Xbox's first Developer Direct of 2025 included a few surprises, including the announcement of Ninja Gaiden 4 from Team Ninja and, surprisingly, Platinum Games.
Even if Grand Theft Auto 6 doesn't end up releasing, 2025 still is shaping up to be another massive year for gaming. Nintendo proved that earlier this month with the reveal of the Switch 2, and now it's Xbox's turn to show its hand with its annual Developer Direct showcase which was focused on Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, and more.
For the first time in years, I'm expecting to be making heavy use of my Xbox.
Although Xbox already confirmed three of the big games that were going to be featured at the showcase, it also promised that there would be one mystery reveal, a la Hi-Fi Rush during 2023's Direct. Several insiders also suggested that we'd see more than one surprise, which certainly ended up being the case.
To kick off the show in a very big way, Team Ninja and Platinum Games announced Ninja Gaiden 4, the first 3D entry in the series for more than 10 years. We got an extended look at gameplay during the reveal footage,...
