Gotham Knights, the classic DC comic book, is getting its own TV show over at The CW.

According to Variety, the Gotham Knights show will be developed by three Batwoman writers – but it’s not a Batwoman spin-off.

“The project hails from writers Natalie Abrams, James Stoteraux, and Chad Fiveash,” they revealed. “Stoteraux and Fiveash are executive producers on the show, with Abrams co-executive producing. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and David Madden of Berlanti Productions will also executive produce.”

Although Gotham Knights is currently being adapted into a video game, the upcoming television series isn’t connected to that project. Instead, it will be based on the original DC comic books featuring characters created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger.

“In the show, in the wake of Bruce Wayne’s murder, his rebellious adopted son forges an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman’s enemies when they are all framed for killing the Caped Crusader,” said Variety.

“And as the city’s most wanted criminals, this renegade band of misfits must fight to clear their names.”

Taking place within a Gotham City without Batman, Gotham Knights sets the stage for a dangerous criminal uprising. And it will apparently take some of Batman’s former adversaries to take them on. Which ones make the cut remains to be seen, but it will interesting to see some of the Dark Knight’s enemies fighting to save Gotham.

“Hope comes from the most unexpected of places as this team of mismatched fugitives will become its next generation of saviors known as the Gotham Knights.”

The Gotham Knights comic books began as a Batman spin-off, featuring some of Batman’s extended family such as Batgirl and Robin. However, it eventually evolved to focus more on Batman’s enemies – opening up some interesting possibilities for the series.

Gotham Knights is the latest DC show to head to The CW, alongside Batwoman, Superman & Lois, The Flash, Stargirl and Legends of Tomorrow.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

The Witcher is quickly becoming a huge franchise for Netflix. Alongside the main TV show there’s also now an anime movie, and a prequel show is in production. Beyond that, though, is something a little stranger: there are plans to make an animated Witcher show for children.

How exactly does that work? IGN spoke to The Witcher showrunner and Executive Producer, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, at a recent press event, and asked exactly how she plans to turn the mature universe into something kid-friendly.

“I think that's the most controversial thing that we have announced so far,” she said. “And it's not to say that we're going to take this universe, and then take out all of the blood, all of the sex, and all of the violence and then just present that back to children. To me, the thing that appealed the most in The Witcher, aside from the fact that it's a family, are all of the moral thematics that Sapkowski has in there. His short stories, for instance, are fairy tales. Fairy tales are also written for children. There is a way to adapt these themes and these stories, with different characters of course, that lay the foundation for the Witcher world.”

She also noted that, while the show will have a tone suitable for children, it will still include some of The Witcher’s more horrifying elements. “We're also not going to shy away from some of the more controversial parts of it,” she said. “We've talked a lot about how the Trail of the Grasses will feature in this, because we need it to. Without the Trial of the Grasses it's not The Witcher. So those are conversations that we're constantly having, but I know there's a way to do it."

The Trail of the Grasses is the first step in the process of becoming a Witcher, and involves a person drinking and being injected with mutagen elixirs. This can cause seizures, vomiting, and even death. Those that survived are mutated, with their eyes becoming cat-like.

For more from the world of Geralt of Rivia, check out our review of The Witcher season 2. We've also got Hissrich talking about The Wild Hunt and the seven season plan for the show.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Retro sci-fi co-op shooter, The Anacrusis, will be released in early access and on Xbox Game Pass this January.

As announced on Twitter, The Anacrusis will begin life in early access on January 13. As well as arriving on the likes of Steam and the Epic Games Store, the futuristic shooter will also be available to players subscribed to Xbox Game Pass, meaning that if you've signed up to the service you'll be able to play the game at no additional cost.

The Anacrusis is also coming to @XboxGamePass and @XboxGamePassPC on January 13! Whether you’re on the Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, or Microsoft Windows, you’ll be able to play The Anacrusis with your friends thanks to full cross-play support! https://t.co/nMez0ppbki

— The Anacrusis (@anacrusisgame) December 13, 2021

The Anacrusis was first revealed earlier this year at Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest. During the game's announcement trailer, fans noted that footage from the game seemed to bear resemblance to what you might expect from a sci-fi-themed Left 4 Dead. While The Anacrusis isn't being developed by Valve, the studio behind The Anacrusis (Stray Bombay) is being led by Chet Faliszek - a former Valve writer who worked on the Left 4 Dead series.

