You know lets sign a petition saying they should coles down Gametap. We all know how good petetions work right? lol

I still enjoy the occasional game from gametap. It's still easier than pirating even if I've never subscribed.

Gametap has some serious issues. The free service is far too spammy, pressuring you to buy a gold subscription every time you so much as look at it- the GAMES should do that for you. I found the concept of only downloading PART of the game then loading the rest as you need it buggy- it crashed two games I attempted which had been installed in this partial manner. If they fixed those two things, it'd be a good, usable service, but as of yet they have no, so...

Why would they need to partner with anyone?

They're owned by Turner Entertainment, which is part of Turner Broadcasting, which is part of CBS, which is part of Viacom, which is one of the fucking BIGGEST companies on the planet.

Again... Why?

Given how frequently I see GameTap commercials these days, I never woulda guessed GameTap is in any kind of financial trouble.

I have gametap. I haven't had any significant problems with it. All the games I've downloaded so far work nicely. I haven't had any spam issues with them. Not sure what you're all talking about but I happen to like gametap.

I had it for about four months, and I was kind of hit and miss. I loved the ability to play all Sam and Max games, lots of oldies without tinkering with roms and emulators, and new games that I would have never bought at full price but were good enough for some hours of time wasting (Jericho, Overlord, Just Cause).

But some titles just don't work or have problems and support in most case will tell you to "update the video card drivers"... In the end I was pissed off and canceled the subscription.

I actually still think it's a great idea, if you just are looking for something to spend some hours with, GT offers millions of gameplay hours at pratically nothing, but without improvement to the service and a better catalog (very spotty, great RPGs (all bioware/black isle titles) and turn based strategy (all sid meier and impression games) and pretty lame adventure and action games....