GameTap

Overview

GameTap delivers hundreds of the "greatest games-on-demand" plus original programming via a broadband-connected PC for a monthly fee. To access GameTap, players securely download and install Turner-developed client software from the website which acts as a gateway to the GameTap vault.

Because games reside securely on the PC, not across a network, they act just as if they were still on the console or at the arcade. Fast response times, 3D effects, colors, and characters are all present and accounted for. New games and original programming are added to the service each week on Thursdays. GameTap supports navigation and game play using keyboard and mouse, as well as most USB peripherals.

Owned by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), GameTap was launched in October of 2005 with an initial offering of 300 games. The number of games within the vault has reach well over 800 as of March 2007.

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