Microsoft's latest Inside Xbox presentation has shown off the first footage of EA's Madden NFL 21, the next entry in its American Football sports series. Presented by Kansas City Chiefs player Patrick Mahomes, the first trailer showed a round-up of Madden through the years, ending with a glimpse of gameplay from the new game. Mahomes promises more news soon, but confirmed the game would take advantage of Smart Delivery for Xbox Series X. However, according to EA, players must purchase Madden NFL 21 on Xbox One by December 31, 2020 and upgrade to Xbox Series X by March 31, 2021 to take advantage of the Smart Delivery offer. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/07/madden-nfl-21-next-gen-announcement-trailer"] EA promises that Madden NFL 21 will make fans feel "next level" on Xbox Series X, and the presentation demonstrated how the game takes will look on Xbox Series X. If you need a reminder of how things are going for EA's football series, check out our review of last entry Madden NFL 20. For more on Xbox Series X be sure to check out our wiki featuring a full list of rumored and confirmed Xbox Series X games and every game confirmed for Smart Delivery. Plus, a handy PS5 vs. Xbox Series X comparison chart. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Don’t miss the first-look at Xbox Series X games during the Inside Xbox May 2020 event by tuning in with us before, during, and after the livestream.

Don’t miss the first-look at Xbox Series X games during the Inside Xbox May 2020 event by tuning in with us before, during, and after the livestream.

Square Enix has revealed a new set of screenshots from upcoming remake, Nier Replicant Ver. 1.22474487319, giving us a better look at the game's world. Nier Replicant Ver. 1.22474487319 is a remake of 2010's Nier, which launched exclusively on the PS3  all the way back in 2010. In Japan, the game was split into two halves, with Nier Replicant being a PS3 exclusive, and Nier Gestalt being an Xbox 360 exclusive - the main difference being that you play as a teenage boy in Nier Replicant, but in Nier Gestalt (the game that came to the West as Nier) you play as a middle-aged man. Given that the remake is named after the Japan-exclusive release, it's safe to say we'll be playing as a teenager for the first time in the West. The game follows Nier as they fight shades in a post-apocalyptic world, in a struggle to find a cure for the Black Scrawl, a disease affecting the protagonist's sister. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nier-replicant-screenshots&captions=true"] In the screenshots above you can see a selection of environments that have been given extra attention in the remaster, from vast deserts and verdant fields to a crumbling metropolis being overtaken by nature. If you're unfamiliar with Nier, it's a spin-off series that hails from the Drakengard franchise of RPGs, helmed by mask-toting developer Yoko Taro. This remaster is being developed by Toylogic, and published by Square Enix. The remake was announced at the end of March alongside a free-to-play mobile game called Nier Reincarnation, which is set to launch on iOS and Android. You can check out the announcement trailer below which will give you a better look at the game in motion. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/29/nier-replicant-ver-122474487139-teaser-trailer"] If this has piqued your interest and you're looking to get into the Nier franchise, the sequel to Nier, Nier: Automata, was recently added to Xbox Game Pass. You don't have to have played the original to enjoy it (I started with Automata too!). Nier Replicant Ver. 1.22474487319 will launch on PS4, Xbox One and PC via Steam, though we're still waiting on news about a release date for the game. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN who hopes he never has to write out the game's title in full ever again. Follow him on Twitter.