As part of a press release, Faliszek spoke about his excitement surrounding the game's upcoming release and what players can expect come January. “We’ve built a core game that we’re really thrilled to share with the community,” he said.

“The Director 2.0 is able to push players of all skill levels to their limits, universal crossplay lets people play with their friends on all platforms, and Game Pass lets us reach a much larger audience than we could otherwise. We’re really proud of the first three episodes of the game, which we’ll be releasing in January, but we want to integrate the community’s feedback as we finish the first season and beyond.”

When The Anacrusis enters early access, the development team plans to use the period as a "season zero" for the game, which will introduce the first act of the story, the first batch of alien enemies, and a range of guns, gear, and perks that players will need to utilize to survive. During a recent devlog, the team spoke further about what they wish to gain from the early access period noting that they're hoping to receive honest feedback from the game's community.

"This is a really weird early access," says Faliszek. "Because we have things like weekly challenges, we have things like there's a meta progression because we want to test those out as well so you can give us feedback on those. So if you're like 'man it really sucks that I have to do these three things to get this,' then let us know."

Although players will be able to jump into The Anacrusis come January, Stray Bombay is yet to announce a full price for the game. As part of a thread on Twitter, the company noted that players should expect to hear news surrounding pre-order announcements "soon".

For more on The Anacrusis, make sure to check out this interview where Chet Faliszek explains his inspirations for bringing the four-player co-op shooter to life.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

The Xbox 360's so-called "Red Ring of Death" is one of the most infamous PR disasters of all time, resulting in Microsoft losing more than a billion dollars. Now you can remember this dark chapter in Xbox history with a poster sold by Xbox itself.

To commemorate the release of Power On: The Story of Xbox, the new multi-part docuseries looking back at the platform's history, Xbox has released a brand new poster print featuring the Red Ring of Death. Printed on "high-quality paper stock sourced from Japan," it features the famous red icon accompanied by the text, "Red Ring of Death."

Red Ring of Death Poster available on Xbox Gear Shop ($24.99) https://t.co/voBnbYh4Y7 #ad pic.twitter.com/itQW3Xiyb6

— Wario64 (@Wario64) December 13, 2021

The poster print is part of a series highlighting the various chapters in the Power On docuseries. It reflects that somewhat blunt and unsentimental approach taken by documentary, with titles like "And It Didn't Turn On" and "The Valentine's Day Massacre," the last one with an arrow through the heart of the Xbox.

Like every other console, Xbox has certainly had its share of highs (the Halo 3 launch) and lows (E3 2013), and the Red Ring of Death is a particularly big one. It referred to the initial Xbox 360 run suffering widespread hardware failures, forcing what amounted to a mass recall and giving the Xbox 360 a reputation for unreliability that it never entirely managed to shake. In a 2015 episode of Podcast Unlocked, former Xbox head Peter Moore called the event "sickening."

But as with Craig the Brute, the memetic character from the 2020 Halo Infinite trailer, Xbox's strategy is mostly to smile and shrug. Thus, the Red Ring of Death is now an indelible part of Xbox history — one that even Xbox itself is strangely proud of.

The entire Power On: The Story of Xbox docuseries is now available, where you can learn more about events like Xbox's mishandling of Lionhead and many other events from through Xbox's 20 years of history.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN

The Xbox 360's so-called "Red Ring of Death" is one of the most infamous PR disasters of all time, resulting in Microsoft losing more than a billion dollars. Now you can remember this dark chapter in Xbox history with a poster sold by Xbox itself.

To commemorate the release of Power On: The Story of Xbox, the new multi-part docuseries looking back at the platform's history, Xbox has released a brand new poster print featuring the Red Ring of Death. Printed on "high-quality paper stock sourced from Japan," it features the famous red icon accompanied by the text, "Red Ring of Death."

Red Ring of Death Poster available on Xbox Gear Shop ($24.99) https://t.co/voBnbYh4Y7 #ad pic.twitter.com/itQW3Xiyb6

— Wario64 (@Wario64) December 13, 2021

The poster print is part of a series highlighting the various chapters in the Power On docuseries. It reflects that somewhat blunt and unsentimental approach taken by documentary, with titles like "And It Didn't Turn On" and "The Valentine's Day Massacre," the last one with an arrow through the heart of the Xbox.

