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Though dormant for over a decade, Power Stone remains one of the most memorable games Capcom has ever released. There may not be any definitive plans to bring back the series, but the game’s producer would love to see the quirky 3D brawler make a return–especially on Nintendo Switch.

In an interview with The Guardian, designer Hideaki Itsuno broke down how Power Stone came into existence. By assembling arcade and console developers for a project way outside Capcom’s usual wheelhouse, the Dreamcast brawler aimed to be “something that would be well received by players other than just hardcore fighting fans,” according to Itsuno. It seems to have worked, as Power Stone producer Takeshi Tezuka reports “still get[ting] messages from fans” about the much-loved series.

Tezuka says some of these messages come in the form requests for him to bring Power Stone back. “People tweet requests to me to make another Power Stone, which I’d love to do if I got the chance,” Tezuka told the Guardian. “It would be a particularly great fit for the Nintendo Switch.”

Power Stone debuted in 1999 for arcades and the Sega Dreamcast. The game made such a splash for Capcom that an anime adaptation was approved and aired from April to September of 1999. About a year and a half later, the sequel, Power Stone 2, made its way to the same platforms. Six years later, in October/November 2006, the PlayStation Portable saw the Power Stone Collection, a two-pack featuring ports of both Power Stone titles.

In our Power Stone review, we said, “All in all, Power Stone is a very fun and unconventional fighter. However, the excitement is short lived.”

In our Power Stone 2 review, we said, “Fans of the original Power Stone will be pleased with the similar, yet definitely enhanced feel of Power Stone 2. As a four-player game, it’s definitely one of the wildest fighters to come to the Dreamcast.”

Ben Irving, the lead producer on BioWare’s action-RPG Anthem, has announced he’s leaving the company. In a statement on Twitter, Irving said that he has accepted a position with another company and that the game still has a “bright future” under current leadership.

In his series of tweets, Irving says BioWare was his “dream place” to work since the first time he played Baldur’s Gate. He thanks the Anthem community for being so engaged “through the good times and the tough times,” and says they’re in good hands with Jesse Anderson and Andrew Johnson. It’s unclear, from his statement, who will be filling the lead producer role for future Anthem updates. He also referenced an opportunity at a new developer, but has not specified where.

Irving has been with BioWare since 2011, serving a variety of roles including lead development director for The Old Republic franchise and the lead producer on Star Wars: The Old Republic. Anthem struggled with a rocky launch, and recently launched its anticipated Cataclysm update.

GameSpot has reached out to EA for comment.

Toy Story 4 has crossed a massive money milestone that makes it one of the biggest movies of 2019 and yet another example of Disney’s domination at the box office.

The movie, which was made by Disney’s Pixar studio, has now surpassed $1 billion USD in box office receipts worldwide. Toy Story 4 has made $421.3 million from the Americas and $579.9 million from international markets, according to box office numbers posted by BoxOfficeMojo.

Toy Story 4 is the sixth movie of 2019 to make at least $1 billion at the box office. The other five include Avengers: Endgame ($2.79 billion), The Lion King ($1.34 billion), Captain Marvel ($1.12 billion), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1.098 billion), and Aladdin ($1.035 billion).

As you can see, five of the six movies that made $1 billion or more this year came from Disney, with Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home the only exception. All of them are sequels or franchise movies of some kind. Disney will probably get at least one more billion dollar-earning movie this year, as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens in December.

Toy Story 4 also becomes Pixar’s fourth movie to make more than $1 billion, joining Incredibles 2 ($1.24 billion), Toy Story 3 ($1.06 billion), and Finding Dory ($1.02 billion).

Only 43 movies in history have made more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. All of the box office numbers here are not adjusted for inflation.

Epic has decided to change a recent Fortnite skin, after finding that it was giving players an unfair advantage. The “Plastic Patroller” skin was designed to look like the green army men toys you may have played with as a child or stepped on as an adult. But the faded green made this particular soldier a little too camouflage, so the studio has issued a change in the 10.10 update.

According to the version 10.10 patch notes, the visual update adds mud smears, wear and tear, and a brighter outline. Anyone who wants to refund the Plastic Patroller can do so without a refund token within 30 days from your next login. The patch notes explain, “These changes were added to prevent this Outfit from providing a camouflage effect in certain areas of the map, which was making it very difficult to see.”

This is the second Fortnite skin controversy in the last few days. Recently Epic was criticized for selling a reskinned version of a Battle Pass item, a dog pet named Gunner. Shortly after, the studio pulled the item and issued an apology. The studio also recently toned down the B.R.U.T.E. mech for being overpowered.

Fortnite is in the midst of Season 10, offering an array of new cosmetics to earn with the Battle Pass. For more on how to complete the latest challenges, check out our ongoing Fortnite Challenge Guide.

When the Being the Elite YouTube series first launched in May 2016, it was mostly a travelogue for professional wrestlers The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega. However, as the show evolved, storylines and new characters were introduced–including the likes of Cody Rhodes, “Hangman” Adam Page, and several other faces familiar to fans of All Elite Wrestling.

In fact, as far as AEW is concerned, a big part of how the promotion is coming together is due to the popularity of AEW and the notoriety it’s brought the Elite, the group of wrestlers regularly featured on the show. With AEW debuting its show on TNT in the fall, though, many fans have wondered if that will mean the end of Being the Elite. Thankfully, as the Bucks and Omega have confirmed to GameSpot, that is not the case.

“I think BTE is important. And I was talking to someone about this the other day. On this show on TNT we can only do it say certain things,” Matt Jackson said during an interview at the TCA press tour. “On YouTube, we can do whatever the hell we want. Maybe you want to watch Frankie Kazarian go on an F-bomb tirade like he always does. You’re not going to be able to see that on TNT.”

What’s more, Jackson realizes how important BTE has been to the success he and his friends have achieved. “The whole Elite brand is cultivated through the show, right? We created this cult following because the show, and I don’t think a lot of the stuff we’ve done and our own successes with our brand–like we probably would have never gotten to the Hot Topic deals, probably wouldn’t ever got the Funko Pops,” he explained. “All that stuff happened, I think, because these three silly guys were in Japan bored, and we took out our cell phones; we started videoing bits of ourselves. And it exploded, and our popularity just went nuts.”

Even with BTE sticking around though, continuing to help grow the popularity of the Elite brand, and by extension All Elite Wrestling, there might be some serious upgrades in store for the YouTube Series.

“One of the cool things that we actually have access to now which [we could] never do before when we were in Japan [is] we can actually use our backstage area,” Omega teased. “We can use you know POV [camera] shots at ringside. These are things that we can do at our leisure now, which is kind of nice. So you might even see it sort of a new layer of creativity with episodes once [AEW] TV goes live.”

Still, Jackson noted that even if filming opportunities may be upgraded, the show’s actual content will still be on-brand for the Elite. “You can see other sides of these crazy characters and how they act,” he said. “Maybe a little more sense of humor on [BTE], while watching our more sports-centric show on cable TV.”

Take a character like Jon Moxley, for instance. “On the [TNT] show, you’ll see a Jon Moxley type of character [that] is going to be a little darker, right? But if you want to see him have a little bit more of a sense of humor, then you can go to the YouTube show and still watch that,” Jackson explained. “It can feed everything.”

That’s just one of the ways AEW is trying to be a pro wrestling alternative fans can look to if they want to sample something different. Whether it’ll work out in the end, but with AEW on TNT premiering on October 2, it shouldn’t take too long to find out.