Square Enix has revealed a new set of screenshots from upcoming remake, Nier Replicant Ver. 1.22474487319, giving us a better look at the game's world. Nier Replicant Ver. 1.22474487319 is a remake of 2010's Nier, which launched exclusively on the PS3  all the way back in 2010. In Japan, the game was split into two halves, with Nier Replicant being a PS3 exclusive, and Nier Gestalt being an Xbox 360 exclusive - the main difference being that you play as a teenage boy in Nier Replicant, but in Nier Gestalt (the game that came to the West as Nier) you play as a middle-aged man. Given that the remake is named after the Japan-exclusive release, it's safe to say we'll be playing as a teenager for the first time in the West. The game follows Nier as they fight shades in a post-apocalyptic world, in a struggle to find a cure for the Black Scrawl, a disease affecting the protagonist's sister. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nier-replicant-screenshots&captions=true"] In the screenshots above you can see a selection of environments that have been given extra attention in the remaster, from vast deserts and verdant fields to a crumbling metropolis being overtaken by nature. If you're unfamiliar with Nier, it's a spin-off series that hails from the Drakengard franchise of RPGs, helmed by mask-toting developer Yoko Taro. This remaster is being developed by Toylogic, and published by Square Enix. The remake was announced at the end of March alongside a free-to-play mobile game called Nier Reincarnation, which is set to launch on iOS and Android. You can check out the announcement trailer below which will give you a better look at the game in motion. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/29/nier-replicant-ver-122474487139-teaser-trailer"] If this has piqued your interest and you're looking to get into the Nier franchise, the sequel to Nier, Nier: Automata, was recently added to Xbox Game Pass. You don't have to have played the original to enjoy it (I started with Automata too!). Nier Replicant Ver. 1.22474487319 will launch on PS4, Xbox One and PC via Steam, though we're still waiting on news about a release date for the game. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN who hopes he never has to write out the game's title in full ever again. Follow him on Twitter.

Entertainment One has signed a first-look agreement with Marvel Studios alum Jeremy Latcham, who will take Dungeons & Dragons on as his first project under the new deal. Deadline reports that Latcham, who formerly served as SVP of Production and Development at Marvel, is on board to produce the Paramount-set Dungeons & Dragons movie following the recent eOne acquisition by Hasbro. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/19/chris-pratt-and-tom-holland-want-to-start-an-avengers-cast-dungeons-and-dragons-party"] Latcham was the associate producer on Iron Man and the co-producer on its sequel Iron Man 2. He also executive produced Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy during his 13-year tenure at Marvel Studios. He then went on to produce Bad Times at the El Royale in his post-Marvel career. "Jeremy is a massively talented producer with a track record of creating true-to-brand films with size and scope that resonate with audiences and excel on a global scale. In our exciting new era with Hasbro, we're thrilled to begin this new partnership and look forward to sharing the amazing projects that are to come," Nick Meyer, eOne's president of film, said in a statement on Wednesday. "Nick and the entire eOne team have welcomed me into the fold with open arms," Latcham added. "Hasbro's incredibly rich library of beloved brands in addition to the opportunity to develop original material makes for a very exciting next step for me as a creative producer. My passion for telling stories steeped in heart, humor and spectacle aligns with D&D's decades of immersive, adventure-driven storytelling, and I am beyond excited to help John and Jonathan, eOne, Paramount, and Wizards of the Coast bring this rich world to filmgoing audiences." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] Spider-Man: Homecoming writers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are attached to write and direct the film adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons, which is managed by Wizards of the Coast, a Hasbro subsidiary that also manages Magic: The Gathering. In April, Paramount pushed back the release of Dungeons & Dragons from November 19, 2021, to May 27, 2022, amongst a number of other shifts, shake-ups, and delays in the industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Entertainment One has signed a first-look agreement with Marvel Studios alum Jeremy Latcham, who will take Dungeons & Dragons on as his first project under the new deal. Deadline reports that Latcham, who formerly served as SVP of Production and Development at Marvel, is on board to produce the Paramount-set Dungeons & Dragons movie following the recent eOne acquisition by Hasbro. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/19/chris-pratt-and-tom-holland-want-to-start-an-avengers-cast-dungeons-and-dragons-party"] Latcham was the associate producer on Iron Man and the co-producer on its sequel Iron Man 2. He also executive produced Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy during his 13-year tenure at Marvel Studios. He then went on to produce Bad Times at the El Royale in his post-Marvel career. "Jeremy is a massively talented producer with a track record of creating true-to-brand films with size and scope that resonate with audiences and excel on a global scale. In our exciting new era with Hasbro, we're thrilled to begin this new partnership and look forward to sharing the amazing projects that are to come," Nick Meyer, eOne's president of film, said in a statement on Wednesday. "Nick and the entire eOne team have welcomed me into the fold with open arms," Latcham added. "Hasbro's incredibly rich library of beloved brands in addition to the opportunity to develop original material makes for a very exciting next step for me as a creative producer. My passion for telling stories steeped in heart, humor and spectacle aligns with D&D's decades of immersive, adventure-driven storytelling, and I am beyond excited to help John and Jonathan, eOne, Paramount, and Wizards of the Coast bring this rich world to filmgoing audiences." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] Spider-Man: Homecoming writers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are attached to write and direct the film adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons, which is managed by Wizards of the Coast, a Hasbro subsidiary that also manages Magic: The Gathering. In April, Paramount pushed back the release of Dungeons & Dragons from November 19, 2021, to May 27, 2022, amongst a number of other shifts, shake-ups, and delays in the industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Private Division and V1 Interactive have announced that Disintegration will launch on June 16. The game will only be available digitally from PC and console store fronts. The flying motorbike - or ‘gravcycle’ - based shooter will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and other stores on June 16. The launch is purely digital, with no physical release announced by Private Division. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/07/disintegration-story-trailer"] Disintegration is priced at $49.99/£39.99 and can already be pre-ordered on Xbox One and Steam. Pre-orderers pick up bonus cosmetics for use in multiplayer including a unique Lost Ronin Midnight crew skin, Flex emote, Disintegration Medal Gravcycle attachment, and platform-exclusive animated player banners. If you’ve not seen anything of Disintegration, it’s the first game from V1 Interactive, a studio founded by the co-creator of Halo, Marcus Lehto. It features a single-player campaign focused on a future where human brains are slotted into robots, which then pilot flying machines to rain death upon their enemies. Multiplayer sees two teams of pilots battle each other, with each pilot having access to their own squad of AI soldiers that fight on the ground. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disintegration-45-new-behind-the-scenes-images-ign-first&captions=true"] For more, check out our previews of the Disintegration campaign and PvP multiplayer. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter.

