

Xbox
is
looking
to
start
off
2025
with
a
bang,
announcing
a
Developer
Direct
that’s
set
to
show
off
a
couple
of
the
company’s
biggest
upcoming
titles.
The
live
stream
will
kick
off
at
6:00
p.m.
UK
time
on
January
23rd.
On
the
agenda
we
have
Doom:
The
Dark
Ages,
South
of
Midnight,
Clair
Obscur:
Expedition
33
and
a
fourth
game
that
Xbox
is
not
naming.
It’s
the
mystery
fourth
game
that
has
my
attention,
though.
Xbox
has
a
few
big
titles
due
out
this
year
like
Fable
and
Avowed,
but
those
are
publicly
announced
games
so
would
Microsoft
really
play
up
the
mystery
like
this
if
it’s
just
one
of
them?
No,
this
appears
to
be
a
unnannounced
new
project,
as
the
official
post
suggests
when
it
says
that
we
will
“visit
a
surprise
location
to
see
another
studio’s
brand
new
game.”
Rumours
have
begun
circulating
once
again
about
a
remaster/remake
of
The
Elder
Scrolls:
Oblivion,
which
was
first
spotted
back
in
2020,
so
perhaps
we’ll
be
checking
in
with
the
team
at
Bethesda
to
get
our
first-ever
glimpse
of
that?
Then
again,
with
so
many
studios
under
the
Xbox
umbrella,
who
knows
what
it
will
be.
And,
of
course,
there’s
the
ever-present
idea
that
idea
that
some
or
al
of
these
games
might
turn
up
on
PlayStation
down
the
line.
Here’s
the
official
rundown
from
the
Xbox
Wire
blog
post
about
what
to
expect:
“DOOM:
The
Dark
Ages – Developed
by
id
Software, DOOM:
The
Dark
Ages is
the
prequel
to
the
critically
acclaimed DOOM (2016)
and DOOM
Eternal that
tells
the
epic
cinematic
origin
story
of
the
Doom
Slayer’s
rage.
In
this
third
installment
of
the
modern
DOOM
series,
players
will
step
into
the
blood-stained
boots
of
the
Doom
Slayer
in
this
never-before-seen
dark
and
sinister
medieval
war
against
Hell.
Learn
more
during
the
full
game
reveal
at
Developer_Direct.
South
of
Midnight – Compulsion
Games,
the
creators
of Contrast and We
Happy
Few,
will
share
a
deep
dive
on South
of
Midnight,
a
third
person
action-adventure
game
set
in
the
American
Deep
South.
As
Hazel,
you
will
explore
the
mythos
and
confront
mysterious
creatures
inspired
by
Southern
Folklore
to
unravel
her
family’s
hidden
past
in
this
dark,
modern
folktale.
Clair
Obscur:
Expedition
33 – Sandfall
Interactive
will
take
us
behind-the-scenes
at
their
studio
to
shed
some
light
on
the
development
of Clair
Obscur:
Expedition
33,
this
debut
studio’s
incredible
new
RPG.
The
team
will
share
more
about
the
game’s
creation
and
how
they
plan
to
deliver
an
incredible
story
in
a
gorgeous
fantasy
world.”