Xbox is kicking off the new year once again with its Developer_Direct event returning on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BT. Like last year’s event, we have some idea of what Xbox is bringing to the table, with confirmation that we’ll hear more about South of Midnight from developer Compulsion Games, DOOM: The Dark Ages from id Software will be shown off again and developer Sandfall Interactive will showcase more on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Beyond those three games, there’s also at least one more currently unrevealed game that’ll be shown at the event.
Time to show off
Last year’s Developer_Direct covered five games in total, while this year’s seems to only be covering four, though of course, there’s always the chance that there’s a fifth surprise lying in wait. Based on the previous two versions of this event, we can probably expect it to run for at least 40 minutes, which should give each studio ample time to give their games a good, solid showcase. Back in June 2024, we were given our first quick-look at gameplay for South of Midnight. This time around the Xbox Wire post about the event says we’ll get a
Xbox’s 2025 game lineup will be shown off in two weeks, including a mystery game
