Marvel is temporarily shutting down production on Blade, its revamp of the popular vampire hunter series that was originally set to be released in 2023.

THR reports that the decision follows in the wake of director Bassam Tariq's departure from the project two weeks ago. Marvel will use the break to search for a replacement while further developing it.

First announced back in 2019, Blade brough aboard Tariq in 2021, who praised Marvel for taking "big swings." Since then there have been rumors of multiple rewrites and other issues, with Tariq subsequently departing the project last month due to scheduling conflicts.

The project was scheduled to begin shooting in November but is now likely to commence in 2023, which will likely push its release to 2024 in turn. It's currently slated to be part of Phase 5 of the MCU.

Whatever happens, Marvel is said to be content to take its time with finding a replacement, with a source reportedly telling THR that the studio wants to "really get it right."

For those who can't wait for some Marvel monster action, Werewolf by Night is out now, and we gave it a 9 in our review for its "mesmerising take on Universal monster movies with a Marvel twist." You can also check out our list of the most important monsters of the Marvel universe.

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Marvel is temporarily shutting down production on Blade, its revamp of the popular vampire hunter series that was originally set to be released in 2023.

THR reports that the decision follows in the wake of director Bassam Tariq's departure from the project two weeks ago. Marvel will use the break to search for a replacement while further developing it.

First announced back in 2019, Blade brough aboard Tariq in 2021, who praised Marvel for taking "big swings." Since then there have been rumors of multiple rewrites and other issues, with Tariq subsequently departing the project last month due to scheduling conflicts.

The project was scheduled to begin shooting in November but is now likely to commence in 2023, which will likely push its release to 2024 in turn. It's currently slated to be part of Phase 5 of the MCU.

Whatever happens, Marvel is said to be content to take its time with finding a replacement, with a source reportedly telling THR that the studio wants to "really get it right."

For those who can't wait for some Marvel monster action, Werewolf by Night is out now, and we gave it a 9 in our review for its "mesmerising take on Universal monster movies with a Marvel twist." You can also check out our list of the most important monsters of the Marvel universe.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

Marvel Studios has released a gallery of character posters for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, along with a featurette that puts the spotlight on the sequel's ensemble cast.

The 12 new posters offer a closer look at the movie's main characters, including returning stars such as Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, and Letitia Wright, as well as several new faces, with posters for the likes of Tenoch Huerta's Namor, Michaela Coel's Aneka, and Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams, who is making her MCU debut in the film.

Instead of pivoting around one lead character, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will focus on the larger supporting cast, with Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M'Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje banding together to protect their nation from intervening world powers as they attempt to forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda in the wake of King T'Challa's death.

The new featurette for the film takes viewers behind the scenes of the sequel, with commentary supplied by director/co-writer Ryan Coogler and some members of the cast. They discuss their touching connections with Chadwick Boseman and how they wanted to channel those feelings into something special that would honor the late actor's legacy.

The video also highlights the arrival of Namor from the underwater kingdom of Talocan. He is described as "a living god" who possesses certain powers that set him apart from his fellow Atlanteans. Namor and T'Challa have a long and dysfunctional relationship in the comics, so we will likely see Namor butting heads with Shuri as their two nations go to war.

According to a recent theater listing, the upcoming Marvel movie clocks in at 2 hours 41 minutes – that makes it the longest Phase 4 movie as well as the longest non-Avengers film in the entire MCU – but with plenty of new stories emerging in the recent Wakanda Forever teaser trailer, it looks like there's plenty of justification for a pretty hefty runtime.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be released in theaters on November 11, 2022.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Marvel Studios has released a gallery of character posters for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, along with a featurette that puts the spotlight on the sequel's ensemble cast.

The 12 new posters offer a closer look at the movie's main characters, including returning stars such as Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, and Letitia Wright, as well as several new faces, with posters for the likes of Tenoch Huerta's Namor, Michaela Coel's Aneka, and Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams, who is making her MCU debut in the film.

Instead of pivoting around one lead character, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will focus on the larger supporting cast, with Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M'Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje banding together to protect their nation from intervening world powers as they attempt to forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda in the wake of King T'Challa's death.

The new featurette for the film takes viewers behind the scenes of the sequel, with commentary supplied by director/co-writer Ryan Coogler and some members of the cast. They discuss their touching connections with Chadwick Boseman and how they wanted to channel those feelings into something special that would honor the late actor's legacy.

