Gametap News: Gametap Signs Partner ship with THQ
New Games - Fallout, Aveyond 2 and Battle Chess
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2008 Coming Attractions
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GAMETAP SIGNS PARTNERSHIP WITH THQ
New deal includes top titles and franchises like Company of Heroes
ATLANTA July 22, 2008 GameTap, the first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., announced today a long-term partnership with THQ Inc. that includes worldwide subscription play and digital download rights for a wide selection of the publishers games for Windows PC. Additionally under the new agreement, some THQ games will also be made available for free play on GameTaps ad-supported website www.gametap.com.
We are excited to be adding THQs roster of top content to GameTap, said Ricardo Sanchez, vice president of content and creative director for GameTap. With this new deal, subscribers and website visitors will enjoy great games from THQ, including Company of Heroes and Red Faction.
As part of the new agreement, GameTap will now feature titles from the THQ and ValuSoft catalogues, including critically acclaimed games such as Company of Heroes®, Warhammer® 40K, Red Faction®, Supreme Commander®, Titan Quest, Saints Row 2, PuzzleQuest and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.
Our new partnership with GameTap allows both a brand new audience and fans alike to enjoy our titles and franchise games online, said Adrienne Lauer, National Sales Director, Market Development for THQ, Digital distribution is a great way to extend the reach of our properties and GameTap is an ideal outlet for this effort.
About THQ Inc.
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com. THQ, ValuSoft, Company of Heroes, Red Faction, Titan Quest, Saints Row 2 and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.
About GameTap
GameTap, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., is the leader in digital game distribution and broadband entertainment. Launched in 2005, GameTap delivers more than 1000 authentic versions of the greatest console, computer and arcade games, including original and exclusive episodic titles such as Sam & Max Seasons One and Two and American McGees Grimm. Visitors to www.gametap.com can play free games on its ad-supported website, and purchase top PC and catalog titles from its digital retail storefront. GameTap paid members receive unlimited access to its massive library of titles, community and multiplayer features, and original games.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
New Games - Fallout, Aveyond 2 and Battle Chess
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New Premium Games Available July 23, 2008
Fallout
It's the year 2161, 84 years after a two-hour-long war that destroyed most of civilization. Mankind soldiers on, living out a hardscrabble life on the surface or holing up in great Vaults built inside caves. You're a member of Vault 13 somewhere in Southern California, and the Vault Overseer's got a job for you: find a replacement water purification chip within 150 days, or your home is doomed.
Aveyond 2
Ean has lived carefree in the Vale, the land of the Elves, without fear or pain all his years. Until the snow came, and with it came loss. His best friend Iya, missing; all memory of her erased, save his own. Now he must travel to the Land of Man, and face challenges and dangers beyond his young ability to imagine. But if he fails, Iya is lost forever...and the snow will fall across the world.
Battle Chess
Admit it -- you've always wished chess were more violent. The knights carry swords, so they should use them. In Battle Chess, you get your wish: a faithful recreation of the ancient game, plus a whole bunch of hilariously brutal cutscenes. Blast computer opponents or humiliate a friend, then create your own versions of the game for customized combat!
New Free Games Available July 23
Knights of the Round
Knight-in-training Arthur Pendragon has pulled the legendary sword Excalibur from its stone, and now it's up to him and his partners Lancelot and Perceval to bring peace to the land by beating down anyone who gets in their way. Enjoy three-player mayhem in this medieval brawler.
