SEGA Files A New Trademark for A Cult-Classic Dreamcast JRPG

SEGA has recently filed a new trademark application for Skies of Arcadia, sparking hopes of either a remaster or a remake of the game.

The trademark was filed on January 16 and was only published on January 24. Even if this is just a simple renewal of the trademark, fans of the game are hoping to hear of a remake or a remaster of the game because of what SEGA is currently doing with their older IPs.

SEGA released a video back in 2023 that revealed their plans for the future. Included in these plans were new Crazy Taxi, Streets of Rage, and Jet Set Radio games that were already in development. Trademarks for these games were filed in December of that year, too. However, the links are now broken when accessing them.

Virtual Fighter is another SEGA IP that’s receiving a lot of love recently. SEGA announced the development of Virtua Fighter 6 at The Game Awards 2024, since then they’ve released Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. which modernizes the 2006 game and adds a ton of features like rollback netcode and a number of balance updates.

Because SEGA is seemingly reviving its old IPs, seeing the new trademark application for Skies of Arcadia can easily be misinterpreted as a way for SEGA to tell its fans they still have plans for the game. But only the company knows for sure. Since there’s still no news from the developers, it’s best to take this trademark as just a renewal.

Skies of Arcadia is a Dreamcast JRPG released on October 2000 in Japan with the North American release following just a month later. This game has garnered praise from different sites with IGN giving it a 9.2 and Game Informer giving it a 9. It was one of the most loved games from that generation even having a chance to be a finalist for “Best Role-Playing Game” during GameSpot’s Best and Worst of 2000 Awards.