Xbox Developer Direct LIVE: All the news, reveals and announcements as they happen

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Full story: Fans lose minds at Ninja Gaiden 4 reveal

Fans have gone into meltdown about Ninja Gaiden 4 being revealed.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, a remaster of the 2008 classic, was also shadowdropped and is out now.

And fans have been reacting on social media to the announcements.

Read the full story here.

Release recap

The presentation has come to an end, with five games in total shown.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is a remaster of the 2008 classic and is out now.

South of Midnight is releasing on April 8.

Not long after that, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 follows on April 24.

As leaked before the event, DOOM: The Dark Ages will be landing on May 15.

And the previously unannounced Ninja Gaiden 4 is out in Autumn.

DOOM: The Dark Ages gameplay

As you'd expect from a DOOM title, the action is fast, frantic and bloody with enemy limbs flying everywhere.

There's also a new difficulty system and sliders so players can fine tune the game to exactly how players want to play.

Players can pilot a 30 story mech too.

Locations such as hellscapes and battlefields are shown with the shield saw also being used as a key tool for exploration.

"It's a DOOM sandbox full of riches," developers said. And, of course, the game has a metal soundtrack.

There are new characters, old allies and powerful new villains.

As was leaked, the game is out on May 15.

More on DOOM: The Dark Ages

Players take on the role of an iron tank, which is heavy and strong but still fast.

Strafing is back in a new world with new mechanics. There's a shield saw where players can throw, parry and deflect with a single button. Players are encouraged to stand and fight.

There are three melee options and there's also a glory kill system.

The trigger has some of the "most ridiculously powered weapons we've ever created".

An extensive look at gameplay is up next.

DOOM: The Dark Ages

Next up, it's id Software with its rollicking DOOM series, with DOOM: The Dark Ages the latest instalment.

It's described as the studio's most ambitious game yet.

A look at gameplay shows a cinematic sci-fi fantasy world where players take on the role of a superweapon.

More on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

The deep dive shows the different priorities and inner conflicts characters have.

There are also fantastical playable characters that turn into the enemies they've just beaten and to help traverse the world.

The turn-based system adds real-time reaction including dodging and parrying.

Developers said this was one of the most challenging areas to get right but every playstyle is catered to.

Each character has a unique mechanic and more than 20 uniques skills with loads of builds to explore.

The game is set in a French fantasy world and the game has a navigable world map, like older JRPGs, which the developers were really keen on implementing.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is out on April 24.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Now it's Sandfall Interactive with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. It's a turn-based RPG set in 19th Century France.

The combat is incredibly cinematic and features an in-depth story.

The development team spent four years on the story, which starts with a monolith appearing with a number on and anyone over that age dies with the number continually ticking down, with the number 33 focused in this game.

It's a "dark and mature" story which focuses on people; it's about overcoming an existential threat while battling loss and grief.

More on South of Midnight

As well as helping and tackling enemies through weaving, Hazel can use it to travel through the world.

The enemies are manifestations of corruptions that Hazel must beat to free.

Although melee is key, timing and magic abilities seem to be prioritised in combat to gain the upper hand.

Combat is focused on chaining and is very fast paced.

Hazel searches for her mother through different regions and key backstories of enemies are revealed as Hazel experiences memories, known as echoes, to mend them.

Each region has a different creature doomed to prowl it.

Some people have stayed behind in these desolate regions despite the hurricane.

The game releases on April 8.

South of Midnight

Compulsion Games is up next with South of Midnight.

The game has a signature presentation style from the studio which focuses on southern gothic themes along with a dark fantasy twist.

It shows a hurricane sweep the Deep South and the main protagonist Hazel being separated from her mother.

Gameplay shows Hazel, a 19-year-old woman who becomes able to weave, who can see beyond the surface and tap into a deeper reality.

Weavers can see the fabric binding the world and can reweave and mend creatures she encounters.

