Joe Skrebels
@2plus2isjoe.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief for Xbox Wire. Podcast garbagier on Regular Features.
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This was a fun interview! Reanimal is very cool, as are its devs
The creators of Reanimal (available today) and Little Nightmares told us about their formative horror experiences and how that led them to build their new game around being scared together. news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
How David Lynch, Alien, and Slumber Parties Inspired the Creation of Reanimal - Xbox Wire
The creators of Reanimal (available today) and Little Nightmares told us about their formative horror experiences and how that led them to build their new game around being scared together.
news.xbox.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
This was a fun interview! Reanimal is very cool, as are its devs
My favourite little detail from our Fable coverage yesterday - those mockumentary-style to-camera interviews from the last two trailers are actually part of how the game will tell its story:
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 AM
My favourite little detail from our Fable coverage yesterday - those mockumentary-style to-camera interviews from the last two trailers are actually part of how the game will tell its story:
TR-49 is up there with the best of Inkle. It looks like codebreaking, but it's really about deduction.
A game that remembers that, if you're coming through dozens of pages of text, all that text should be wildly interesting in and of itself - discovering this world is as fun as solving the mystery.
A game that remembers that, if you're coming through dozens of pages of text, all that text should be wildly interesting in and of itself - discovering this world is as fun as solving the mystery.
January 23, 2026 at 8:36 AM
TR-49 is up there with the best of Inkle. It looks like codebreaking, but it's really about deduction.
A game that remembers that, if you're coming through dozens of pages of text, all that text should be wildly interesting in and of itself - discovering this world is as fun as solving the mystery.
A game that remembers that, if you're coming through dozens of pages of text, all that text should be wildly interesting in and of itself - discovering this world is as fun as solving the mystery.
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And of course, @2plus2isjoe.bsky.social got stuck into Fable and asked Playground Games every possible question you could possibly have about this highly-anticipated return to Albion. Punt some poultry and dive on in 'ere:
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
Fable: Answering the Big Questions After that Long-Awaited Developer_Direct Deep-Dive - Xbox Wire
Fable just got a first-ever in-depth breakdown at Developer_Direct - and we have even more detail for you, with answers to all the big questions after the show.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:17 PM
And of course, @2plus2isjoe.bsky.social got stuck into Fable and asked Playground Games every possible question you could possibly have about this highly-anticipated return to Albion. Punt some poultry and dive on in 'ere:
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
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The big dog @thewillennium.bsky.social wrangled some excellent new info on Beasts of Reincarnation, a game that features an even bigger dog. Grab your dog and get in here. If you don't have a dog, sorry
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news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
Beast of Reincarnation: A One-Person, One-Dog Action RPG - Xbox Wire
Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation arrives this summer - learn more about this unique action-RPG in our breakdown of the story, combat, and more:
news.xbox.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The big dog @thewillennium.bsky.social wrangled some excellent new info on Beasts of Reincarnation, a game that features an even bigger dog. Grab your dog and get in here. If you don't have a dog, sorry
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
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A NICE SURPRISE? In this economy? @mike-nelson.bsky.social has sculpted a looovely piece about Double Fine's pottery brawler with insight from the game's Project Lead, bust out the fine china for this read (and drop it on the floor):
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
Creation and Destruction: How Double Fine's Kiln Combines Pottery with Brawling - Xbox Wire
Double Fine’s newest creation has been revealed at Developer_Direct! We talk with Project Lead Derek Brand to learn more about Kiln, a team-based multiplayer party brawler – with pottery!
news.xbox.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A NICE SURPRISE? In this economy? @mike-nelson.bsky.social has sculpted a looovely piece about Double Fine's pottery brawler with insight from the game's Project Lead, bust out the fine china for this read (and drop it on the floor):
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
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The endlessly cool Xbox Wire team put together four deep-dives into the four games we just showed at the Developer Direct. Please allow me to pill you on Forza Horizon 6, a game I did not see creeping up my most-anticipated list:
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
Forza Horizon 6: More Details on The Country, The Culture and The Cars of Playground Games’ Japan - Xbox Wire
Forza Horizon 6 is coming on May 19 - find out more about the cars and culture of Playground Games' Japan in our huge Developer_Direct interview.
news.xbox.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The endlessly cool Xbox Wire team put together four deep-dives into the four games we just showed at the Developer Direct. Please allow me to pill you on Forza Horizon 6, a game I did not see creeping up my most-anticipated list:
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
It should not be allowed that a new Inkle game is out in two days - because it should be out now. Having to wait for a new Inkle game is an issue for governments to solve.
