DICE 2011

I'm way behind the curve in all things related to Kung Fu Panda. I didn't see the original film, and by the time it was in theaters and everyone was else was heaping praise on it, I was already around the corner and beating the gong on the "I'm Too Good For That Popular Thing That Everybody Seems To Love Now" bandwagon. I was a jaded and cynical, and too good for Jack Black and his chubby panda Po.

So when advertising started appearing for Kung Fu Panda 2, I was already rolling my eyes and thinking "Yeah, shocked. More of the same from DreamWorks. But the screening for the film happened to fall on a Saturday morning when I didn't have any plans, so I decided to go see it. To bone up as homework, I picked up the original film to watch so I'd know the storyline, which I'd gleaned from the trailers as "Kung fu-loving panda meets his heroes, learns kung fu, saves world." I figured it would be ho-hum, but at least I'd know who the characters were.

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Once again, our "friends" at TheFeed have ladled up a steaming pile of links that represnts the "best" of their work for this week. We, as their dutiful co-workers, are bound to share them with you, so, without further adieu, here's what they've done for themselves this week.

• G4's DICE Coverage
  
• Red Faction: Armageddon story, enemy, and weapons preview
  
• Duke Nukem Forever Hands-On Titty City Preview
  
• The MMO Report

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The nominees for the annual Interactive Achievement Awards were announced moments ago on G4's Attack of the Show. Kevin Pereira and Morgan Webb showcased a diverse line-up of, covering all sides of the gaming world -- just check out the Game of the Year nominees: Angry Birds HD, Call of Duty: Black Ops, God of War III, Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead Redemption-- but one game clearly ruled the nominations: Red Dead Redemption. Rockstar Game's epic cowboy tale earned nine nominations in categories ranging from Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, to Action Game of the Year, to Game of the Year. The second place game, Call of Duty: Black Ops received five nominations, and in third place, Starcraft 2 took home four nods.

For a full list of nominees, in all categories, check out our D.I.C.E 2011 page.

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