Rare's Everwild may finally return in 2025

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Summary

  • Rare recently shared a holiday card featuring new artwork from its upcoming game, Everwild.

  • Everwild fans have been anxious for updates since the game was last shown in 2020, but rumors of a turbulent development cycle since then have raised hopes.

  • Everwild's sudden recognition has fans optimistic that Rare is preparing to reveal new details about the game in 2025, though the studio has made no such hints.

A new holiday card from Rare has fans hoping the studio will share more information about its next game, Everwildin 2025. At the current stage, the development on Everwild it's been in the works for over six years and Rare hasn't provided any updates on the game since 2020, but the studio may be ready to open up about it next year.

Everwild was first revealed in November 2019 as Rare's next game after the hugely successful Sea of ​​Thieves. The studio then appeared at the Xbox Games Showcase in June 2020 with another stunning trailer for Everwild. Following this case, however, something went wrong Everwildhis development. In 2021, it was claimed that Everwild it was a “mess” behind the scenes and that Rare supposedly “rebooted” the game's development. Over four years since its last trailer, EverwildIts release window remains uncertain, but it looks like Rare could finally break its silence surrounding the game in 2025.

Gears of War E Day with Perfect Dark and Everwild and the Xbox logo

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2024 brought some encouraging updates about Everwildits development, and with the end of the year, an unexpected but welcome acknowledgment from Rare, has fans excited to see more of the game in 2025. Rare's official Twitter account recently posted a holiday card with some new artwork from Everwild. The image features several cloaked human characters and a pair of fantastical deer-like creatures looking up at a large tree with purple leaves, all rendered in Everwildhis beautiful art style.

The rare holiday card fuels fans' hopes for Everwild news in 2025

Rare's credits Everwild there's been little since the game's 2020 trailer, so it's no surprise that the comments below the holiday greetings post are full of optimism for more Everwild news in 2025. Given that Everwild missing in action for over four years, the prospect of a new gameplay trailer alongside a release window next year doesn't seem too far-fetched. However, Rare has made no such suggestion, so Everwild fans should keep their expectations in check.

Even though Rare has no plans to show off Everwild next year, however, the new artwork is at least a positive indicator of the game being actively worked on. Only time will tell if Everwild fans will get more clarity on the game next year, but with Xbox's 2025 release schedule packed with high-profile early releases such as Declared, South of midnight, Fable, The outer worlds 2, Doom: The Dark Ageswhat's more, it seems likely that Rare will target 2026 for Everwild instead to give the game some breathing room.

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