Joe Skrebels

I think it says a lot that I immediately assumed that late noughties indie band The Horrors had done something terrible and went searching

He never objected to anything, so we absolutely can't rule out that it might just *happen* to him

"This guy's fucked lol"
"Oh no I forgot my notes kmn"

Just remembering the most potent visual signifier I've ever seen live:

When I was on jury duty, the lawyer for the (deeply, obviously guilty) defendant kept having his wig slide off while he tried to speak.

BROTHER

Rematch: 3 Million Xbox Players, a Record Breaking Beta, and the Future Beyond Season 0 - Xbox Wire Rematch has passed 3 milion Xbox players, and even broke a record before it came out - we caught up with Sloclap to reflect on its launch, and what's coming in future.

I haven't spoken enough about how Rematch is the best, so here's an interview I did because Rematch is the best: news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...

1. "Head of HR"

just let gargamel have the smurfs. who cares

Regular Features lawsuit incoming

The only thing I'd transplant from 2 into 1 is Ralph Brown playing his Withnail and I character again

I have been affected by the recent restructures at Bethesda, After an amazing 8 years i am on the lookout for new opportunities in Community, Marketing, and beyond. Slide into those DM's for a chat.

It's been an incredible run. Very proud of what was achieved.

The @wire.xbox.com team is expanding - we're looking for an LA-based writer to help us with event coverage and more. Details here: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

RKG & Friends Run the London 10K Help RKG Fundraising raise money to support SpecialEffect

I can't run for @specialeffect.org.uk with the RKG chums this year due to unsexy injury, but that won't stop me asking you to donate some money to this amazing charity www.justgiving.com/page/rkg?utm...

This feels like the rare phrase that could be in any of our features

A quarter of a century later, I still think about a Syphon Filter preview that described a taser turning a bad guy's "guts to soup"

I knew I had to stop eating kebabs when the guy started shaking my hand when I came in AND left

We Played Resident Evil Requiem – In First and Third Person Modes - Xbox Wire

The biggest compliment I can give to the new Resi is that, after seeing a hands-off presentation, I was really unsure if I'd even get through the hands-on, but I did it for YOU news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...

Mixtape Is a Box of Surprises that Plays Like a Classic Teen Movie - Xbox Wire

I knew I'd like @mixtapegame.bsky.social. I didn't know I'd like it this much: news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...

The life and death of Hideo Kojima As Hideo Kojima prepares for the release of Death Stranding 2, the pioneering video game director continues to inject his iconoclastic vision into ever-more ambitious projects

In April, I made the rarest of pilgrimages: to Tokyo, and the top of a skyscraper, to meet Hideo Kojima. I went with one question: why still make games? At 61, he has made them for almost forty years. But he has seen his end.

My latest for GQ: www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/hide...

I haven't quite hit Balatro levels of obsession, but I just hit an unlock in Monster Train 2 that was basically a midseason twist, and it's thoroughly blown my mind

A firm part of one of my favourite genres: "songs where you space out a bit, then a lyric breaks through and you find yourself going 'sorry what was THAT?'"

I just bought a pear and I'm very excited

If Chelsea ruin a season where, against all reasonable logic, both Spurs and Betis win European trophies, I will consider it an attack on my person

I very much enjoyed the recent solution "things that open like a clam", in which one of the answers was "clam"

"em dashes are a sign that something was written by AI" you are simply jealous that i've memorized that I can hold alt and press 0151 on the numpad to produce an em dash whenever i desire. look: —. it's beautiful. i'll even do it again: —

Many happy new Golden Idol DLC returns to you all

This morning, in my rearview mirror, I saw another driver take down an entire hardboiled egg in one gulp, maybe one chew. I've been thinking about it ever since, and I've come to the conclusion that it was a threatening power play.

Drop Duchy is part-Carcassone, part-rock paper scissors, and a lot of Tetris, and I'm really into it

Eric Dier celebrates with some of his Bayern Munich teammates

A close-up of Eric Dier from the previous image, in which he appears to be screaming in fear, perhaps of his own exploding champagne bottle. Maybe it exploded without his command. We'll likely never know. Be calm, Eric.

Even if I didn't have a sentimental attachment, Eric Dier winning the Bundesliga would be worth celebrating simply for this picture