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 OXM Livestream: watch us play the Halo 5: Guardians campaign By Joe Skrebels published 20 October 15 Livestream Livestream 8 brilliant, weird moments from the Star Wars Battlefront beta By Joe Skrebels published 14 October 15 Features Features Here's every single Halo 5: Guardians day one multiplayer playlist By Joe Skrebels published 13 October 15 News News Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's head writer "wanted to kill" Adam Jensen By Joe Skrebels published 9 October 15 News News Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is reinventing the art of the side-quest By Joe Skrebels published 8 October 15 Features Features The artistic vision for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided? It's "less piss-coloured" By Joe Skrebels published 8 October 15 News News Guns, Gore & Cannoli review By Joe Skrebels published 7 October 15 Review Review Here's every single Halo 5: Guardians trailer in one place By Joe Skrebels published 2 October 15 Halo Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone is like a condensed version of the 200-hour main game By Joe Skrebels published 28 September 15 Preview Preview Heres how a round of Halo 5: Guardians Warzone mode plays out, minute-by-minute By Joe Skrebels published 28 September 15 Features Features Halo 5: Guardians includes 175 bits of armour for multiplayer customisation By Joe Skrebels published 25 September 15 News News A tourist in your own town - visiting Assassins Creed Syndicates London By Joe Skrebels published 24 September 15 Editorial Editorial Halo 5: Guardians campaign isn't as Call of Duty-esque as you think By Joe Skrebels published 23 September 15 Preview Preview Want a new PT? You'd better back the Allison Road Kickstarter By Joe Skrebels published 21 September 15 News News Have Halo 5's confusing REQ system explained to you by Ron Swanson By Joe Skrebels published 18 September 15 News News MGS 5's save-corrupting Quiet bug is being fixed, slowly but surely By Joe Skrebels published 14 September 15 News News Showing football players their FIFA 16 stats is really quite sad By Joe Skrebels published 10 September 15 News News Halo 5: Guardians' multiplayer won't let you vote for maps anymore By Joe Skrebels published 10 September 15 News News Xbox Live Indie Games is dead (kind of) By Joe Skrebels published 10 September 15 News News This Xbox studio is making a multiplayer survival game because you voted for it By Joe Skrebels published 9 September 15 News News Elite: Dangerous on Xbox One just got a sneaky release date By Joe Skrebels published 8 September 15 News News Metal Gear Solid 5 is a bizarro world Animal Crossing game By Joe Skrebels published 8 September 15 Action XBLA classic Castle Crashers is getting a remaster this week By Joe Skrebels published 7 September 15 News News There's more Mortal Kombat X DLC on the way - but who's joining the fray? By Joe Skrebels published 3 September 15 News News Here's everything in the 12GB Forza 6 demo that just came out By Joe Skrebels published 2 September 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 REVIEWS1Nemesis review: "A magical sense of tension"2Arcs review: "A whole lot of game in a small package"3Path of Exile 2 review: "A stellar start to a thrilling and brutal dark adventure"4Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: "The best adventure Indy has embarked on in over 30 years"5Marvel Rivals review: "So preoccupied with trying to be like Overwatch that it forgets to play to its own strengths"1Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review: "Keanu Reeves as Shadow is wasted whilst Jim Carrey steals the show"2Mufasa: The Lion King review – "It's no Hakuna Matata but this Disney origin story is a class above the 2019 movie"3Kraven the Hunter review: "The insistence on an R-rating helps save this, with a decent helping of bloodthirsty action"4The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review – "An uninspired expansion of the most iconic screen take on Tolkien"5Nightbitch review: "Amy Adams' disappointing dark comedy is all bark and no bite"1Doctor Who 2024 Christmas special review: "Ncuti Gatwa is as magnetic as ever in this delightful festive treat"2Secret Level review: "An uneven experience with serious highlights that ultimately make up for the misses"3Skeleton Crew review: "Perfectly captures the vibes of classic Star Wars with a swashbuckling twist"4Creature Commandos review: "James Gunn’s heartwarming, R-rated tale about super-monsters proves that the DCU is in good hands"5Cobra 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"
OXM Livestream: watch us play the Halo 5: Guardians campaign By Joe Skrebels published 20 October 15 Livestream
8 brilliant, weird moments from the Star Wars Battlefront beta By Joe Skrebels published 14 October 15 Features
Here's every single Halo 5: Guardians day one multiplayer playlist By Joe Skrebels published 13 October 15 News
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's head writer "wanted to kill" Adam Jensen By Joe Skrebels published 9 October 15 News
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is reinventing the art of the side-quest By Joe Skrebels published 8 October 15 Features
The artistic vision for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided? It's "less piss-coloured" By Joe Skrebels published 8 October 15 News
Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone is like a condensed version of the 200-hour main game By Joe Skrebels published 28 September 15 Preview
Heres how a round of Halo 5: Guardians Warzone mode plays out, minute-by-minute By Joe Skrebels published 28 September 15 Features
Halo 5: Guardians includes 175 bits of armour for multiplayer customisation By Joe Skrebels published 25 September 15 News
A tourist in your own town - visiting Assassins Creed Syndicates London By Joe Skrebels published 24 September 15 Editorial
Halo 5: Guardians campaign isn't as Call of Duty-esque as you think By Joe Skrebels published 23 September 15 Preview
Want a new PT? You'd better back the Allison Road Kickstarter By Joe Skrebels published 21 September 15 News
Have Halo 5's confusing REQ system explained to you by Ron Swanson By Joe Skrebels published 18 September 15 News
MGS 5's save-corrupting Quiet bug is being fixed, slowly but surely By Joe Skrebels published 14 September 15 News
Showing football players their FIFA 16 stats is really quite sad By Joe Skrebels published 10 September 15 News
Halo 5: Guardians' multiplayer won't let you vote for maps anymore By Joe Skrebels published 10 September 15 News
This Xbox studio is making a multiplayer survival game because you voted for it By Joe Skrebels published 9 September 15 News
Elite: Dangerous on Xbox One just got a sneaky release date By Joe Skrebels published 8 September 15 News
XBLA classic Castle Crashers is getting a remaster this week By Joe Skrebels published 7 September 15 News
There's more Mortal Kombat X DLC on the way - but who's joining the fray? By Joe Skrebels published 3 September 15 News
Here's everything in the 12GB Forza 6 demo that just came out By Joe Skrebels published 2 September 15 News
