Beyond these four games, Microsoft has a busy year ahead of it: Avowed, Fable, and The Outer Worlds 2 are all slated for 2025, too, though they weren’t showcased during the Thursday Xbox Developer Direct. Here’s what was.

The Xbox Developer_Direct offered up fresh new details on Doom: The Dark Ages and South of Midnight, along with a few other surprises.

Xbox Developer Direct is finally here and has brought with it some major new looks at DOOM: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, and more.

The first Xbox Developer Direct of 2025 streams live Thursday at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. We know the stream will feature several games, including Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Last week it was the reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, and now it’s a showcase of upcoming Xbox games. Microsoft’s latest Developer Direct takes place today, and it’s meant to provide a “deep dive” look at some of the biggest upcoming games for Xbox.

The show begins at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 23. You can watch it on the YouTube stream posted above and at the Xbox Twitch channel, the Xbox ASL Twitch channel, the Bethesda YouTube channel, the Bethesda Twitch channel and the Xbox page on Facebook .

Xbox's big Developer Direct has arrived for 2025 and promises to reveal more about DOOM: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and the reveal of Ninja Gaiden 4! While we don't know exactly what these studios will show,