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• After a poll of Europeon developers, they seem to be down on the Xbox One. However, this was done before Microsoft’s change on self-publishing, so these results may …
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Copenhagen-based development studio Press Play has announced that Max: The Curse of Brotherhood will keep it in the family by extending the adventure to the Xbox 360’s younger sibling, …
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Coffee Stain Studios’ sci-fi mash-up of tower defense and first-person gunplay is likely looking at one large DLC drop later this year. Game designer and PR Manager Armin Ibrisagic spoke …
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Microsoft is starting to getting a clearer picture of what its upcoming console can really do, according to Xbox One Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten. Making an appearance on …
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We now know the Xbox One headsets will ring us up about $25, but what about all of our old headsets we already have? Albert Penello from Microsoft confirmed …
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Capcom’s upcoming Ducktales Remastered continues its waddle toward an eventual September 11 release. In the meantime, the fine folks bringing Duckburg back into the spotlight forge ahead, showing off the …
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Ever wonder what it’s like to plummet toward the earth at speeds that would liquefy you on impact? To hiss through the air, scratching the tops of evergreens and the hard-stone faces of rough mountain crags? For most of us, that desire is tempered by the fact no one wants to be scraped off a rock with a spatula at the end of this face-first joyride. Fortunately, Gajin Entertainment aims to provide a safer, virtual alternative to the expensive equipment and looming threat of death in the event said equipment fails.

Skydive: Proximity Flight, a base jumping title headed to Xbox Live Arcade this fall, will strap you into a wing suit and gently nudge you off a cliff, letting the wondrous clash of air resistance and terminal velocity guide you to a statistically-probable impact amidst the majesty of nature. The Moscow-based developer plans to include a race mode, allowing you to compete against rival jumpers (divers? wingsuiters?) to see who can fall the fastest and perform a suite of complex mid-air tricks.

In addition, players will be able to undertake increasingly difficult routes in a separate mode, following a series of checkpoints to the finish, because when you’re already hurtling toward the ground you might as well try to do it through a gold ring or two. For the less rigid, Skydive: Proximity Flight offers a Freestyle Mode, in which you can choose any location from which to fling yourself, and fall however you like (as long as it’s down), creating your own routes and incorporating tricks. You can then share these runs, and challenge other players in the community to mimic your fall – like a nightmare version of H-O-R-S-E, except when you miss a basket, you die horribly.

All joking aside, Skydive: Proximity Flight is looking pretty cool and will function with both a controller and Kinect. And before you groan at the thought of standing in front of your console, arms outstretched whispering, “Wooossshhhh” while you lean from side to side, the Kinect support is completely optional. You’ll find the official trailer after the jump, it’s definitely worth a watch.

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Microsoft’s recent decision to pursue self-publishing on its forthcoming Xbox One, and possibly the current Xbox 360, has garnered a lot of much-needed goodwill moving into the next generation. …
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The latest pack of skins to hit Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has arrived, bringing with it a host of characters from gaming’s biggest franchises. Available today for 160 MSP, Skin Pack 5 bundles likenesses from such heavy hitters as: Dead Space 3, The Walking Dead, Rayman Legends, Splinter Cell Blacklist, various Assassin’s Creed titles, Far Cry 3, Borderlands and Borderlands 2.

In addition, non-gaming related skins have been introduced. The history buffs out there will be able to break and build dressed in uniforms worn by the enlisted from World War 2. The classy bunch will find suit-sporting Minecraft staples like the pig, Mooshroom and the Ender Dragon. Alternatively you can go incognito dressed as a variety cats, or rock a rocked-themed suit.

Our favorite though, Sergeant Rex “Power” Colt from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, lends his signature cybernetic look to the peaceful blocky biomes. You can preview every skin in the slideshow gallery, after the jump. If you see something you like, be sure to let us know in the comments below!

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Microsoft’s next installment in its biweekly Games with Gold program serves up Realtime World’s law enforcement simulator Crackdown free of charge. The offering is available to download for Xbox Live Gold …
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