Sega unveils the brand new Skies of Arcadia, Eternal Arcadia, raising fans’ hopes

Skies of Arcadia has been rebranded by Sega, raising fans’ hopes for some sort of revival.

New trademarks for beloved Dreamcast and GameCube RPGs — including the game’s original Japanese title Eternal Arcadia — were filed on January 16 and made public on January 24. The ultimate weapon reported.

The future of Skies of Arcadia as a series has long been dormant, as Sega abandoned plans for a PC port and a full sequel. But fans of the game have never completely given up hope – and Sega is currently busy reviving many of its other past franchises.

Skies of Arcadia was originally released on the Dreamcast in 2000 – making this year its 25th anniversary. Hey, it would be a good time to launch some sort of remaster or remake! Its enhanced GameCube port Skies of Arcadia: Legends was launched two years later.

Neither version of the game has sadly lived up to the ringer, but the colorful air pirate RPG has maintained a fan base ever since, and Sega has occasionally referenced the game in other titles – such as the hero Vyse who is a playable character in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.

Many of the game’s original development team are now scattered to the winds, but in 2020, Skies of Arcadia developer Kenji Hiruta made a push for Sega to bring back the RPG through a new entry.

Sega is currently going back to its roots to revive a number of classic franchises, including Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Fury Roads, Crazy Taxi, Virtua Fighter and Sonic Racing.

Here’s hoping this trademark doesn’t just lead to another Sonic Racing showdown.

last month, Eurogamer sat down with Sega president Shuji Utsumi to hear more of the company’s plansand how the company wants to get back to making “rock & roll” video games, compared to Nintendo’s “pop music.”