Ahead of Comic-Con@Home, DC Comics has revealed two major additions to its mature readers DC Black Label imprint. Both Batman: White Knight Presents Harley Quinn and American Vampire 1976 will debut on October 20, 2020. Batman: White Knight Presents Harley Quinn is the latest addition to the popular Batman: White Knight universe. As the title suggests, the new six-issue series will focus on Joker's former sidekick in the aftermath of Batman: Curse of the White Knight. With Jack Napier dead, Batman in prison and Azrael having eliminated all criminals in Gotham, the time has come for Harleen Quinzel to make peace with her checkered past and help the GCPD solve a new series of gruesome murders. The series will also deal with the revelation that Jack fathered twin children with Harleen before his death. While previous White Knight comics were written and drawn by Sean Gordon Murphy, this latest sequel will be written by novelist (and Murphy's wife) Katana Collins, with Murphy co-plotting the story and handling cover art. Matteo Scalera (Black Science) is drawing the series and Matt Hollingsworth (Daredevil) is providing colors. Check out a preview of the first issue in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=harley-quinn-goes-solo-in-batman-white-knight-sequel&captions=true"] “While developing Batman: White Knight and Batman: Curse of the White Knight, it became clear that there were rich backgrounds and stories to explore beyond the main series,” said Murphy in DC's press release. “I couldn’t be more excited to work alongside Katana, Matteo, and Matt Hollingsworth to enrich and expand this world in a way that’s just as rewarding for new readers as it is for loyal Batman: White Knight fans.” As for American Vampire 1976, that series reunites creators Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque for the final chapter of their long-running horror saga. Set in 1976, naturally, the series follows the formerly undead protagonist Skinner Sweet as he deals with mortality and reunites with Pearl Jones one last time to stop the Day Trader from unleashing its final plans for humanity. American Vampire 1976 will run for nine issues and serve as the finale to a story that began way back in 2010's American Vampire #1. Previous entries in the series were published under DC's Vertigo imprint, but American Vampire has transitioned to Black Label following the end of the Vertigo brand last year. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=american-vampire-begins-its-final-bloody-chapter&captions=true"] “Scott, Rafael, and I, we cut our teeth together on American Vampire 10 years ago,” said executive editor Mark Doyle in DC's press release. “Returning to finish the story we started a decade ago is a thrill. Working on American Vampire 1976 has been so creepy and cool, especially because the parallels between 70’s paranoia and today are really chilling…” “The characters in ‘76 are in a really dark place in terms of the fight against evil,” said Snyder. “The '70s mirror our current era in many ways: the anxiety, the fear, and the re-examination of American identity. The book opens on Skinner Sweet working outside of Vegas doing death-defying Evel Knievel-style stunts, trying to die. There’s a kind of Son of Sam plot in New York City with Cal and Travis, a political thriller plot with Felicia, and all sorts of '70s iconography. It’s my favorite arc so far.” These two Black Label announcement come shortly after DC revealed Rorschach, a new sequel to Watchmen set 35 years after the events of the original comic. We expect DC will have more to reveal about all three projects at Comic-Con@Home next week. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/24/batman-curse-of-the-white-knight-official-dc-comics-trailer"] In other DC news, Audible's adaptation of The Sandman is out now, and we talked with Neil Gaiman to find out how the audio drama compares to the Netflix series. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Ahead of Comic-Con@Home, DC Comics has revealed two major additions to its mature readers DC Black Label imprint. Both Batman: White Knight Presents Harley Quinn and American Vampire 1976 will debut on October 20, 2020. Batman: White Knight Presents Harley Quinn is the latest addition to the popular Batman: White Knight universe. As the title suggests, the new six-issue series will focus on Joker's former sidekick in the aftermath of Batman: Curse of the White Knight. With Jack Napier dead, Batman in prison and Azrael having eliminated all criminals in Gotham, the time has come for Harleen Quinzel to make peace with her checkered past and help the GCPD solve a new series of gruesome murders. The series will also deal with the revelation that Jack fathered twin children with Harleen before his death. While previous White Knight comics were written and drawn by Sean Gordon Murphy, this latest sequel will be written by novelist (and Murphy's wife) Katana Collins, with Murphy co-plotting the story and handling cover art. Matteo Scalera (Black Science) is drawing the series and Matt Hollingsworth (Daredevil) is providing colors. Check out a preview of the first issue in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=harley-quinn-goes-solo-in-batman-white-knight-sequel&captions=true"] “While developing Batman: White Knight and Batman: Curse of the White Knight, it became clear that there were rich backgrounds and stories to explore beyond the main series,” said Murphy in DC's press release. “I couldn’t be more excited to work alongside Katana, Matteo, and Matt Hollingsworth to enrich and expand this world in a way that’s just as rewarding for new readers as it is for loyal Batman: White Knight fans.” As for American Vampire 1976, that series reunites creators Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque for the final chapter of their long-running horror saga. Set in 1976, naturally, the series follows the formerly undead protagonist Skinner Sweet as he deals with mortality and reunites with Pearl Jones one last time to stop the Day Trader from unleashing its final plans for humanity. American Vampire 1976 will run for nine issues and serve as the finale to a story that began way back in 2010's American Vampire #1. Previous entries in the series were published under DC's Vertigo imprint, but American Vampire has transitioned to Black Label following the end of the Vertigo brand last year. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=american-vampire-begins-its-final-bloody-chapter&captions=true"] “Scott, Rafael, and I, we cut our teeth together on American Vampire 10 years ago,” said executive editor Mark Doyle in DC's press release. “Returning to finish the story we started a decade ago is a thrill. Working on American Vampire 1976 has been so creepy and cool, especially because the parallels between 70’s paranoia and today are really chilling…” “The characters in ‘76 are in a really dark place in terms of the fight against evil,” said Snyder. “The '70s mirror our current era in many ways: the anxiety, the fear, and the re-examination of American identity. The book opens on Skinner Sweet working outside of Vegas doing death-defying Evel Knievel-style stunts, trying to die. There’s a kind of Son of Sam plot in New York City with Cal and Travis, a political thriller plot with Felicia, and all sorts of '70s iconography. It’s my favorite arc so far.” These two Black Label announcement come shortly after DC revealed Rorschach, a new sequel to Watchmen set 35 years after the events of the original comic. We expect DC will have more to reveal about all three projects at Comic-Con@Home next week. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/24/batman-curse-of-the-white-knight-official-dc-comics-trailer"] In other DC news, Audible's adaptation of The Sandman is out now, and we talked with Neil Gaiman to find out how the audio drama compares to the Netflix series. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