Private Division and V1 Interactive have announced that Disintegration will launch on June 16. The game will only be available digitally from PC and console store fronts. The flying motorbike - or ‘gravcycle’ - based shooter will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and other stores on June 16. The launch is purely digital, with no physical release announced by Private Division. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/07/disintegration-story-trailer"] Disintegration is priced at $49.99/£39.99 and can already be pre-ordered on Xbox One and Steam. Pre-orderers pick up bonus cosmetics for use in multiplayer including a unique Lost Ronin Midnight crew skin, Flex emote, Disintegration Medal Gravcycle attachment, and platform-exclusive animated player banners. If you’ve not seen anything of Disintegration, it’s the first game from V1 Interactive, a studio founded by the co-creator of Halo, Marcus Lehto. It features a single-player campaign focused on a future where human brains are slotted into robots, which then pilot flying machines to rain death upon their enemies. Multiplayer sees two teams of pilots battle each other, with each pilot having access to their own squad of AI soldiers that fight on the ground. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disintegration-45-new-behind-the-scenes-images-ign-first&captions=true"] For more, check out our previews of the Disintegration campaign and PvP multiplayer. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter.

The Nintendo Switch is apparently "barely in the middle" of its life cycle, according to reports from Nintendo's latest investor Q&A. That fact was reported by investment advisor David Gibson, who attended the Q&A following Nintendo's latest earnings report and explained that Nintendo representatives had said it was, "Barely in the middle of the switch cycle, no change to that view." The Nintendo Switch is just over three years old, which would put the expected end of its life cycle at around 2023 at least. That thinking matches up with Nintendo's other recent successes - Nintendo Wii was released in 2006 and followed by Wii U in 2012, while Nintendo DS was released in 2004, with 3DS coming 7 years later in 2011. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/30/e3-nintendo-direct-in-june-reportedly-delayed"] This doesn't necessarily discount an upgraded model of Switch arriving during that time - several Nintendo consoles have seen updates during their life cycle, and we've already seen Switch Lite - but we know that there are no plans for a rumoured Switch Pro model in 2020. This news isn't a huge surprise - Switch and its software continues to sell well, with April seeing new records broken for hardware sales, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons selling over 11 million copies in 11 days. It's been enough for EA - which once said its players don't want games on Switch - to announce that it will release multiple games for the console this year. In January, Nintendo explained: "we believe it is important to continue to communicate the appeal of both Nintendo Switch systems and expand the installed base." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter.