Great news, SEGA watchers! It appears that the mighty SEGA is applying for three trademarks, fuelling speculation that new titles could be joining Virtua Fighter 5, House of the Dead 4 and Afterburner on the next generation Lindbergh arcade system.

SEGA, it transpires, has applied for a renewal of the SEGA Rally trademark, specifically for arcade purposes. This news alone has been enough to whip us into a frenzy of desire, with a remake of the classic arcade rally franchise long overdue. It’s no secret that a new SEGA Rally game is hurtling towards PlayStation 2 next year – take a look at the Japanese website here.

This isn’t all, though: two other trademarks have been applied for: SEGA Formula Racer – it doesn’t take much working out what that could be – and Mystic Ocean. We’re wondering if Mystic Ocean could be a sequel to Mystic Defender, the Megadrive platform shoot ‘em up based on the Peacock King Kujakuo anime.

SEGA racing games for both track and road and a third Mystic mystery game? It’s all very exciting, isn’t it? We’ll bring you details as soon as any confirmation comes from the direction of Japan.