Guilty Gear is back in Arc System's hands.

I know I'm not the only fighting game fan out there who craves a new Guilty Gear. Considering Darkstalkers has been relegated to doing nothing more than crossover appearances and compilation re-releases (feel free to prove me wrong on that, Capcom), Guilty Gear is pretty much the next best thing. Unfortunately, the property has been in licensing limbo for some time, thanks to Sammy owning the IP and the whole Sega/Sammy Holding merger.

Well, things just got a little less confusing. Arc System Works just filed a trademark for Guilty Gear - which means Sega/Sammy is no longer an issue. This is good news for a lot of us Guilty Gear fans, especially since this means Daisuke Ishiwatari's promises of a new Guilty Gear to come 'eventually' now has one less blockade in front of it.

I certainly look forward to the next true Guilty Gear sequel. Considering the naming convention has been Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear X and Guilty Gear XX - one can only assume that the next game will be hawt.

The Good Source: Siliconera