The video also highlights the arrival of Namor from the underwater kingdom of Talocan. He is described as "a living god" who possesses certain powers that set him apart from his fellow Atlanteans. Namor and T'Challa have a long and dysfunctional relationship in the comics, so we will likely see Namor butting heads with Shuri as their two nations go to war.

According to a recent theater listing, the upcoming Marvel movie clocks in at 2 hours 41 minutes – that makes it the longest Phase 4 movie as well as the longest non-Avengers film in the entire MCU – but with plenty of new stories emerging in the recent Wakanda Forever teaser trailer, it looks like there's plenty of justification for a pretty hefty runtime.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be released in theaters on November 11, 2022.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Sony is producing way more PlayStation 5 consoles than it was last year with new figures showing a 400% increase in shipments to the United States year over year.

Senior analyst at MST Financial David Gibson shared the stats on Twitter (below), showing a huge spike in the number of units being shipped to the US in September.

Gibson noted that the increase will in part be to prepare for God of War: Ragnarok's launch on November 9, but the increase in shipments generally bodes well for those looking to buy a PS5 in the US over the holiday period.

Lots of reports of improved PS5 supply in the past few months, but no data until now. Import data into the US confirms that Sony Interactive (PlayStation) shipments in Sept were +400% YoY. Yes you read that right. Some of that will go into inventory for GoW launch for sure. #PS5 pic.twitter.com/SvC6xTPQxs

— David Gibson (@gibbogame) October 11, 2022

Sony's next generation console, alongside the entire tech industry, has suffered from severe production issues since it was released in 2020, caused by chip shortages and the knock-on effects of Covid-19.

Interestingly, these shortages were estimated last year to take place until September 2022, the exact month where Sony saw its spike in PS5 shipments.

Despite these struggles, Sony had still sold more than 20 million PS5 consoles as of June 2022, and while it missed its original 2021 sales target by 3.3 million units, the company declared that it estimated a further 18 million sales by March 2023.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Sony is producing way more PlayStation 5 consoles than it was last year with new figures showing a 400% increase in shipments to the United States year over year.

Senior analyst at MST Financial David Gibson shared the stats on Twitter (below), showing a huge spike in the number of units being shipped to the US in September.

Gibson noted that the increase will in part be to prepare for God of War: Ragnarok's launch on November 9, but the increase in shipments generally bodes well for those looking to buy a PS5 in the US over the holiday period.

Lots of reports of improved PS5 supply in the past few months, but no data until now. Import data into the US confirms that Sony Interactive (PlayStation) shipments in Sept were +400% YoY. Yes you read that right. Some of that will go into inventory for GoW launch for sure. #PS5 pic.twitter.com/SvC6xTPQxs

— David Gibson (@gibbogame) October 11, 2022

Sony's next generation console, alongside the entire tech industry, has suffered from severe production issues since it was released in 2020, caused by chip shortages and the knock-on effects of Covid-19.

Interestingly, these shortages were estimated last year to take place until September 2022, the exact month where Sony saw its spike in PS5 shipments.

Despite these struggles, Sony had still sold more than 20 million PS5 consoles as of June 2022, and while it missed its original 2021 sales target by 3.3 million units, the company declared that it estimated a further 18 million sales by March 2023.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Dwayne Johnson has promised that his DCEU character Black Adam will "absolutely" fight Superman in an upcoming film.

Speaking to Cinema Blend, Johnson remained confident that Black Adam is marking a new era in the otherwise struggling DC cinematic universe.

When asked if Black Adam and Superman will ever throw fists, Johnson said: "Absolutely. That is the whole point of this. There's a new era in the DC universe that's about to begin."

He went on to claim that DC is now listening to its fans and doing its best to meet their expectations, though warned that "sometime down the road" it may not be able to do so.

Johnson firmly believes that the DCEU - which began with Man of Steel and has since included the original Suicide Squad, Justice League, Wonder Woman, and so on - has been going through a transitory period and will begin again with Black Adam.

"So finally, after many months turned into many years, we ended up with what we ended up at," he said. "And the whole goal and intention now is to this new era, new time. Now let's build out."