Like every other console, Xbox has certainly had its share of highs (the Halo 3 launch) and lows (E3 2013), and the Red Ring of Death is a particularly big one. It referred to the initial Xbox 360 run suffering widespread hardware failures, forcing what amounted to a mass recall and giving the Xbox 360 a reputation for unreliability that it never entirely managed to shake. In a 2015 episode of Podcast Unlocked, former Xbox head Peter Moore called the event "sickening."

But as with Craig the Brute, the memetic character from the 2020 Halo Infinite trailer, Xbox's strategy is mostly to smile and shrug. Thus, the Red Ring of Death is now an indelible part of Xbox history — one that even Xbox itself is strangely proud of.

The entire Power On: The Story of Xbox docuseries is now available, where you can learn more about events like Xbox's mishandling of Lionhead and many other events from through Xbox's 20 years of history.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN

Tesla cars just got a little bit faster, as the electric car company has a new partnership with Sega to bring the Blue Blur himself to its line of vehicles. Sega and Tesla announced that 1991's Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to Tesla's in-car gaming system.

To play games on the Tesla in-car screen, owners just need to plug in a USB controller. Just don't try to play while you're driving. Sonic the Hedgehog joins Tesla's growing lineup of games, which includes Cuphead, and The Witcher 3 on the new Tesla Model X and Model S cars.

Sonic the Hedgehog was originally released for the Sega Genesis in June 1991. Sonic was designed as a competitor for Nintendo's Super Mario Bros., and the game was known for high-speed gameplay and Sonic's too-cool-for-school attitude.

The original game has been released on most platforms under the sun, from modern gaming consoles, to iPod Nano, to iOS and Android, and now, Tesla cars.

Last week was a big one for Sonic. At The Game Awards, we got our first look at the Sonic the Hedgehog movie sequel, including a glimpse at Idris Elba's Knuckles. And, Sega also showed off an early look at Sonic Frontiers, which is evolving the series' gameplay into an "open-zone" adventure.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Tesla cars just got a little bit faster, as the electric car company has a new partnership with Sega to bring the Blue Blur himself to its line of vehicles. Sega and Tesla announced that 1991's Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to Tesla's in-car gaming system.

To play games on the Tesla in-car screen, owners just need to plug in a USB controller. Just don't try to play while you're driving. Sonic the Hedgehog joins Tesla's growing lineup of games, which includes Cuphead, and The Witcher 3 on the new Tesla Model X and Model S cars.

Sonic the Hedgehog was originally released for the Sega Genesis in June 1991. Sonic was designed as a competitor for Nintendo's Super Mario Bros., and the game was known for high-speed gameplay and Sonic's too-cool-for-school attitude.

The original game has been released on most platforms under the sun, from modern gaming consoles, to iPod Nano, to iOS and Android, and now, Tesla cars.

Last week was a big one for Sonic. At The Game Awards, we got our first look at the Sonic the Hedgehog movie sequel, including a glimpse at Idris Elba's Knuckles. And, Sega also showed off an early look at Sonic Frontiers, which is evolving the series' gameplay into an "open-zone" adventure.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

The central Roy family has always been an amalgam of wealthy media royals like the Murdochs and Redstones and the Succession Season 3 finale makes those similarities even stronger by incorporating elements from very recent headlines. Namely the Disney buyout of Fox and AT&T’s buyout of Time Warner.

In Succession, the Roys are the head of Waystar Royco, a multimedia conglomerate that owns everything from movie studios, cruise lines, and a news media organization. The business is very much a central character of the show and for the past three seasons, its fate has been in flux. The finale for the latest season was no different.

Spoilers Below for the Season Finale of Succession

In the final episode of Succession’s third season titled “All The Bells Say,” patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) has agreed to sell Waystar Royco to tech darling Gojo, a fictional tech giant and streaming service owned by young CEO Lukas Matsson (Aleksander Skarsgard).

The plotline of a legacy media corporation bought out by a tech company is not only a nice dramatic twist for the Roy family but something the writers drew from real-life.

“That one was present in our minds,” says Succession creator Jesse Armstrong in an interview with Variety about whether the Disney Fox buyout factored into the story. “Older ones — AOL Time Warner. And Warner, more recently, with AT&T: That was close to home, and far from home.”

