For those of you who are not regular followers of competitive Dota, Vigoss has been forever a legend in the scene known for his extremely aggressive play and a dominating run back in the day under the banner of Virtus Pro. However, Vigoss’ return to the world of Dota 2 has not been as smooth as he would have liked. His run with his former teams such as  Moscow 5,  Absolute Legends and eL’Pride ended up on a bitter note with issues of no dedication from Vigoss being cited as the reasons.

“Start of my journey in Dota2 wasn’t very succesful and maybe most of fans remember Vigoss that long gone. But here, in new ambitious team, I should do a tremendous amount of work at self-improvement,” says Vigoss acknowledging the above.

“Support me and the team, because your cheering is very important for every player. And in gratitude, I will try to show a good level of gaming and make a contribution to the teamplay. Thank you, Team Empire for my new cyber sports house!” he added.

Vigoss has already been standing in for the team for a while now and the results have been positive for the greater part. The team has been absolutely crushing in most scenarios but did fall short on a few levels too. We wish Team Empire the best of luck and hope they continue to improve and be the powerhouse that many of us know them to be.

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The news was confirmed by the manager of  ViCi Gaming who has revealed that the company has acquired  ZSMJ with the intent of making another Dota 2 that will run along side their current team that debuted a couple of months ago. Unlike the DotA team consisting of  Yaphets that was picked up by VG a while ago, the manager has confirmed that this roster with  ZSMJ will be actively dedicated to Dota 2.  ViCi Gaming is expected to make an official statement on the news in the near future.

In the mean time,  ZSMJ has already moved to Hangzhou which is the home of  ViCi Gaming where he will help the organization fill up the rest of his squad and begin their practice to enter the world of competitive Dota 2.

Current ViCi Gaming Roster

 Gong ‘ZSMJ‘ Jian
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Stay tuned for more updates and news!

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” In NYC, about to check out December’s cover game #GTAV” he said.

Nothing else was disclosed but it is now obvious that we are going to get tons of details on the game by years end and also maybe even a release window given the fact that GI features normally disclose this piece of information.

There are many rumors out there currently that the game is scheduled for a March 2013 release but no credible source can vouch for it. But we may just know the truth come December.

GTA V is most likely to be available for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 like its predecessor titles and maybe even the Wii U which will be out in the market later this year.

Knowing that GTA V is one of the biggest franchises of the company, it is more than likely that it will be spoken about or some progress would be mentioned to the investors tomorrow. We  are definitely ready to grab on to any news that we can get our hands on.

It has already been confirmed in some ways that GTA V won’t be at gamescom this year but analysts still believe that the game may release this year. We however feel that is very unlikely unless Rockstar are aiming for a complete surprise. Any Grand Theft Auto game does not need much hype but one could still use some pre-release previews to boost their sales anyday.

Well, we’ll know if we get a release date for the game tomorrow. You can catch the entire call live on their website tomorrow at 4:30 PM EST.

The mission puts you in the shoes of the protagonist Wei Chen who is hired by Mrs.Chu to find the murderer of a close friend who was taken down at her wedding. Chen knows one of the gunmen and the rest of the story just follows. Watch it in full action after the break.

Sleeping Dogs is scheduled for a release on August 14, 2012 for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Croteam has confirmed that their shooter will be one of the first titles available for play on Steam Linux.

“We’re in the process of integrating Steamworks and achievements and the whole shebang, but we can’t get the little fucker of a penguin to stand still,” said Devolver chief financial officer Fork Parker to Ausgamers.

The Linux version of SS3 is expected to launch sometime later in 2012 meaning that the required version of Steam may also launch sometime within the year. However, Valve has not given any confirmed dates for the release of Steam Linux yet.

“iPhone 5 to debut in September. But due to in-cell touch panel and casing yield rate limits, ability to offset older models’ shipments decrease will be moderate,” said Kuo in a write-up. [via MacRumors]

The reason behind people getting all excited over this news would be the fact that Kuo has been very accurate when it came to predicting stuff related to Apple. Not only did he bring the first usage of in-cell technology by the company to light but also predicted the shelving of the 17-inch Mac Book Pro.

