Xbox Developer Direct 2025: The Full List Of Reveals, Including Two Surprises

Missed the event? Here’s a recap

by Fraser Gilbert Thu 23rd Jan 2025

Weren’t able to catch the Xbox Developer Direct 2025 showcase earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you’ll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox.

If you don’t want to watch it all the way through, we’ve also detailed all the important reveals in this article.

The following list is everything that was revealed during the Xbox Developer Direct 2025:

Ninja Gaiden 4 is the big “surprise” that Xbox was teasing, coming to Game Pass in Fall 2025

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black brings its Unreal Engine 5 remaster to Xbox Game Pass TODAY!

Compulsion Games’ South of Midnight launches April 8th on Xbox Game Pass

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 looks awesome, and it’s hitting Game Pass on April 24th

DOOM: The Dark Ages launches May 15th, and yes – it’s on Xbox Game Pass!

Did you watch the 2025 Xbox Developer Direct? What did you think? Let us know below.

Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.

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ZeD
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

And this is just the first half of the year…
Going to be a great year for Xbox and their gamers!

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Kaloudz
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

Said it elsewhere but what an amazing presentation. Xbox have nailed this direct rhythm they have going for them. Expedition and Doom, hell yes. And most of this for just the first half of the year.

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AlwaysPlaying
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

I only wish they do these more often … maybe GTA later in the year is a good thing as forcing Microsoft to release their games in the first half of the year….

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RaZieLDaNtE
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

Hello there fellow gamers.
It´s very cliché, but Ninja Gaidens Fans rejoice, WE ARE SO BACK!!
All I could think about before the Direct was “If is Ninja Gaiden, I´m gonna lose it.”
And it was. Not only we´re getting a brand new NG game with Ninja Gaiden 4 but also Ninja Gaiden 2 Black…… TODAY!!!!
I´m kinda overwhelmed right now.
And let´s not forget how good South of Midnight, Expedition 33 and Doom The Dark Ages look and feel. Amazing stuff from all these devolopers.
This was the BEST Xbox Developer_Direct. I´m Beyond Happy!
This year is going to be insane for gaming all around.
Cheers everyone and happy gaming to us all

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Scrubchub
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

@RaZieLDaNtE dude, love seeing someone nerding out over Ninja Gaiden as much as I did when I saw the reveals!

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Scrubchub
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

Really strong presentation. For the amount of time I play games these days, I probably won’t have to buy a game this year – could quite comfortably stick to Gamepass. Long may it continue.

I know Xbox is supposed to be the ‘losing’ side these days, but it really doesn’t feel like it sometimes. Love my series X and love Gamepass.

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RiverGenie
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

Maybe Doom but there is nothing leaping out as a must for me personally. That’s not to say the games shown aren’t good or won’t do well it’s just non of them really float my boat.

I am still only really excited for Atomfall so far this year and not much else.

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johnedwin1969
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

all these games are also on the ps5 did xbox have anything to do with making these games?

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Ricky-Spanish
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

As I taught not much for me might give ninja gaiden a go though never played them it’s on gamepass so why not!!

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IOI
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

Man, why did Microsoft had to give up on Xbox when it was getting this good!?

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RaZieLDaNtE
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

@Scrubchub Hello there friend and great to see another fellow Ninja Gaiden fan.
I can´t believe it. A proper Ninja Gaiden 4…… After soooo long.
And Ninja Gaiden 2 Black???? Today??
I´m over the moon right now.
Downloading the game as we speak.
Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive 3 were the two games that made me get and OG Xbox back in the day.
Same thing with Xbox 360, with both Ninja Gaiden 2 and Dead or Alive 4.
For everybody that says Xbox has no games, I really don´t know what to tell people anymore. There are more games that people can play these days. Especialy on GamePass.
Cheers friend and have a good one

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jesse_dylan
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

Jeez, everyone was talking about it being Persona 6 of Final Fantasy 17 or something. People always get so overhyped, and then it turns out to be Ninja Gaiden Which is fine. But why get all hyped that it’s “definitely” gonna be XYZ when it’ll always turn out to be ABC instead?

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Romans12
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

@johnedwin1969 Well, Microsoft owns two of them so I guess they had something to do with it, but not with development. I think the cool part is that they are all on Game Pass on day one. None of these are on PS Premium on day one. I probably won’t play any of these though. None spark my interest.

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ZAHMED
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

@RaZieLDaNtE probably the nicest comment on the whole pure Xbox site history

Respect!

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johnedwin1969
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

@Romans12 i looked it up yes you care correct they own 2 companies making 2 of these games..

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GuyinPA75
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

That Logan’s Run 33 game looks amazing!

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Coletrain
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

@johnedwin1969 where’s the ps5 reveal for South of Midnight?

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kelomaniack
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

Wow! Yes! Ninja gaiden 😍😍😍!

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RaZieLDaNtE
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

@ZAHMED Hi there friend and thanks for the kind words.
I just love videogames that much, can´t help it. Especialy with franchises that elevated my personal gaming enjoyment.
The NG franchise is just one of many, like Bioshock, Mass Effect, Gears of War, The last of Us, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Forza Horizon, God of War and many others.
In all my 40 years of life on this earth, gaming has been one of my greatest passions and to just have fun, relax and talk about with personal and online friends.
And the fact that these type of anouncements still excites me, tells more than I could describe.
Cheers and all the best

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OLD64FOREVER
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

Very happy. With this not a doom fan but any chance to Be Captain America in a game hell yeah count me in give this man a shield lol and a the new pga 2k 25 in February. A smashing start into 2025.

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themightyant
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

Banger direct covering the next 4 months + Avowed, we be eating good.

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Markatron84
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

Are you telling me – YOU! Pure Xbox!! – that Phil Spencer playing old Gears of War games DIDN’T have anything to do with anything?! I’m flabbergasted, truly.

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Millionski
Thu 23rd Jan 2025

@IOI exactly. do your thing with exclusives and expanding to other platforms if you want but also promote xbox little bit.
GP and some exclusivity (even timed) is more than enough incentive to keep console afloat.

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Rodimusprime13
Fri 24th Jan 2025

Not only did they announce two new Ninja Gaiden games there is apparently a third game called Ninja Gaiden Ragebound. It says “Not Currently Available” and the trailer says summer 2025.

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NintendoByNature
Fri 24th Jan 2025

Hell yea to the first half of the year.

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NintendoByNature
Fri 24th Jan 2025

@Rodimusprime13 it’s a 2d action platformer like the nes games.

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Kilamanjaro
Fri 24th Jan 2025

Very solid release lineup, almost one a month. Looking forward to Avowed, think I will just play it over a 2 week period of grinding it out

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YeyoFairy
Fri 24th Jan 2025

Man I’m so stoked for every one of these games…im def gonna be playing all of them…Microsoft really is starting to nail this release cadence of delivering us a big quality new release almost monthly for GP users

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