Posted by John Manalang - Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:00 PM
Here's what happened today in the world of videogames, popular culture and technology:
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Tags: Daily Wrap-Up, Videos
Posted by Ty Colfax - Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:30 PM
 Tommy Tallarico's bockbuster touring live symphonic video game concert is adding some Crysis tunes to their lineup and debuting it all on the Crytek home turf at the Leipzig Games Conference on August 20th.
Inon Zur, the composer of said material, had this to say about it: “Crysis is one of the most interesting and challenging games I have scored to date so I am thrilled that it is going to be featured in Video Games Live. I’m very proud and honored to have my music played in this groundbreaking concert series."
Be there. If you can. We will.
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Posted by John Manalang - Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:29 PM
Natsume's bringing two new Harvest Moon titles to the Nintendo consoles. Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility, developed by Marvelous Interactive, is coming to the Nintendo Wii this September 16.
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Tags: Nintendo DS, Videogames, Videos, Wii
Posted by Mike D'Alonzo - Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:27 PM
Rumor has it that Seth Green and Breckin Meyer will be joining the cast of Heroes in this upcoming season, and that they will be playing friends who are comic geeks, and who run into one of the heroes and advise them about the way that these things are always done.
Again, this is just a rumor, but it would be cool to see Green and Meyer, who have been friends since they were about 8 years old, and who are geeks in real life, being able to play that dynamic on screen. And, of course, you can always watch reruns of Heroes right here on G4...so stay tuned.
EW.com: Exclusive: 'Heroes' Geeks Out Over Seth Green, Breckin Meyer
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Posted by John Manalang - Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:16 PM
Electronic Arts gives us a quick peek at Tiger Wood's latest golf video games. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 is previewed below with EA Sports designer Carlos Barbosa. The game is due out this August 26 for the Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PSP and PC platforms.
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Tags: PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Videogames, Videos, Wii, Xbox 360
Posted by Frank Meyer - Tuesday, August 12, 2008 4:52 PM
 Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor is talking to HBO about making a two-season “maxi-series” out of his last album, the digitally distributed Year Zero.
Year Zero, and the Alternate Reality Game (ARG) with the same title that was created by 42 Entertainment to go with it, tells the tale of a dark future, a “kind of world bible about what life would be like around 15 or 20 years from now if things continue on the same path.”
"It's the most exciting thing on the horizon, it's the thing that when I wake up in the morning it makes me say, 'God it would be cool if that happened," Reznor told Billboard. "This is my grand ambition. Will it happen? I don't know. It was fun sitting and telling [the HBO] guys and watching them shake their head and having writers on board and producers that are in to it. It's been a fun thing."
LAtimes.com: Reznor’s “Year Zero” May be HBO Series
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Posted by Brian Leahy - Tuesday, August 12, 2008 4:40 PM
 The NPD Group has released their Games Segmentation 2008 report, which breaks down the demographics of US gamers. Turns out, there are a whole lot of gamers in the United States: 174 million.
The report further breaks down gamers by group and they found:
- Extreme Gamers - 3%
- Avid PC Gamers - 9%
- Console Gamers - 17%
- Online PC Gamers - 14%
- Offline PC Gamers - 15%
- Young Heavy Gamers - 22%
- Secondary Gamers - 20%
Hit the break for more info.
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