We thought that this weekend would be a good opportunity to go back and visit the modern-day classic known as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. We were worried about how well it would hold up, but we were all looking forward to being reminded of how the story unfolds over the first couple of missions. Before long we were entering cheat codes to unlock the tank and trying to outrun the cops at a five-star wanted level. Enjoy the mayhem. Watch the video below as Andrew Reiner, Matt Helgeson, Joe Juba, and a pop-in mystery guest walk the mean streets of Vice City.

Due to a technical mishap, some of the audio from the game wasn’t recorded and has been replaced by the totally radical soundtrack for the game. Enjoy.

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Questions about Need for Speed The Run have come flooding in and we’ve gotten some answers. While some of the more specific questions made the development team clam up faster than a threatened mafia witness, they were more than happy to chat about some of the exciting new features Need for Speed The Run is bringing to the table.

So thank you to everyone who sent in questions – including the question “Is it going to be awesome?” (YES!) – here’s what we have for you so far. We’ll be doing everything in our power to make the dev team keep talking, so keep sending your questions in and check back often for more updates.

Why use the Frostbite 2.0 engine?

One of our goals with Need for Speed The Run was to set the bar for visuals higher than any previous Need for Speed, and working with DICE’s revolutionary Frostbite 2.0 engine, we’re able to do that. The visual quality in Need for Speed The Run is unmatched among action racing games.

Three games in one year is a lot, what happened to the once-yearly Need for Speed?

Black Box was the company that put Need for Speed on the map, and has been developing Need for Speed The Run for more than two years already. Even though we’re more than six months away from release, we have some groundbreaking gameplay footage to show our fans at E3. Currently, there are three studios working on Need for Speed games, with Black Box and Criterion focusing on action racing experiences, and Slightly Mad Studios working on adrenalin-pumping simulations.

What can we expect from Autolog in Need for Speed The Run?

Autolog is back and better than ever. We’ve found plenty of new ways to encourage friendly – but heated – competition between you and your friends. Autolog is now a staple to the franchise and a feature we’ll continue to grow with each Need for Speed game.

Can you tell me anything about the story?

All we can say at this point about the story is that you’ll be drawn into an illicit, high-stakes race with no speed limits, no allies, and one goal: making it to New York first.

You said this year Need for Speed goes to the next level, what does that mean?

This year, we’re pushing the limits of everything you’ve expected from a Need for Speed game, with a gripping storyline, awe-inspiring visuals, and the most intense racing experience you’ll find anywhere.

How good are the car physics in Need for Speed The Run?

The development team is hard at work to create road-hugging physics that are in line with what you expect from an action racing Need for Speed game.

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It almost feels wrong highlighting the finale of Portal 2 when the entirety of the game is near perfect. Few of us in the Game Informer offices rushed to discuss the awesome climax right after beating it. Instead we chatted about memorable puzzles along the way, new gameplay mechanics, and Cave Johnson. Especially Cave Johnson. That doesn’t mean that the ending of the game isn’t worth spoiling for anyone silly enough not to complete it. Even if you did complete it, I present this video of Ben Reeves and I discussing what we thought about the ending in the great outdoors.

Spoiled Alert!

Portal 2′s conclusion:

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Discussion with Ben Reeves:

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Sony’s US PlayStation blog tonight announced that “some PlayStation Network and Qriocity services” will become available this week as the company scrambles to build a new server home in the wake of a security breach earlier this month. Though no specific time or date is named, the post lays out a plan to “begin a phased restoration by region” of services “shortly,” alongside a mandatory system update for all consoles forcing a change in password, before the full return of services “within this month.”

With the return of services will also come a new position at Sony Corporation: chief information security officer, a position that will report to current chief information officer Shinji Hasejima. Additionally, the company says it is expediting an “already planned move” of its data center — a data center the post claims to have been “under construction and development for several months,” despite the attacks having only occurred within the past few weeks. Sony also detailed its “Welcome Back” appreciation program a bit more thoroughly, though it still remains unclear what content the company will be offering in various regions as an apology. The list of known services returning to PSN this week are listed after the break.

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We’ve been graced with something that rarely happens: a sequel that is totally amazing in almost every possible way.  I’m of course referring to the new installment of Mortal Kombat which offers some of the best fighting and most enjoyable fighting I’ve ever experienced in a game. One of the big reasons that the new Mortal Kombat game is such a hit in my eyes is because the game is packed with content like treasure trove that is the Krpyt, a fan pleasing Story Mode and bonus goodies like the addicting but sometimes brutal Challenge Tower.

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I may be a bit late to the party about this, but I’ve just come across a game that is not only entirely original, but also takes a genre and literally takes it to new depths of excitement.  Most games in general tend to take place either on the land or in a few cases the sky. It’s very rare that we see a game that either features a water component or is set in some sort of water based world. But the new action game Depth takes players to a place they’ve never been to before and in the process offers not just one, but two new ways to actually experience a game.

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