Xbox’s 2025 game lineup will be shown off in two weeks, including a mystery game

Xbox kicks off the new year again with the Developer_Direct event, returning on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT. Like last year’s eventWe have some idea of ​​what Xbox is offering, and it’s confirmed that we’ll be hearing more about it. South of Midnight from the developer Compulsion Games, DOOM: Dark Ages from id Software will be showcased again, and developer Sandfall Interactive will showcase more at Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33. In addition to these three games, at least one more, as yet unannounced game will be shown at the event.

Time to brag

Last year Developer_Direct covered a total of five games, and this year it seems like only four, although of course there’s always the chance that we’ll get a fifth surprise. Based on the two previous versions of this event, we can probably expect it to last at least 40 minutes, which should give each studio plenty of time to present their games with a good and compelling demo. Back to June 2024we were given a sneak peek of the gameplay for the first time South of Midnight. This time around Xbox Wire Message the event says we’ll be taking a “deep dive” into the game, so hopefully that means more gameplay and even a release window or exact release date.

We’ve seen even less ROCK: Dark Ages since it was discovered in June 2024and it looks like that will change with this event, as a report from Xbox Wire says it will be a “full reveal of the game.” Finally, regarding Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33The Xbox Wire report implies that we won’t see much of the gameplay as it states: “Sandfall Interactive will take us behind the scenes of its studio to shed light on development Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33An incredible new RPG from this debut studio. The team will be sharing more about the creation of the game and how they plan to create an incredible story set in a gorgeous fantasy world.”

It’s more like we’ll see a lot of concept art and spend a lot of time hearing the developers talk about their game instead of showing it, but we’ll just have to wait and see what Sandfall Interactive unveils on 23 -th number.

Surprises should be fun

Then, of course, a surprise title will be shown. You can bet on what this game will be like, as it could be something very exciting, like our first gameplay demo of an upcoming game. Fable name or even new Perfect darkness game. This might as well be another big dive into Sid Meier’s Civilization VII to give the game one last chance before its launch on February 11, 2025. Either way, we hope players and fans are excited about what’s coming to Xbox in 2025.