January 19, 2026 at 3:24 PM
It should not be allowed that a new Inkle game is out in two days - because it should be out now. Having to wait for a new Inkle game is an issue for governments to solve.
Do not watch this if you haven't seen Marty Supreme... but if you have...
You have to hear Josh Safdie's original ending for the movie. Dynamite.
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You have to hear Josh Safdie's original ending for the movie. Dynamite.
youtube.com/clip/UgkxKFm...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Do not watch this if you haven't seen Marty Supreme... but if you have...
You have to hear Josh Safdie's original ending for the movie. Dynamite.
youtube.com/clip/UgkxKFm...
You have to hear Josh Safdie's original ending for the movie. Dynamite.
youtube.com/clip/UgkxKFm...
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me: are you sure I can't just bring a vegan roast from asda?
mammy: no it's absolutely no trouble, don't you be running around the shops
mammy: no it's absolutely no trouble, don't you be running around the shops
January 7, 2024 at 11:00 AM
me: are you sure I can't just bring a vegan roast from asda?
mammy: no it's absolutely no trouble, don't you be running around the shops
mammy: no it's absolutely no trouble, don't you be running around the shops
And I will continue to go on about it, such good stuff in here
Hello bargain likers. Steve Jackson's Sorcery, developed by the brilliant @inkle.co, is currently only £2.49 on Switch!
That's £2.49 for all four parts! And @2plus2isjoe.bsky.social used to go on about it so it's been on my wishlist for ages...
Check 'dis out: www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
That's £2.49 for all four parts! And @2plus2isjoe.bsky.social used to go on about it so it's been on my wishlist for ages...
Check 'dis out: www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
Steve Jackson's Sorcery!
An epic fantasy adventure across a world of traps, monsters, and magic, where every decision counts and nothing is as it seems.
www.nintendo.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
And I will continue to go on about it, such good stuff in here
I haven't seen a single news report that tells me whether Netflix buying WB means it owns the Nemesis System patent yet
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I haven't seen a single news report that tells me whether Netflix buying WB means it owns the Nemesis System patent yet
The first playable character ever created for the Tony Hawk's series was Bruce Willis
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The first playable character ever created for the Tony Hawk's series was Bruce Willis
There's a Vampire Survivors spin-off. It's a roguelike deckbuilder. It's also an old-school dungeon crawler. It's also probably other, stranger things. I am hideously psyched - and I got to speak to Luca from Poncle all about where the hell this came from.
Surprise! Vampire Crawlers is a roguelike deckbuilder spin-off of the beloved Vampire Survivors, arriving next year - check out our exclusive first interview: #XboxPartnerPreview news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
Xbox Partner Preview | Vampire Crawlers: Breaking Down the Surprise Vampire Survivors Spin-Off with its Creator - Xbox Wire
Vampire Crawlers is a roguelike deckbuilder spin-off of the beloved Vampire Survivors, arriving next year - check out our exclusive first interview.
news.xbox.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
There's a Vampire Survivors spin-off. It's a roguelike deckbuilder. It's also an old-school dungeon crawler. It's also probably other, stranger things. I am hideously psyched - and I got to speak to Luca from Poncle all about where the hell this came from.
Please, Tarsier, when you've finished up on Reanimal, there are fun guys like me who'd like lost classic, Statik to come out on new VR headsets:
youtu.be/i7MVb_rv5sQ?...
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Statik - Release Trailer | PS VR
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October 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Please, Tarsier, when you've finished up on Reanimal, there are fun guys like me who'd like lost classic, Statik to come out on new VR headsets:
youtu.be/i7MVb_rv5sQ?...
youtu.be/i7MVb_rv5sQ?...
