The trailer showcase during Xbox Developer Direct 2025 turned out to be quite rich in cool sh…tuff, with reveals and confirmations alike. Let’s get to the good bits without wasting breath!
NINJA GAIDEN 4
First of all, the fans of Ninja Gaiden series have good reasons to be excited! There is a new NG game coming, Ninja Gaiden 4, featuring a new protagonist, new story, new everything, and it looks cool as hell, scheduled for releases in the Fall of 2025.
NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
There’s also an Unreal Engine 5-powered refresh of NG2, dubbed Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, releasing… right now!
South of Midnight
An intriguing game based on the folklore of the USA Deep South, with all the alligators, bayous, and occult mysteries you could want, presented through a gorgeous aesthetic reminiscent of stop-motion animation. It’s arriving on April 8th this year, by the way.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
A lovely-looking RPG clearly (clairly?) inspired by the 19th century’s Belle Epoque, also received a bombastic release date trailer, alongside with a hefty amount of gameplay and cutscene footage. It’s coming on April 24th, 2025.
DOOM: The Dark Ages
And, finally, we got a chunk of juicy and bloody footage from Doom: The Dark Ages, with a lot of excellent gameplay bits shown off, including a saw-toothed shield which will let you feel like a bloodthirsty Captain America. Magnificent. We’ll experience Doomslayer’s “Army of Darkness” era on May 15th this year.
This year’s Spring is going to be quite thrilling, isn’t it?
Source: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/01/23/xbox-developer-direct-2025-recap/