Joe SkrebelsSocial Links NavigationJoe first fell in love with games when a copy of The Lion King on SNES became his stepfather in 1994. When the cartridge left his mother in 2001, he turned to his priest - a limited edition crystal Xbox - for guidance. And now he's here. Latest articles by Joe Skrebels The gaming trends that defined 2015 - and how they'll evolve next year By Joe Skrebels published 11 December 15 Feature Feature Here's everything in next week's Halo 5 update By Joe Skrebels published 10 December 15 News News ARK: Survival Evolved is out on Xbox One next week By Joe Skrebels published 10 December 15 News News Phil Spencer "would be happy" to see Nintendo games on Xbox One By Joe Skrebels published 9 December 15 News News Xbox One Division pre-orders get an alpha early but everyone else is getting the beta late By Joe Skrebels published 7 December 15 News News This Witcher mod turns all your fights into games of Gwent By Joe Skrebels published 7 December 15 News News The Game Awards has its very own game on Xbox One By Joe Skrebels published 3 December 15 News News Holy hell, someone made an XCOM game in Microsoft Excel By Joe Skrebels published 1 December 15 News News Button-mashing: Why I can't truly love Star Wars Battlefront's air battles By Joe Skrebels published 25 November 15 Editorial Editorial Original Xbox backwards compatibility? "Nothing's impossible" By Joe Skrebels published 25 November 15 News News Killer Instinct's (sort of) getting a new character in December By Joe Skrebels published 24 November 15 News News Looks like there's a free-to-play version of PES 2016 on the way By Joe Skrebels published 23 November 15 News News Xbox One console bundles are dropping to $299 for Black Friday By Joe Skrebels published 20 November 15 News News Everyone who tested the new Xbox dashboard is getting a free (digital) cat By Joe Skrebels published 19 November 15 News News Dinosaur murder romp, ARK: Survival Evolved to get "imminent release" on Xbox One By Joe Skrebels published 19 November 15 News News Niche filled: there's a Scottish wrestling game on the way By Joe Skrebels published 16 November 15 News News Halo 5: Guardians getting Big Team Battle (and more) next week By Joe Skrebels published 12 November 15 News News Eight people are being tortured on a billboard because Tomb Raider By Joe Skrebels published 12 November 15 News News Friday the 13th: The Game just hit its Kickstarter target By Joe Skrebels published 12 November 15 News News I put Lara Croft through a serial killer checklist. Bad news, everybody By Joe Skrebels published 10 November 15 Feature Feature Jeff Goldblum is the best thing to happen to Call of Duty since actual war By Joe Skrebels published 6 November 15 Editorial Editorial Halo 5: Guardians beats Bond at the UK box office By Joe Skrebels published 3 November 15 News News Need to advertise your Halo 5 clan? How does a real-life billboard sound? By Joe Skrebels published 27 October 15 News News We asked Windows 10's Cortana about Halo - can you guess the answers? By Joe Skrebels published 27 October 15 Feature Feature Have you pre-loaded Halo 5? You might need to reinstall By Joe Skrebels published 22 October 15 News News 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives Sign up to the 12DOVE NewsletterWeekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and moreContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors GAME REVIEWSMOVIE REVIEWSTV REVIEWS1Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review: "The best but most broken game I've played all year"2Towers of Aghasba review: "Exploration is a joy thanks to gorgeous visuals and a varied landscape"3Sorry We're Closed review: "Resident Evil 4 and Silent Hill can't match this neon-soaked survival horror for its sheer inventiveness"4Lego Horizon Adventures review: "Brilliantly rebuilds this PlayStation icon"5Codenames review: "The ultimate pick-up-and-play party game"1Wicked review: "Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will have you defying gravity"2Gladiator 2 review: "A rousing spectacle with Ridley Scott and Denzel Washington on top form"3Paddington in Peru review: "Endlessly easy to love with a pitch-perfect Olivia Colman"4Venom: The Last Dance review: "A puddle of pixels that isn’t much fun to splash around in"5Smile 2 Review: "Naomi Scott demonstrates her talents with a raw, no-holds-barred performance in this largely successful horror sequel"1Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: "Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place"2Dune: Prophecy review: "HBO's prequel occasionally stands up to Denis Villeneuve's movies – but largely falls short"3Arcane season 2 review: "One of the greatest video game adaptations of all time"4Silo season 2 review: "A commanding performance from Rebecca Ferguson makes it a dystopian future worth staying in"5Agatha All Along finale review and recap: "Fun, but think about it too hard and it falls apart like a house of tarot cards"
The gaming trends that defined 2015 - and how they'll evolve next year By Joe Skrebels published 11 December 15 Feature
Phil Spencer "would be happy" to see Nintendo games on Xbox One By Joe Skrebels published 9 December 15 News
Xbox One Division pre-orders get an alpha early but everyone else is getting the beta late By Joe Skrebels published 7 December 15 News
This Witcher mod turns all your fights into games of Gwent By Joe Skrebels published 7 December 15 News
Button-mashing: Why I can't truly love Star Wars Battlefront's air battles By Joe Skrebels published 25 November 15 Editorial
Original Xbox backwards compatibility? "Nothing's impossible" By Joe Skrebels published 25 November 15 News
Killer Instinct's (sort of) getting a new character in December By Joe Skrebels published 24 November 15 News
Looks like there's a free-to-play version of PES 2016 on the way By Joe Skrebels published 23 November 15 News
Xbox One console bundles are dropping to $299 for Black Friday By Joe Skrebels published 20 November 15 News
Everyone who tested the new Xbox dashboard is getting a free (digital) cat By Joe Skrebels published 19 November 15 News
Dinosaur murder romp, ARK: Survival Evolved to get "imminent release" on Xbox One By Joe Skrebels published 19 November 15 News
Niche filled: there's a Scottish wrestling game on the way By Joe Skrebels published 16 November 15 News
Halo 5: Guardians getting Big Team Battle (and more) next week By Joe Skrebels published 12 November 15 News
Eight people are being tortured on a billboard because Tomb Raider By Joe Skrebels published 12 November 15 News
Friday the 13th: The Game just hit its Kickstarter target By Joe Skrebels published 12 November 15 News
I put Lara Croft through a serial killer checklist. Bad news, everybody By Joe Skrebels published 10 November 15 Feature
Jeff Goldblum is the best thing to happen to Call of Duty since actual war By Joe Skrebels published 6 November 15 Editorial
Need to advertise your Halo 5 clan? How does a real-life billboard sound? By Joe Skrebels published 27 October 15 News
We asked Windows 10's Cortana about Halo - can you guess the answers? By Joe Skrebels published 27 October 15 Feature
