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GameTap partners with Microsoft Games

PC gaming service GameTap has just announced a partnership with the folks at Microsoft Games to bring several of their classic PC titles to subscribers of the service.U.S. and European subscriber...
Metaboli and Epic ink deal, bunch of games added to Gametap

Metaboli and Epic Games recently inked a three-year distribution deal. What does that mean for you? Well, if you’re a Gametap, Metaboli, or Gamesplanet subscriber it means that you now have...
Gametap drastically reducing library of free games

If you're the kind of person who likes to play videogames and not have to pay for the priviledge, I have some bad news. In an announcement on Wednesday, Gametap revealed that they will be scaling...
Gametap acquired by Metaboli, aims to create 'global gaming service'

I once thought (and in fact, still think) that GameTap is a fantastic service, but unfortunately I didn't spend the time with it I wanted to as I always seemed to be buying new games and forgetti...
How much is that GameTap in the window?

Although the vice president of GameTap had recently stated that things were going great despite the entire editorial team being laid off, it looks like parent company Turner Broadcasting System d...
First episode of American McGee's Grimm is out now, free for a limited time

The debut episode of American McGee's Grimm entitled "A Boy Learns What Fear Is" is available for download.As with each of the other 23 game episodes, it will be free for the first 24 h...
Select THQ titles headed to GameTap

In an effort to offer even more games to its subscribers, GameTap has signed an agreement with THQ for the rights to some of its more recent hits starting this summer.When I think of THQ, "q...
Pew! Pew! Preview!: American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Learns What Fear Is

Have you ever found yourself thinking that fairy tales are just too damn happy nowadays? If so, then you may just find a kindred spirit in Spicy Horse Games, a developer that is creating a new fr...
GameTap is not dead yet, confirmed after poking it with a stick

After GameTap fired its entire editorial staff, the assumption was that the downloadable game service was in a decent amount of financial trouble. Recently, GameDaily conducted an interview with ...
American McGee's Grimm has a delightful intro song

I might not be the biggest American McGee fan, but I can never pass up a good videogame intro song. Needless to say, the opening number for American McGee’s Grimm does not fail on that fro...
More of Interplay's greatest coming to GameTap

GameTap announced today that it will be expanding its library with more classic Interplay games this summer. Here's the official lowdown on the matter:As part of this expansive agreement, GameTap...
GameTap editors pick their top 5 games of 2007

This is the time of year where game news outlets run their top games of 2007 list. GameTap's official list will come early next year, but for now their editors have all listed their personal choi...
Street Fighter: 3rd Strike coming to GameTap next week

In what can only be a carefully planned marketing attack to coincide with the recent bevy of Street Fighter IV information, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike will be coming to GameTap on December 20...
Worst of GameTap: Catz 5: CRUSHER OF SOULS

[Editor's note: BahamutZero really loves GameTap. So much so, that he's on a mission to play every single game they have. Of course, do something like this and you're bound to come across s...
GameTap adds 1,000th game to library, conquers universe

Mark your calendars, folks. Today, GameTap adds two more titles to its already staggering amount of games to finally hit the magic number of 1,000. This makes GameTap easily the largest on-demand...
Don't fear the reaper, play him!

In honor of Halloween, GameTap has pulled together a pretty solid list of games that feature Mr. Death himself, the Grim Reaper.The list includes obvious nods to Death Jr. and Grim Fandango, bot...
GameTap kicks off Indie games banner with two new titles

We've known about GameTap's plans to get into the independent games distribution business, and now it's official with the launch of Blast Miner (puzzle) and Morning's Wrath (role-playing). The ne...
Game|Life interviews Pre-Teen Raider writer, fails to use term 'boobtastic'

Game|Life -- Wired's foray into talk of gaming as more than an obscure art movement on par with Dadaism or Pogs -- has just posted an interview with Gail Simone, writer of GameTap's new animated ...
GameTap is coming to Justin Long ... er ... Macs

Aside from impressing liberal arts majors, traditionally, there has been no reason for a gamer to own a Mac. While Mr. Jobs' sleek machines exude all the hipster appeal of Vice Magazine and M...
Sam and Max: Season 1 to hit retail with bonus content

Subscribers of Gametap have known what's up for awhile -- the digitally distributed Sam and Max: Season 1 was a blast for fans of the point-and-click adventure genre. Now that the six episode...
McGee to bring Grimm to Gametap in two dozen pieces; Humpy Dumpty weeps

A few days ago, game designer American James McGee starting yapping on American McGee's personal blog about American McGee's secret project, a Gametap exclusive title, American McGee'...
Panzer Dragoon, PD Zwei coming to GameTap; also, Jesus bought you a puppy

Ted Turner is totally awesome.Not only does he command one of the most powerful moustaches this side of Tom "Moustache P.I." Selleck, he was the creator of one of the most influential, ...
Sega Saturn appears on Gametap

Gametap has such a soft spot for the retro gamer. I remember the first time I logged in, I spent the first 20 minutes salivating on my keyboard at the range of classic titles they offered (Infoc...
AWOMO: Branson's new baby

If Gametap is the whore of video game content delivery, then Richard Branson's unfortunately named AWOMO (A World of My Own) is the new kid on the block. This poor, dumpy kid will inevitab...
Sam and Max possibly coming to 360, Orbach possibly coming back from dead

Gamespot has done some investigative snooping only to come up with the hypothesis that the recent Sam and Max games may be heading to the Xbox 360. While it is just a rumor, signs including Tell...
Gametap is cheap and easy, like a good whore should be

A few days ago, superstar editor and sometimes gastrointestinal specialist Aaron Linde said to me, "You know, I want to check out Myst Online: Uru Live and Gametap is having an introductor...




 
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