According to a survey of almost 2,500 game developers, one in three developers revealed that their games were delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that has halted many industries as companies scrambled to shift to a work-from-home model. In a special Game Developers Conference (GDC) survey, 1 in 3 developers (33%) reported that the games they’re working on were delayed due to the pandemic. 70% of respondents also announced that they’ve begun working from home, while 27% were already working from home before the crisis. One developer was quoted, “We transitioned to [work from home] okay, but it did cause us about a couple of weeks of disruption. As [New Zealand] has got COVID under control we’re already back at the office and functioning 100 percent.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"] Every year, ahead of the annual Game Developers Conference, the organizers release a state of the industry survey with answers directly from developers. This year, GDC’s physical event in San Francisco, California was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of the events, the organizers decided to release a special survey on how the pandemic impacted the games industry. Normally these surveys are meant to gauge a variety of sectors related to the work game developers do. In previous years, surveys reported on general interest in emerging technology like VR, or how many developers have begun work on next-gen games ahead of the PS5 and Xbox Series X announcements. But with so much of the industry upended by COVID-19, this year’s survey focused primarily on the pandemic. In other areas of the industry, 34% of respondents revealed that their game business declined, while 37% said their business remind the same. 31% of developers even said business increased during the pandemic. Less than 10% of surveyed developers were laid off as a result of the pandemic. GDC will host a special digital-only event from August 4-6. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

According to a survey of almost 2,500 game developers, one in three developers revealed that their games were delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that has halted many industries as companies scrambled to shift to a work-from-home model. In a special Game Developers Conference (GDC) survey, 1 in 3 developers (33%) reported that the games they’re working on were delayed due to the pandemic. 70% of respondents also announced that they’ve begun working from home, while 27% were already working from home before the crisis. One developer was quoted, “We transitioned to [work from home] okay, but it did cause us about a couple of weeks of disruption. As [New Zealand] has got COVID under control we’re already back at the office and functioning 100 percent.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"] Every year, ahead of the annual Game Developers Conference, the organizers release a state of the industry survey with answers directly from developers. This year, GDC’s physical event in San Francisco, California was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of the events, the organizers decided to release a special survey on how the pandemic impacted the games industry. Normally these surveys are meant to gauge a variety of sectors related to the work game developers do. In previous years, surveys reported on general interest in emerging technology like VR, or how many developers have begun work on next-gen games ahead of the PS5 and Xbox Series X announcements. But with so much of the industry upended by COVID-19, this year’s survey focused primarily on the pandemic. In other areas of the industry, 34% of respondents revealed that their game business declined, while 37% said their business remind the same. 31% of developers even said business increased during the pandemic. Less than 10% of surveyed developers were laid off as a result of the pandemic. GDC will host a special digital-only event from August 4-6. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

This week in GTA Online, claim triple rewards in The Vespucci Job, get a chance at a Diamond score when complete the Diamond Casino Heist finale, and more.