Armstrong has made it clear in the past that the Roys are not one-to-one copies of the Murdoch family, who founded a media empire that includes Fox News. Succession is not a fictional re-telling of the Murdoch story but its own thing. Still, there’s comfort in knowing that your fictional plots have real-life counterparts.

“And obviously, Murdoch and Disney was in our minds. We try and absorb all the business stories we can and have that thing of not copying reality, but it makes me much more comfortable if I feel like our fictional media company is facing the same dilemmas that real legacy media companies are,” Armstrong adds.

With Waystar founder Logan Roy set to sell the firm and kick his kids to the curb, the season 3 finale is certainly setting up for another dramatic season. Succession’s latest season was nominated for our Best TV Series of 2021 and you can read our Succession review of the first seven episodes here.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

The central Roy family has always been an amalgam of wealthy media royals like the Murdochs and Redstones and the Succession Season 3 finale makes those similarities even stronger by incorporating elements from very recent headlines. Namely the Disney buyout of Fox and AT&T’s buyout of Time Warner.

In Succession, the Roys are the head of Waystar Royco, a multimedia conglomerate that owns everything from movie studios, cruise lines, and a news media organization. The business is very much a central character of the show and for the past three seasons, its fate has been in flux. The finale for the latest season was no different.

Spoilers Below for the Season Finale of Succession

In the final episode of Succession’s third season titled “All The Bells Say,” patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) has agreed to sell Waystar Royco to tech darling Gojo, a fictional tech giant and streaming service owned by young CEO Lukas Matsson (Aleksander Skarsgard).

The plotline of a legacy media corporation bought out by a tech company is not only a nice dramatic twist for the Roy family but something the writers drew from real-life.

“That one was present in our minds,” says Succession creator Jesse Armstrong in an interview with Variety about whether the Disney Fox buyout factored into the story. “Older ones — AOL Time Warner. And Warner, more recently, with AT&T: That was close to home, and far from home.”

Armstrong has made it clear in the past that the Roys are not one-to-one copies of the Murdoch family, who founded a media empire that includes Fox News. Succession is not a fictional re-telling of the Murdoch story but its own thing. Still, there’s comfort in knowing that your fictional plots have real-life counterparts.

“And obviously, Murdoch and Disney was in our minds. We try and absorb all the business stories we can and have that thing of not copying reality, but it makes me much more comfortable if I feel like our fictional media company is facing the same dilemmas that real legacy media companies are,” Armstrong adds.

With Waystar founder Logan Roy set to sell the firm and kick his kids to the curb, the season 3 finale is certainly setting up for another dramatic season. Succession’s latest season was nominated for our Best TV Series of 2021 and you can read our Succession review of the first seven episodes here.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Henry Cavill says he would love to be a part of the rumored Mass Effect TV series.

Speaking to GamesRadar, Cavill said his interest in the project depends on how closely the adaptation stays true to the original games.

"Very much so, yeah, all depending on how they’re executing it," Cavill said when asked about his interest in the series. "The world of adaptation can be heavy or light. When I like a product, I prefer the adaptation to be less changed from the source, so it all depends." The actor added that if the Mass Effect series officially finds a home, he would "love to have a conversation."

Last month, reports came out saying Amazon was nearing a deal with EA to create a Mass Effect adaptation. There are no story details as of yet, so it's unclear if this project would be an adaptation of the games, or an original story set in the Mass Effect universe.

Back in February, Cavill may have even teased the existence of a Mass Effect project, where he posted a photo on Instagram of himself holding a bunch of blurred-out papers. IGN unblurred the image to reveal that Cavill was holding papers with text directly from Mass Effect 3's Wikipedia page.

Many Mass Effect fans are probably happy to hear that Cavill, who is a known video game fan, would love to see a show stay true to the source material. He's a self-proclaimed Mass Effect fan, saying in the same interview that he loves the original trilogy, but never got around to finishing Andromeda.

Cavill is also known for starring in Netflix's The Witcher, another video game adaptation. After the recent launch of The Witcher season 2, Cavill said he is, "absolutely" committed to the show's seven-season plan. In fact, Cavill is still enjoying the source material, saying he plans to play The Witcher 3's Blood and Wine expansion this Christmas break.

The actor also recently told IGN he'd love to star in a Warhammer TV show or movie, should a live-action project ever happen.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.