Summary
According to a new report,Xbox’s freshly revealedGears of War: E-Daycould potentially be looking to joinFable, South of Midnight,andDoom: The Dark Agesin 2025.Xbox’s past few annual first-party release lineups have been solid, but not spectacular. The tail end of 2021 was big for Xbox withHalo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, and Psychonauts 2. After a much lighter 2022, Xbox’s 2023 was much better; Xbox fans finally got to playStarfield,as well as the surpriseHi-Fi Rush.Hellblade 2,Indiana Jones,andAvowedhighlight Xbox’s 2024, but 2025 could turn out to be even bigger.
Before Xbox’s showcase a few days ago, the brand’s 2025 was a big mystery. After experiencing perhaps Xbox’s greatest showcase ever, fans now have several major first-party game releases to look forward to next year. Playground Games' long-awaitedFablegave fans another solid glimpse at gameplay and its stunning visuals.South of Midnight, being worked on by Compulsion Games, showed off its gameplay for the first time, wowing fans with its stop-motion animation style. Finally, id Software’s newly revealedDoom: The Dark Ageswas one of the show’s biggest new reveals, taking The Doom Slayer back in time with an epic, medieval-style arsenal of weapons.
Fable, Doom: The Dark Ages,andSouth of Midnightwould already make for a stellar 2025 Xbox lineup, but it seems The Coalition’sGears of War: E-Daymay be looking to join the party as well.The Verge’s Tom Warren has reportedthat Xbox is allegedly planning to roll outGears of War’s Emergence Day prequelin 2025. The game’s reveal trailer ended without any sort of release year or window whatsoever. Warren added thatFableis targeting its release later in 2025, somewhere between October and December.
Gears of War: E-Day Could Potentially Release in 2025
WithFablereportedly eyeing Q4 of 2025, it’s likely thatDoom: The Dark Ages, Gears of War: E-Day,andSouth of Midnightcould be looking to drop earlier in the year. Since2016’sDoomand 2020’sDoom Eternalboth released during Springtime, it wouldn’t be out of the question forThe Dark Agesto come out in the first half of 2025. Xbox may takeGrand Theft Auto 6into consideration, which is still on track for late 2025 and will undoubtedly hog the zeitgeist for several months surrounding its release. WhetherGears of War: E-Dayactually lands next year is unknown, but it could easily be pushed to 2026, as couldFable.
As 2024 keeps moving forward, Xbox fans may begin hearing more about these four big titles, with2025 and its slate of gamesdrawing ever nearer. It’s certainly possible for new trailers containing key details about any of these titles to appear at either Gamescom, The Game Awards, or Xbox’s own Developer Direct, which usually happens in January. One thing is clear though, ifFable, The Dark Ages, South of Midnight,andGears of War: E-Daydo actually all drop in 2025, it could be Xbox’s biggest year ever.
Xbox Series X
Microsoft’s ninth-generation console, the Xbox Series X is a powerful machine that can support 4K resolution and 60 fps, depending on the game. Released alongside the Xbox Series S, the Series X has a Custom AMD Zen 2 CPU, a Custom RDNA 2 GPU, and 16 GB of RAM.