This week in GTA Online, claim triple rewards in The Vespucci Job, get a chance at a Diamond score when complete the Diamond Casino Heist finale, and more.

The Witcher and Superman actor Henry Cavill has once again displayed his earnest heroism by sharing a supercut of himself assembling "all the parts" to build a PC from scratch. Cavill posted the video on Instagram with a playful warning in the caption: "This kind of material isn't for everyone... viewer discretion is advised. You may see a lot of parts that you haven't seen before." For those brave enough to hit play, the video opens with a shot of all of the components required to construct a computer and swiftly leads into a moment spent flicking through the instruction manuals before he attempts to place the first part into the motherboard in a scene that crackles with more tension than a Superman rescue mission. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/28/henry-cavill-responds-to-ign-comments"] The rest of the footage follows a similar pattern, with Cavill locating parts, pondering instructions, and then assembling pieces. These sequences are accompanied by a supporting soundtrack provided by Barry White whose singing is only very occasionally interrupted to present a dramatic title card, providing some humorous insight into Cavill's thought process. In response, many fans took to their own keyboards. One user remarked: "That's what Superman does in FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE when the world is not threatened," while others commented on how relatable the content was, suggesting, "Superman is one of us." Another viewer quizzed: "Can you tell us what you CANNOT DO, Mr. Cavill?" after the video concluded with a successful switch-on of the equipment. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-dceu-movie-review-score&captions=true"] This isn't the first time that Cavill has proven his geek bonafides on social media; he previously posted an image of him painting a helmet for a Warhammer figurine, citing this activity as one of his "almost life long hobbies" that he has been "following but not actively doing." While awaiting the supercut of Cavill's time in self-isolation, fans are also looking forward to the release of the Snyder Cut of Justice League, which will be coming to HBO Max in 2021, and might take the form of a four-hour movie, or even a TV-like run of episodes. For more on that, check out our deep dive into the legendary project's history. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

The Witcher and Superman actor Henry Cavill has once again displayed his earnest heroism by sharing a supercut of himself assembling "all the parts" to build a PC from scratch. Cavill posted the video on Instagram with a playful warning in the caption: "This kind of material isn't for everyone... viewer discretion is advised. You may see a lot of parts that you haven't seen before." For those brave enough to hit play, the video opens with a shot of all of the components required to construct a computer and swiftly leads into a moment spent flicking through the instruction manuals before he attempts to place the first part into the motherboard in a scene that crackles with more tension than a Superman rescue mission. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/28/henry-cavill-responds-to-ign-comments"] The rest of the footage follows a similar pattern, with Cavill locating parts, pondering instructions, and then assembling pieces. These sequences are accompanied by a supporting soundtrack provided by Barry White whose singing is only very occasionally interrupted to present a dramatic title card, providing some humorous insight into Cavill's thought process. In response, many fans took to their own keyboards. One user remarked: "That's what Superman does in FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE when the world is not threatened," while others commented on how relatable the content was, suggesting, "Superman is one of us." Another viewer quizzed: "Can you tell us what you CANNOT DO, Mr. Cavill?" after the video concluded with a successful switch-on of the equipment. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-dceu-movie-review-score&captions=true"] This isn't the first time that Cavill has proven his geek bonafides on social media; he previously posted an image of him painting a helmet for a Warhammer figurine, citing this activity as one of his "almost life long hobbies" that he has been "following but not actively doing." While awaiting the supercut of Cavill's time in self-isolation, fans are also looking forward to the release of the Snyder Cut of Justice League, which will be coming to HBO Max in 2021, and might take the form of a four-hour movie, or even a TV-like run of episodes. For more on that, check out our deep dive into the legendary project's history. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

PES 2021 is getting a cut-price release, updating PES 2020 rosters but little else ahead of a next-gen PES 2022.

PES 2021 is getting a cut-price release, updating PES 2020 rosters but little else ahead of a next-gen PES 2022.