Skies of Arcadia has been given a fresh trademark by Sega, raising fan hopes for some kind of revival. Fresh trademarks for the beloved Dreamcast and GameCube RPG - including for the game's original Japanese title Eternal Arcadia - were filed on 16th January and made public on 24th January, Final Weapon reported. The future of Skies of Arcadia as a series has long been dormant, after Sega ditched plans for a PC port and a full-blown sequel.
But fans of the game have never quite given up hope - and Sega is currently busy reviving many of its other past franchises. Skies of Arcadia was originally released on Dreamcast back in 2000 - making this year its 25th anniversary. Hey, that would be a good time to launch some kind of remaster or remake! Its enhanced GameCube port Skies of Arcadia: Legends launched two years later.
Neither of the game's releases sadly set tills ringing, but the colourful air pirate RPG has maintained a core fanbase ever since, and Sega has occaisonally referenced the game in other titles - such as hero Vyse being a playable character in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed . Many of the game's original development team have now been scattered to the winds but, back in 2020, Skies of Arcadia developer Kenji Hiruta made a push for Sega to bring back the RPG via a fresh entry . Sega is currently going back to its roots to revive a swathe of classic franchises, including Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Crazy Taxi , Virtua Fighter and Soni.
