'Sam & Max,' 'Uru Live,' and More Than 500 Games Now Featured on Broadband
Entertainment Network
GameTap also announces creation of GameTap News
LOS ANGELES, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- E3 -- GameTap, the first-of-its-kind
broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS,
Inc.), today announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los
Angeles the debut of two exciting new games that will premiere on its
network in time for the holidays. In addition, GameTap revealed new
streaming video content and touted a record-setting milestone of more than
500 video games available on-demand that spans classic titles to games
currently available at retail.
The premiere of new games on GameTap means that subscribers have
exclusive access to content unavailable anywhere else. Along with their
favorite on- demand titles available on GameTap, subscribers can now tap
into the very latest must-have titles before they enter the regular retail
channel. Among the games set to premiere on GameTap this year are the
following:
* "Sam & Max" - Look out, world! America's favorite dog and rabbit duo
are back in a brand new episodic video game series. Co-produced by
GameTap and TellTale Games, the offbeat duo's first crime-fighting
adventures in more than a decade will debut on the GameTap Network.
GameTap is celebrating its first original production with the unveiling
of the new "Sam & Max" trailer at its E3 booth.
* "Uru Live" - The online multiplayer version of "Uru: Ages Beyond Myst,"
one of the most popular adventure series ever created, "Uru Live" was
developed by Cyan Worlds. Unlike its predecessors, these new worlds of
Uru are dynamic and alive, making use of real-time 3D rather than still
images to bring players online to explore incredible new worlds
together. Cyan and GameTap will collaborate on building new and ever
more challenging episodic worlds for players to enjoy.
On the video front, GameTap has pumped up the original programming
featured on GameTap TV, including these new additions:
* GameTap News - a weekly recap about trends in the industry, new games,
who's in/who's out, who's hot and who's not. Hosted by self-confirmed
media junkie Victor Lucas, creator and host of the original video game
TV Series "The Electric Playground."
* GameTap 10 - Taste of Chaos Edition - After establishing this Top 10
countdown show with episodes featuring Fall Out Boy, Dem Franchize Boyz
and many others, the GameTap 10 is now tackling the music festival
scene with ensemble casts. Launching this new approach are the top acts
from the recent alt rock and metal Taste of Chaos tour, including
Atreyu, Thrice, As I Lay Dying, and Story of the Year. In addition, Ne
Yo, Rhianna, Chris Brown and Chamillionaire are coming soon to GameTap
TV.
"With GameTap now providing exclusive new episodic video game content,
crossing the 500-game milestone, and offering more than 300 streaming video
programs, we are now a major player in the broadband entertainment space,"
said Stuart Snyder, GameTap's General Manager. "Working with the best, most
creative people in media, technology and entertainment, we will continue to
expand and evolve our network to ensure that more subscribers, more
contributors and more collaborators are drawn in to our exciting new
universe of broadband entertainment."
To register for GameTap, visit http://www.gametap.com where you can sign up
for the leading all-you-can-play-&-watch video game lifestyle broadband
network for $9.95 per month. Go to http://www.gametap.com now and sign up for a
free two-week offer.
About GameTap
GameTap delivers hundreds of the greatest games-on-demand plus original
programming via a broadband-connected PC. To access GameTap, players
securely download and install Turner-developed client software from
http://www.gametap.com that 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 will be added to the service each week.
GameTap supports navigation and game play using keyboard and mouse, as well
as most USB peripherals.
About Turner
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner company, is
a major producer of news and entertainment products around the world and
the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.
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CONTACT:
Chase, +1-415-844-6289, chase@accesspr.com,
or Beth Gardiner, +1-917-522-3522, bgardiner@accesspr.com, both
of Access Communications for GameTap; or Misty Skedgell, TBS,
Inc., +1-404-885-4396, misty.skedgell@turner.com
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