I love this piece from @mike-nelson.bsky.social - a character build guide for The Outer Worlds 2 with a difference: every entry was contributed by a member of the game's QA team.
news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
Obsidian's Favorite Character Builds for The Outer Worlds 2 - Xbox Wire
With early access kicking off today for Premium Edition owners, Obsidian’s QA team shares some of their favorite character builds to help inspire your own role-playing adventure for The Outer Worlds 2...
news.xbox.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I love this piece from @mike-nelson.bsky.social - a character build guide for The Outer Worlds 2 with a difference: every entry was contributed by a member of the game's QA team.
news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
Told you
This is going to be a treat.
Xbox Wire got an exclusive hands-on with the opening hours of Double Fine’s Keeper - and there seems to be more to this game than we knew: news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
October 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Told you
I feel like it's gone undersung that Rise of the Golden Idol's DLC this year (which is now all out there), has effectively been an entire new game's worth of cases - and it works like a side-quel (ugh) to both of the first two games.
Honestly, just an incredible thing.
Honestly, just an incredible thing.
October 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I feel like it's gone undersung that Rise of the Golden Idol's DLC this year (which is now all out there), has effectively been an entire new game's worth of cases - and it works like a side-quel (ugh) to both of the first two games.
Honestly, just an incredible thing.
Honestly, just an incredible thing.
Look, sometimes you're just trying to take a picture of Wayne Rooney on the TV, but you accidentally capture a frame in a dissolve, and it looks like Noah Hawley was trying to communicate that Wayne had deep thoughts about Mo Salah
October 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Look, sometimes you're just trying to take a picture of Wayne Rooney on the TV, but you accidentally capture a frame in a dissolve, and it looks like Noah Hawley was trying to communicate that Wayne had deep thoughts about Mo Salah
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I'm doing my first ever livestream 😬
Join me for 'UNKNOWN TREASURES', where I spin rogue forgotten vinyl that I've found in charity shops and we listen to it for the first time together.
First stream 📅 Thu 25 Sep 🕘 9-10pm UK
Smash that sub button or whatever: youtube.com/@unknowntreasuresmichaelm
Join me for 'UNKNOWN TREASURES', where I spin rogue forgotten vinyl that I've found in charity shops and we listen to it for the first time together.
First stream 📅 Thu 25 Sep 🕘 9-10pm UK
Smash that sub button or whatever: youtube.com/@unknowntreasuresmichaelm
September 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm doing my first ever livestream 😬
Join me for 'UNKNOWN TREASURES', where I spin rogue forgotten vinyl that I've found in charity shops and we listen to it for the first time together.
First stream 📅 Thu 25 Sep 🕘 9-10pm UK
Smash that sub button or whatever: youtube.com/@unknowntreasuresmichaelm
Join me for 'UNKNOWN TREASURES', where I spin rogue forgotten vinyl that I've found in charity shops and we listen to it for the first time together.
First stream 📅 Thu 25 Sep 🕘 9-10pm UK
Smash that sub button or whatever: youtube.com/@unknowntreasuresmichaelm
This is going to be a treat.
Xbox Wire got an exclusive hands-on with the opening hours of Double Fine’s Keeper - and there seems to be more to this game than we knew: news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
Keeper: Double Fine Has Been Holding Back a Secret – Exclusive First Hands-on - Xbox Wire
Xbox Wire got an exclusive hands-on with the opening hours of Double Fine’s Keeper - and there seems to be more to this game than we knew.
news.xbox.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This is going to be a treat.
A post in which I resist the primal urge to just extend the word "Yesssssss" to 15,000 characters
15 years of waiting are coming to an end - a new Skate arrives tomorrow. We spoke to the developers about how Game Preview is only the start of what they have planned: news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
Skate Returns Tomorrow: After 15 Years of Waiting, This Is Just the Beginning - Xbox Wire
15 years of waiting are coming to an end - a new Skate arrives tomorrow. We spoke to the developers about how Game Preview is only the start of what they have planned.
news.xbox.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A post in which I resist the primal urge to just extend the word "Yesssssss" to 15,000 characters
The amazing thing about video games is that they can really let you express a different side of yourself, something that perhaps you couldn't or wouldn't reveal in the real world
September 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The amazing thing about video games is that they can really let you express a different side of yourself, something that perhaps you couldn't or wouldn't reveal in the real world
