A bit late updating on this one, as I’ve not been online much this week 😉 Anyhow…
Gamefront recently reported that Sega has trademarked the name “Shining Tears”, for a possible videogame product. It should be noted that in the past, companies have trademarked names and nothing has come of it, but with the knowledge that a game has been in development, and that the Shining Force trademark itself has recently been renewed (along with the news that THQ are to release a Shining Force game for the GBA in Europe/Australia – it is unknown at this time whether this is a new game or a port of the original), it seems possible this name could well be in preparation for the next installment of the Shining series!
Thanks to the various folks who emailed me with this news!