so I put in an early build demo of Sphoid. Don't expect much... |
| 11 Feb 2007 | Links section and content section added. website is finished (for now). |
| 10 Feb 2007 | Sphoid section added. |
| 9 Feb 2007 | Website is up and running with a swanky header and layout. Nothing much is accessible yet; come back later. |