Xbox has a stacked 2025 lineup, and the company is preparing to reveal new information at an event later this month here's all were expecting so farTech14:51, 09 Jan 2025Prepare for news on games coming to your console(Image: Future Publishing via Getty Images)Microsoft has announced an Xbox Developer_Direct showcase for January 23, with the company promising 'A Celebration of What's Coming for Xbox Players'.Now becoming a regular beat for Xbox at the start of the year, this year's entry will offer updates from Compulsion Games, id Software, Sandfall Interactive, and a mystery participant, too.The event, which will kick off at 6 PM UK time, will highlight four titles as the Green Team gears up for what could be a huge 2025.DOOM The Dark Ages is the first since 2020's Eternal(Image: Sony)While the identity of the mystery studio is a surprise (here's hoping for Team Cherry and a long-awaited look at Hollow Knight: Silksong hey, we can dream!), we do have a good idea of what to expect thanks to the Xbox Wire blog.id Software will showcase DOOM: The Dark Ages, a prequel to the 2016 series reboot that focuses on a "never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell".South of Midnight, from Compulsion Games (the team behind We Happy Few), will get a "deep dive", while Sandfall Interactive's hotly-anticipated RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, will also get a fresh look.2023's Developer_Direct revealed new information on Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom, Forza Motorsport, Redfall and Minecraft Legends, while also revealing and releasing Hi-Fi Rush on the same day. The next year, we saw Ara: History Untold, Avowed, Visions of Mana, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.Come and join The Daily Star on Bluesky, the social media site set up by ex-Twitter boss Jack Dorsey. It's now the new go-to place for content after a mass exodus of the Elon Musk-owned Twitter/X.Fear not, we're not leaving Twitter/X, but we are jumping on the bandwagon. So come find our new account on https://bsky.app/profile/dailystar.co.uk, and see us social better than the rest.You can also learn more about The Daily Star team in what Bluesky calls a Starter Pack.So what are you waiting for?! Let's M.S.M.F.A (Make Social Media Fun Again)Given those titles were all tipped to release in the same year as the events (Avowed slipped to February 2025), it seems the three games we know of are still planned for 2025.As things stand, Microsoft will release a new Call of Duty this year, alongside the Fable reboot, while 2026 should see the return of Gears of War, Perfect Dark, and State of Decay.Article continues belowWill you be tuning in? Let us know in the comments.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.RECOMMENDED