But the world then drifts into the surreal.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black

More from Team Ninja, and the studio has just revealed Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, the definitive edition of the 2008 game, with the added grunt of Unreal Engine 5.

That game is out right now.

More on Ninja Gaiden 4

Tokyo has been devastated and fiends and enemies lurk around every corner.

Ninja techniques can be used to travel across the world and there are a number of vertical platforms, traversal on rail tracks and key swings.

Combat is incredibly fast-paced, bloody and gory with the aim to make you feel like a ninja.

Yakumo follows in the footsteps of Ryu Hayabusa to become a master ninja.

Yakumo has two different fighting styles, called Raven and Nue, which can be used to take on specific enemies and challenges.

A release window of Autumn 2025 has been given.

Ninja Gaiden 4

After more than a decade wait, there's another mainline Ninja Gaiden game.

It showed a dark, moody trailer of an abandoned Tokyo with heavy rain along with fast, frantic and bloody action gameplay of a ninja fighting off enemies.

The main protagonist is called Yakumo and the game is set in a brand new world.

All games shown available Day One on Game Pass

Xbox has confirmed all of the games shown will be available on Day One with Game Pass.

The games will be shown by the devleopers themselves.

Here we go

The Xbox Developer Direct event is underway.

Keep it locked for all the latest as it happens.

Five minute countdown

Just five minutes to go until the Xbox Developer Direct event gets underway.

Be sure to grab your snacks, drinks and take that toilet break so you don't miss a thing as it happens.

Full story: Fans react to new Assassin's Creed Shadows story trailer and gameplay

Moving away from the Developer Direct for just a sec, one game that's coming out on March 20 (after being delayed twice) on Xbox Series X/S is Assassin's Creed Shadows.

The trailer showed a first look at the stories of the two main protagonists Naoe, a stealthy ninja, and Yasuke, a burly samurai, and how they intertwine along with more detail at the vision of feudal Japan it is set in.

Previews of the game have been published too and it seems there are encouraging signs.

For more on this, read the full story here.

Just under an hour to go

There's just an hour until Xbox's Developer Direct event gets underway.

We know there will be updates on DOOM: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with more as well as that.

It has been reported Xbox has a big trick up its sleeve for the event...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

The final game to have been confirmed by Xbox at the event is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

"Sandfall Interactive will take us behind-the-scenes at their studio to shed some light on the development of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, this debut studio's incredible new RPG," said Xbox.

"The team will share more about the game's creation and how they plan to deliver an incredible story in a gorgeous fantasy world."

South of Midnight

Another game Xbox revealed will be discussed during the event is South of Midnight.

Xbox said: "Compulsion Games, the creators of Contrast and We Happy Few, will share a deep dive on South of Midnight, a third person action-adventure game set in the American Deep South.

"As Hazel, you will explore the mythos and confront mysterious creatures inspired by Southern Folklore to unravel her family's hidden past in this dark, modern folktale."

DOOM: The Dark Ages

One of the titles Xbox confirmed will be "fully revealed" at Developer Direct is DOOM: The Dark Ages.

"Developed by id Software, DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells the epic cinematic origin story of the Doom Slayer's rage," Xbox said.

"In this third installment of the modern DOOM series, players will step into the blood-stained boots of the Doom Slayer in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell. Learn more during the full game reveal."

A release date of May 15 has reportedly been leaked online ahead of the reveal however this has not been confirmed by Xbox.

What will be announced at Xbox Developer Direct? 

Xbox has already confirmed three of the titles that will be discussed at the event.

These are DOOM: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

How can I watch Xbox Developer Direct?

Xbox's Developer Direct starts on January 23 at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT with feeds going live in the run up to it.

It can be streamed live on official Xbox and Bethesda feeds on YouTube and Twitch, as well as Xbox's Facebook page.

An American Sign Language version of it will be broadcast on Twitch too.

The show will also be broadcast on Steam, local Xbox and Bethesda channels and on China's BiliBili platform.