New York Toy Fair took place last week, and the official Halo Twitter showed off some of the upcoming toys we can expect. Highlights include Master Chief wearing the cloak from the Halo 5 teaser, an electronic Mantis with wireless controller, a MegaBloks UNSC Elephant Troop Carrier, and light up Cortana chip keychain.

Then there's the huge looking Kotobukiya Mast Chief statue, 18" scale figure Master Chief, MegaBloks Scarab, and the biggest eye raiser, a McFarlane Halo 2 Master Chief.

Wait, a new toy based on Halo 2? Sure, it could just be a new figure based on the old game just because. Or it could be a giant indicator that Halo 2 HD for Xbox One is actually happening (if that rumor is to believed). Giant assumption really, but an assumption based on how toy lines tend to give away that something new is happening within a franchise.

In fact a recent example of such a case was the Transformers toys that were revealed at New York Toy Fair that gave away the new game before it was officially announced. I'm just saying.

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What has massive videogame-and-toy franchise Skylanders got in store for fans young and old? Activisions John Coyne gave BT Games the lowdown.



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The 20 quotes that follow have been handpicked by yours truly as some of the favorite, most memorable quotes in video games. Can you name them all?



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Aaron from Leviathyn attempts to play Ultionus - A Tale of Petty Revenge. It's a platformer/side-scrolling shooter from the man behind the Legend of Iya Kickstarter. The game is available on Desura for $9.99.



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Double Helix and Capcom have shipped Strider, the remake of the classic to some stellar scores. We've got a launch trailer and screens to share.



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In light of Dark Souls 2's impending release, James takes a look back at Dark Souls, one of the most punishing yet beloved games of last generation



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The Mega Man Board Game Kickstarter opened with a reasonable $70,000 goal, but it went on to reach a lofty $415,041 at closing. A ton of add-ons have been announced and are being worked into the updated version of the game, and it's starting to all come together.

At this point, Jasco has opened up pre-orders for the game, which will run you $80 shipped in the US, with an extra $15 for shipments to Canada and Mexico. They're listing the estimated delivery date of "October 2014," which isn't too far off.

Mega Man: The Board Game [Jasco]

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Earlier this month, I caught up with Media Molecule's Rex Crowle, lead creator on one of my favorite games of last year, Tearaway . My main goal was simple: to thank him for such a fantastic Vita game. But we ended up chatting about Tearaway's reception, as well as some of the challenges that Media Molecule had to work through to bring us the final release.

I also repeatedly told him that they should make another Tearaway game.

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GG3 has more game deals in store. This time, the large savings come from Gamefly's digital branch, which has a selection of Sega games up for a discount of 75%. All of these come with Steam keys.



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Garrett from the Koalition writes: Within the first few minutes of the game, I managed to toss a bystander off a bridge, blow smoke at a patron in a movie theatre, and collect pigeons for a pie. I wasnt even close to being finished with the first level, and I had yet to begin my primary objectives. Welcome to the world of Jazzpunk, where what happens depends entirely on you. Jazzpunk is a comedic take on spy and espionage films from the seventies, except almost every inhabitant is a robot. You are a human spy who is currently working for an organization in a train station. Your boss gives you the prescription meds, Missionoyl, in order to initiate each mission. From here you complete one absurd mission objective after another.



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Every adventurer needs a sidekick; the Multiman feature is a one of a kind system that allows users to employ the help of a second to assist in combat in the world of Wakfu.



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GameSkinny writer Brandon found himself talking to a friend earlier today, a journalist coming up in the industry, about Respawn Entertainments upcoming sci-fi first-person shooter Titanfall. They spent a good hour discussing the game and how the media is praising it for being so unique and the future of shooters. They couldnt help but laugh.



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Destruction is coming! The team at Guild Wars 2 have unleashed the penultimate chapter of the current living story involving the super villain Scarlet Brior. The event involves the siege of one of the most iconic cities in all of the Guild Wars franchise, Lions Arch. With the opening scenes for this release with the city in flames, it is obvious that the land known as Tyria will never be the same again. Luckily, we were given the opportunity to ask ArenaNet some questions regarding this chapter of destruction and despair.



