Xbox Developer Direct to feature DOOM, South of Midnight - ESPN
Xbox announced its January 2025 Developer Direct, a showcase highlighting upcoming games from Xbox's first-party studios that should release in the next year. The show airs on Jan. 23, 2025, at 1 p.m. ET on all of Xbox's social media channels, including YouTube and Twitch. These showcases usually run for approximately 50 minutes, though Xbox will host the video-on-demand on its YouTube channel after the initial airing ends. In addition to iD Software's planned full reveal of DOOM: The Dark Ages, the Developer Direct features a segment on South of Midnight, from We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games. South of Midnight weaves Black folklore and southern culture into a fantasy story that follows Hazel, a young woman trying to survive the aftermath of a hurricane. As the figures and nightmares from childhood tales come to life around her, Hazel must navigate myths and truths to uncover secrets about her family and put the world back in order.
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