Microsoft announces exact date for next look at 2025’s biggest Xbox games

Microsoft has announced a date for its next video presentation, where gamers will be treated to deep dive looks at four of Xbox’s biggest games of 2025. If you own an Xbox Series X, Series S, or a gaming PC, then you’ll want to mark this date in your calendar.

Set to take place at 6PM GMT on January 23, 2025, the Xbox Developer Direct event will see the developers behind four huge Xbox titles reveal more about their upcoming games. Three of them are mentioned by name, with a mysterious fourth teased as a ‘surprise’.

On the list of games we’ll see are DOOM: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and South of Midnight. While the fourth game is under wraps for now, it’s possible that we might finally see some gameplay footage of the upcoming Fable game, which is in development at Playground Games.

We’ll only know for sure once the livestream finally goes live. You can tune in yourself by heading to the official Xbox YouTube and Twitch channels.

Looking more closely at each of the games in question, DOOM: The Dark Ages will be the third in Bethesda’s modern reboot of the classic series. This new title will see the Doomslayer go back to basics, ripping and tearing through demons in a medieval setting with much more melee focused combat.

The last DOOM game was released in 2020 to critical acclaim, earning itself a healthy score of 88 on metacritic. If you want to play through it before the new one comes out, it’s still available on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a brand new title from a brand new studio, with the development team composed of ex-Ubisoft employees. As huge fans of the Final Fantasy series, these developers appear to be making a game with a very similar vibe, featuring a fantasy