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The live-action murder mystery adventure Contradiction has revealed their cast of nine, featuring a wealth of talent from both the screen and stage. The successfully funded Kickstarter raised £4,000 (around $6,500) back in January. Its only a small segment of the ~$16,500 budget, which creator Tim Follin said would limit the scope of actors he could hire. Despite this, the game is being graced with some big names with British TV, film and stage. The most notable name on the cast list is Paul Darrow, a senior British actor. Hes most notably known for his portrayal of Kerr Avon in 1978 BBC sci-fi show Blakes 7 we wont blame you if you havent heard it of, but it was big in the UK. Also appearing in Die Another Day and the original Doctor Who, Darrow is cast as the wealthy father of cult leader Ryan Rand, Paul Rand. If hes anything as chilling as John Guilors calculating speech-giver, well be in for a treat.



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Isaac Wagner: "After spending over five hours with it, I can comfortably say that Titanfall isnt the next big revolution for the First-Person Shooter genre, or even for the competitive multiplayer scene. But thats unreasonable to expect, and not necessarily a bad thing."



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Andrew of Corrupted Cartridge writes "When I fired up the Titanfall beta on my Xbox One for the first time I was excited; giddy even. I had all sorts of hopes and expectations for the game. But I tried to push those thoughts out of my mind and treat Titanfall like any other game. The problem with that is that Titanfall isnt like any other game and, as It turns out, the hype was right."



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MMGN.com writes: "Rapture is essentially the most damning element of Bioshocks critique of Rands philosophy: it has gone to hell, crippled by the dictatorship of an ironically self-proclaimed libertarian in Andrew Ryan, a man that denounces left-wing politics -- namely socialism and communism -- fuelled by ruthless, egotistical desires to control production on his own accord."



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It isn't clear at the moment but it appears that somehow Rayman Legends on Xbox One is significantly smaller in size (gigabytes) than all other versions. This is especially weird since its supposed to feature uncompressed textures.



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Broken Age Act 1 was available to backers earlier than other users on Steam during the month of January. From January 14th to January 28th, backers played a game that wasnt quite fully polished. Now a Broken Age Act 1 Patch has been released and Double Fine have given us the details on the update.



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Sean Lama at GamingTrend.com reviews the indie shooter Drunken Robot Pornography, released today for PC on Steam.



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OnlySP: Mike Laidlaw, the creative director of Dragon Age: Inquisition is constantly being asked questions on Twitter about the game and has revealed a few minor new details about the game in the past few days.



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Leviathyn's Cameron Wade reviews Our Darker Purpose, a Binding of Isaac clone that can't stand side-by-side with its forefather.



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Ricky from Twinfinite writes: "In celebration, not mourning, of the end of the Titanfall beta, here's how Respawn's new shooter reignited a love of online multiplayer that I though was gone for good in the most exciting way possible."



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"The downsizing of Irrational Games is not only rational, its the most notable blip yet on a growing trend whereby established blockbuster talent is jumping off a sinking ship and swimming to the greener small-scale pastures enjoyed by the indie scene." - Grab It Magazine



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While most music-based games focus on maintaining rhythm or use the sound to generate gameplay elements, Circuits takes a bit of a different approach. Taking on a much slower pace, Circuits tasks players with listening to a musical piece, then reconstructing that piece using a predetermined template and several small chunks of melody and rhythm to place in the template.

Though the video above shows off the minimalist art style that led to its namesake, the video below does a better job explaining how one actually plays Circuits. Through use of keen ears and attention to detail, players can reconstruct a song and watch as it visually unfolds from beginning to end of the circuit.

Circuits will be available on iPad "soon," and is currently up on Steam Greenlight.

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Today is the last day to get your hands on Titanfall before the full release on March 11 for the Xbox One and PC. The beta ends at 6PM PST tonight, and I know many of you have thoughts on what you've played.

Whether you like it or just aren't feeling it, we want to hear your thoughts in the comments, or you can go talk about it over in the community blogs too. So what do you think of Titanfall after playing it for yourself?

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GameDynamo - "When you go into playing something named Farming Simulator 2013, youre going to expect a few things. First, that unless you are seriously into farming (which you might be) youre probably playing it because you are a sim fan, and thus the gameplay is going to gear itself towards hardcore fans of the genre. Second, since that it is completely niche, it is the type of sim that will be going all out it its respected subject."



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