It's not the first time the Fast and Furious and Jumanji star has been vocal about the future of the DCEU, as Johnson commented in August that he's "optimistic" that it will one day cross over with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

There perhaps isn't as much optimism about other DCEU properties, however, as DC Comics chief creative officer Jim Lee said in July that Zack Snyder's time at the helm has likely come to an end. He believes the "Snyderverse" - which consists of Justice League, Batman v Superman, and Man of Steel - has concluded, as "there's no plans for additional work on that material."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Dwayne Johnson has promised that his DCEU character Black Adam will "absolutely" fight Superman in an upcoming film.

Speaking to Cinema Blend, Johnson remained confident that Black Adam is marking a new era in the otherwise struggling DC cinematic universe.

When asked if Black Adam and Superman will ever throw fists, Johnson said: "Absolutely. That is the whole point of this. There's a new era in the DC universe that's about to begin."

He went on to claim that DC is now listening to its fans and doing its best to meet their expectations, though warned that "sometime down the road" it may not be able to do so.

Johnson firmly believes that the DCEU - which began with Man of Steel and has since included the original Suicide Squad, Justice League, Wonder Woman, and so on - has been going through a transitory period and will begin again with Black Adam.

"So finally, after many months turned into many years, we ended up with what we ended up at," he said. "And the whole goal and intention now is to this new era, new time. Now let's build out."

It's not the first time the Fast and Furious and Jumanji star has been vocal about the future of the DCEU, as Johnson commented in August that he's "optimistic" that it will one day cross over with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

There perhaps isn't as much optimism about other DCEU properties, however, as DC Comics chief creative officer Jim Lee said in July that Zack Snyder's time at the helm has likely come to an end. He believes the "Snyderverse" - which consists of Justice League, Batman v Superman, and Man of Steel - has concluded, as "there's no plans for additional work on that material."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Valve appears to be working on a new version of its Valve Index virtual reality headset with camera passthrough and advanced tracking.

As reported by Upload, a job listing on Valve's website revealed its search for software engineers to assist it in "pushing the boundaries of VR experiences".

It continued: "The main scope of this position is to prototype, ship, and support consumer gaming products leveraging visual-inertial tracking (HMD and controllers), camera passthrough, environment understanding, eye tracking, and hand tracking."

While its remained quiet on the VR front since the Index was released in 2019, Valve has since seen success with another hardware pursuit in the Steam Deck. Now that its production issues have resolved, however, Valve appears to be turning its attention back to VR.

Though its Index is still considered one of the best high end VR headsets, the Meta (previously Oculus) Quest 2 has become a strong competitor since it was released in 2020, and Meta is otherwise doubling down on VR in the coming years.

It reportedly plans to release four new VR headsets by 2024 including two that will evolve the technology of the Quest 2 and be specifically focused on gaming. Mark Zuckerberg released footage of the first of these, Project Cambria, back in May, showing off similar features to what Valve is seemingly planning such as camera passthrough and environment understanding.

In our review of the original headset, IGN said: "Valve’s Index is a premium VR set for enthusiasts: those of us who have a powerful PC, the space to set up external sensors to cover a large area, and who want to experience the cutting edge of finger-tracking input devices."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Valve appears to be working on a new version of its Valve Index virtual reality headset with camera passthrough and advanced tracking.

As reported by Upload, a job listing on Valve's website revealed its search for software engineers to assist it in "pushing the boundaries of VR experiences".

It continued: "The main scope of this position is to prototype, ship, and support consumer gaming products leveraging visual-inertial tracking (HMD and controllers), camera passthrough, environment understanding, eye tracking, and hand tracking."

While its remained quiet on the VR front since the Index was released in 2019, Valve has since seen success with another hardware pursuit in the Steam Deck. Now that its production issues have resolved, however, Valve appears to be turning its attention back to VR.

Though its Index is still considered one of the best high end VR headsets, the Meta (previously Oculus) Quest 2 has become a strong competitor since it was released in 2020, and Meta is otherwise doubling down on VR in the coming years.

It reportedly plans to release four new VR headsets by 2024 including two that will evolve the technology of the Quest 2 and be specifically focused on gaming. Mark Zuckerberg released footage of the first of these, Project Cambria, back in May, showing off similar features to what Valve is seemingly planning such as camera passthrough and environment understanding.

In our review of the original headset, IGN said: "Valve’s Index is a premium VR set for enthusiasts: those of us who have a powerful PC, the space to set up external sensors to cover a large area, and who want to experience the cutting edge of finger-tracking input devices."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.