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Sega presents its Japanese trademark for Sky of Arcadia and Eternal Arcadia, raising hopes for a revival or remake of the classic RPG.
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Skies of Arcadia was released for the Dreamcast and later the Gamecube in 2000, and became a popular title due to its limited availability.
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With revivals and new projects coming to a close, Sega's potential revival of Sky of Arcadia adds to the excitement for fans of the classic RPG.
Sega seems ready to join the long-running franchise. Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio have both been confirmed to be online, an open-world reboot, and a new Virtua Fighter game revealed at last month's Game Awards, Shinobi, Golden Axe, and Age of Rage. A few weeks ago, Dolphin Ecco's trademark was discovered.
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Sega is launching a service that rewards you for signing up and playing games.
The first is the Kiru suit for Mashima from Yakuza, the pirates of Hawaii.
But it looks like they're not satisfied there, as another new trademark has been discovered in Japan, this time for Arcadia's beloved JRPG Sky.
Sky of Arcadia and Eternal Arcadia trademarks filed in Japan
First reported by Gematsu, Sega has filed trademarks for Sky of Arcadia and its Japanese title Eternal Arcadia. Both trademarks were first filed on January 16th and made available to the public on January 24th.
It would be a big surprise if Sega didn't reboot, remake, or remaster Sky of Arcadia.
The RPG was first released for the Sega Dreamcast in October 2000 before coming to the Nintendo Gamecube depending on the region in late 2002/early 2003. Since then, the game has been locked to these two platforms and has never been released again.
Stuck in the early 2000s, copies of games were very expensive on online marketplaces like eBay. The complete GameCube version of the game starts at $175 on online marketplaces, while the Dreamcast version costs around $200.
Skies of Arcadia is considered one of the best RPGs of the era, and the Dreamcast version scores a 93 on Metacritic, so any kind of re-release would be very welcome.
With the revival, Sega continues to output regular entries into the Like A Like Franchise and appears to be calling it a “super game”, with the job listing being described as a “massive, open-world, mass multiplayer game.” Sega fans It's a good time to be.
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