Kuo also said that the company will be releasing a new iPad Mini and bring in a tweaked version of the new iPad to address some lasting issues with its previous models.

“Though shipments of iPad mini’s components will start in August, the new iPad line will end production, ready for transition to a modified New iPad line,” said Kuo.

“As such, component shipments will drop in August as iPad mini’s components shipments growth will be offset,” he added.

According to a report on Joystiq, an anonymous source revealed that the sequel was in pre-production at Big Huge Games in Maryland before the layoffs at 38 Studios recently and the studio was looking for a publisher who would get their game to the market.

Take-Two was supposedly interested in taking up this project but were “spooked” out by negative comments from Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chaffee whose government the developers of the game owe a good sum of money.

When approached to about the deal, Take-Two refused to comment.

“I am not aware that there were any negotiations. We do not comment on rumors and speculation,” said a spokesperson.

38 Studios recently laid off their staff following financial troubles. In a call of bankruptcy, the studio stated that they owed $75 million to Rhode Island and another $30 million to Electronic Arts that allowed the completion of the first game. Apart from this, Curt Schilling, boss of 38 Studios lost $50 million of his own money which was invested into the studio.

Take-Two may not be publishing an Amalur sequel anymore but they sure are working hard for a release on GTA V and we cannot wait to see that hit the stores. Hard chances it will flop so it’s a good bet.

There’s so much more to this dealing. You can catch it all on the Boston Magazine.

I got my little time with the game and there was very little to nothing about it that I did not really enjoy. The game takes you to the setting of Hong Kong in the shoes of Wei Shen, an undercover cop who has been sent on a mission to infiltrate the growing Triad organization of Sun On Yee. The rest of the story that follows is how he goes on to reveal one of the bigger schemes of the underworld.

The interesting part about the story of Sleeping Dogs is that while the game does clearly shows that you are cop and that your loyalty to them might not waver, you are still forced to make choices on your actions that will either pull you towards the Cops or the Triads respectively. While you take on the underworld with your cover missions as a cop, you will find yourself making choices that will give a major blow to your points on the Triads side and the same when you are on the Triad missions. Using these points, players can level up abilities that will unlock newer skills. So it is very essential that you play a balanced game to have a good run with both your sides or maybe you could always choose to side with one completely.

Speaking of the abilities, the game adopts to a very simple type of leveling system. As you keep doing missions, you gain points that you can put into either: cop, Triad, melee or face skill trees. You will need to make wise choices in this matter so they will aid you on your style of gameplay.

The game’s combat system is one of it’s more refined pieces in my opinion. Sleeping Dogs primarily endorses melee combat which is pretty smooth. It adopts a very neat combination system over the random button mashing. Weapons do have their own role but if you are someone like me, you will find yourself much closer to all the action with your fists and legs. There is a complete skill set that allows you to gain good abilities in both melee and weapon classes.

In an open world game, one of the most important things is the traveling system that allows us to explore the massive setting. There is nothing way too special here from what I have seen. The game sticks to the basic transport in the form of cars, motorcycles, buses and etc. They run pretty smooth and the handling is semi-decent making it an overall friendly experience to even those who are completely new to the genre.

The game is pretty cinematic for an open world tag that it carries. The developers of the game put in enough number of animations on to the characters to not make them feel monotonous and at the same time give the entire scenario a set of fluidity that brings about a very good cinematic experience.

When you pick up Sleeping Dogs, you might feel like the game is a lot of the Grand Theft Auto series but as you keep playing along, you will be pleasantly surprised by the new things it has to offer as the game progresses. While the main style of the game is similar, the way Square has pulled it off with the cinema-like feel to the game is something that will differentiate it from the other games of the genre.

All in all, Square Enix have done a much finer job with Sleeping Dogs than what many of us have expected. It is undoubtedly going to be one of the better titles this year and probably the best open world game to hit the market this year too.

Sleeping Dogs will be available on August 14, 2012 for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Take your time, sit back and enjoy the interview after the break.

If you haven’t check out the reveal trailer of the game from E3 this year, you will surely want to watch it. We have it linked for you below.

This epic looking game from Quantic Dream is all set to hit the stores sometime in the first quarter of 2013. Stay tuned for more info.