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| There is no planned continuation of the [[Chrono (series)|''Chrono'' series]]. In [[2001 in video gaming|2001]], [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]] revealed that the company's staff wanted to develop a new game and were discussing script ideas. Though Kato was interested in a new title, the project had not been [[greenlight]]ed.<ref name="chrono3discussion">{{cite web | author=Shahed Ahmed | date=2001-07-03 | title=New Chrono game in planning stages | url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/2782608.html | publisher=[[GameSpot]] | accessdaymonth=1 July | accessyear=2006}}</ref> Square then registered a trademark for ''[[Chrono Break]]'' in Japan and the United States, causing speculation concerning a new sequel. Nothing materialized, and the trademark was dropped in the US on [[November 13]], [[2003]], though it still stands in Japan.<ref name="sadtrademark">{{cite web | date=2003-11-13 | title=Latest Status Info | url=http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=76345716 | work=[http://tarr.uspto.gov/ Trademark Applications and Registration Retrieval] | accessdaymonth=1 July | accessyear=2006}}</ref><ref name="brake-trademark">{{cite web | date=2002-07-26 | title=Japanese Trademark and Patent Office | url=http://www.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/homepg_e.ipdl | accessdaymonth=24 July | accessyear=2006}} To find the Chrono Brake patent, search "Japanese Trademark Database" for "chronobrake". Click Index to find the result, and click the link.</ref> A 2001 exodus of Square employees to [[Monolith Soft]] may have caused the series's suspension.{{Syn|date=March 2008}} It is also possible that sales of ''Chrono Cross''—totaling 1.5 million—compared to performance of contemporary ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' games, each achieving over 5 million sales<ref name="square-sales" />—contributed to the hiatus.{{Syn|date=March 2008}} Hope continues for a new game, as Kato recently returned to work on ''[[Seiken Densetsu 4]]'' (''Dawn of Mana'') and ''[[Children of Mana]]''.<ref name="children-team">{{cite web | date=2005-10-03 | author=Bryan Boulette | title=Children of Mana Team Announced | url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q4-2005/100305a.html | publisher=[[RPGamer]] | accessdaymonth=24 July | accessyear=2006}}</ref> Mitsuda also expressed interest in scoring a new ''Chrono series'' game.<ref name="nsiderinterview" /> | | There is no planned continuation of the Chrono series. In 2001, [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]] revealed that the company's staff wanted to develop a new game and were discussing script ideas. Though Kato was interested in a new title, the project had not been greenlighted. Square then registered a trademark for [[Chrono Break]] (Chrono Brake in Japan) in the United States, causing speculation concerning a new sequel. Nothing materialized, and the trademark was dropped in the US on November 13, 2003, though it still stands in Japan. Hope continues for a new game, as Kato recently returned to work on [[wikipedia:Seiken Densetsu 4|Seiken Densetsu 4]] and [[wikipedia:Children of Mana|Children of Mana]]. Mitsuda also expressed interest in scoring a new Chrono series game. |
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