NEWS CATEGORIES:



NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>
Home / News / Tags / GameTap

Stories about: GameTap


PC Gaming Service GameTap to Be Sold

GameTap, one of the best known PC gaming services focusing on digital distribution of episodic content games as well as free, ad-based titles, will be sold to an undisclosed company, according to reports coming from website Gamasutra.GameTap parent Turner has decided to sell the service following the parent media com...

7 August 2008
12:06 GMT

THQ Offers STALKER and Company of Heroes on GameTap

THQ and GameTap are announcing a deal which will bring the most interesting and successful titles from the game publisher to the download service. The agreement also targets games published under the ValuSoft brand and it will most likely be finalized in the near future.THQ has, especially in recent years, emerged as...

24 July 2008
14:06 GMT

Myst Online: Uru Live Poised for a Comeback

It seems that the troubled online world of Uru might be in for a revival. It would be the third one since the multiplayer experience initially went live. Uru is based on the almost legendary Myst game created by Cyan Worlds in 1993, which spawned a lucrative series of five other games, two of them being published by ...

2 July 2008
03:15 GMT

Descent, MDK, Fallout Coming to GameTap

GameTap is announcing a new partnership with publisher Interplay, with the aim of bringing classic titles from the catalog of the publisher to the download service. The deal also includes Fallout, the post apocalyptic role playing game which will be available for free from GameTap sometime during summer.Classic fligh...

4 June 2008
14:11 GMT

Mac Users Benefit from New GameTap Player

TransGaming is a leading developer of software portability products for the electronic entertainment industry. The company has recently announced an improved game player for GameTap, that expands the experience for broadband-enabled PC and Intel-based Mac users, according to an official report.TransGaming says that ...

13 December 2007
04:14 GMT

GameTap Losing 70 Games. Big Publishers Bailing Out

Just over a month ago, GameTap was gladly offering their 1000th downloadable title, Civilization 4, just after releasing Clive Barker's Jericho, Sam & Max Season Two (premiere) and the season finale of Myst Online: Uru Live. More recent news however say that December 11th will see major publishers such as Electr...

4 December 2007
05:58 GMT

GameTap to Launch Its 1000th Game In Service

A recent report confirms that GameTap is heading fast towards its 1000 games milestone. Games soon to become available for purchase through the broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System include Clive Barker's Jericho, Sam & Max Season Two (premiere) and the season finale of Myst Online: Uru...

19 October 2007
03:22 GMT

Telltale Teams Up with GameTap for Sam & Max Season Two - First Details Emerge

Telltale Games and GameTap have finally decided to roll out the very first details of Sam & Max Season Two. The season of course starts with Santa Claus, "the most ancient and powerful opponent the duo have ever faced," reads the official report. The first episode of Sam & Max Season Two, "Ice Station Santa", launche...

27 September 2007
05:47 GMT

Majesco's Famous Games (BloodRayne Among Them) Through GameTap!

Majesco Entertainment, provider of video games and digital entertainment products, has just revealed to the press a very fruitful agreement with GameTap, the leader in digital game distribution and broadband entertainment today. Under the terms of the agreement, Majesco will be making available for subscription and d...

24 August 2007
09:39 GMT

Codemasters Signs with GameTap - Multi-Year Partnership

GameTap (broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System) has recently revealed an expanded partnership with Codemasters. The agreement is good for several years and it includes North American rights not only for the developer's new titles to be featured in GameTap's subscription service, bu...

2 August 2007
03:37 GMT

GameTap Expands Thanks to Strategy First

If you thought GameTap featured many video game franchises, prepare for some more. That's right, according to a press release I just happened to stumble upon, GameTap, the first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, announced today an expanded agreement with current partner...

18 July 2007
05:53 GMT

Midnight Event Up on GameTap for Tomb Raider Anniversary Release

Just in case you've forgotten, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Anniversary will be distributed to gamers worldwide in three ways: 1 - retailers (of course); 2 -

5 June 2007
05:48 GMT

Tomb Raider: Anniversary Through Steam!

Whoever said that Tomb Raider wasn't popular was sadly mistaking. The game will not only hit all major retailers around the globe, but will be digitally distributed through Steam and GameTap's subscription service distribution also. With a June 5th release schedule, you'd better not be alone at the st...

30 May 2007
07:51 GMT

Tomb Raider Documentary And 'ReVisioned' Animated Series from GameTap

Hearing that GameTap has recently announced the launch of a new GameTap Retrospective series and a new original animated one, "ReVisioned", kind of made me sad. The series is said to pay homage to one of the game industry's top franchises of all times, which is Tomb Raider.Is one of my favorite game series getti...

18 May 2007
02:53 GMT

Gametap's 'Gold Level' - 850 Titles for just $6.95 a Month

Don't worry, Turner Broadcasting's GameTap digital distribution is still offering premium paid membership; it's only been recently dubbed "Gold Level." However, "starting May 31 it's also introducing two tiers of free, ad-supported access in an effort to attract a broader audience," as Gamedaily....

3 May 2007
04:35 GMT




SUBMIT PROGRAM   |   ADVERTISE   |   GET HELP   |   SEND US FEEDBACK   |   RSS FEEDS   |   ENTER NEWS SITE   |   ENGLISH BOARD   |   ROMANIAN FORUM