Full List of Free Games:
1. 2020 Super Baseball
2. 1942
3. 1943: The Battle of Midway
4. 1st Division Manager
5. 3 Count Bout
6. Art of Fighting
7. Astrosmash
8. Bagh Chal
9. Ball 7 Deluxe
10. Baseball Stars 2
11. Baseball Stars Professional
12. Battle of Europe
13. Bee 52
14. Black Tiger
15. Blast Miner
16. BloodRayne
17. Brian Lara Cricket 2007
18. Bubble Bobble
19. Buku Kakuro
20. Buku Sudoku
21. BurgerTime
22. Burnin' Rubber
23. Bust-A-Move
24. Bust-A-Move Again
25. Cannon Fodder
26. Capcom Sports Club
27. Captain Commando
28. Captain Dynamo
29. CJ in the USA
30. Cj's Elephant Antics
31. Colin McRae Rally 2005
32. Colony 7
33. Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
34. Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
35. D.N.A.
36. Daikatana
37. Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
38. Defender
39. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
40. Disciples II: Rise of the Elves GOLD
41. Dj Puff's Volcanic Capers
42. Dracula Twins
43. Elevator Action
44. Fast Lanes Bowling
45. Fast Lanes Pinball
46. Fatal Fury
47. Final Fight
48. Five Card Deluxe
49. Flip Words 2
50. Football Frenzy
51. Futoshiki
52. Ghosts N' Goblins
53. Ghouls N' Ghosts
54. Grand Prix Simulator
55. Grell and Falla
56. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
57. Hitman: Codename 47
58. Ikari Warriors
59. Ingenious
60. Jaws Unleashed
61. Jewelcraft
62. Joust
63. Kamikaze
64. Karate Champ
65. King of the Monsters
66. King of the Monsters 2
67. Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle
68. Knights of the Round
69. Lara Croft's Tomb Raider: Legend
70. Lazer Force
71. Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2
72. League Bowling
73. Liquid Kids
74. Little Puff in Dragonland
75. Lunar Rescue
76. Magical Drop III
77. Marine Park Empire
78. Mean Machine
79. Mega Man: The Power Battle
80. Mercs
81. Metal Slug
82. Metal Slug 2
83. Miami Chase
84. Mig-29 Soviet Fighter
85. Motocross
86. Mr. Robot
87. Murray Mouse: Supercop
88. Mutation Nation
89. Nemesis of the Roman Empire
90. Neo Turf Masters
91. Olli & Lissa 3
92. Poltergeist
93. Pop-A-Tronic
94. Prehistoric Isle in 1930
95. Prince Clumsy
96. Pro Boxing Simulator
97. Pro Skateboard Simulator
98. Psychonauts
99. Puzzled
100. Qix
101. Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
102. Rally Cross Simulator
103. Rampage
104. Rastan
105. Real MYST
106. Restaurant Empire
107. Return of the Invaders
108. Robotron 2084
109. Rogue Trooper
110. Root Beer Tapper
111. Sam and Max Season One: Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die!
112. Samurai Showdown
113. Second Sight
114. Sensible Soccer
115. Sensible Soccer 2006
116. Shark! Shark!
117. Shock Troopers
118. Slightly Magic
119. Son Son
120. Space Invaders
121. Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
122. Super Qix
123. Stuntman Seymour
124. Super Seymour
125. Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers
126. Surakarta
127. Texas Hold' Em Poker
128. The King of Fighters 95
129. The King of Fighters 96
130. The Last Blade
131. The New Zealand Story
132. Thief: Deadly Shadows
133. Tilt
134. Tube-It
135. Twinkle Star Sprites
136. Vampire Savior: The Lord of the Vampire
137. Vulgus
138. Warlords Battlecry 3
139. War and Warriors: Joan of Ark
140. X2: The Threat
141. Zoo Empire
142. Zoo Keeper
2008 Coming Attractions
Coming to Gold (subscription required!):
Coming July 31
Alien Stars
American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Learns What Fear Is
Coming August 7
American McGee's Grimm: Little Red Riding Hood (Coming August 7)
Circus Empire
American McGee's Grimm
American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Learns What Fear Is (Coming July 31)
American McGee's Grimm: Little Red Riding Hood (Coming August 7)
American McGee's Grimm: The Fisherman and his Wife (Coming August 14)
American McGee's Grimm: Puss in Boots (Coming August 21)
American McGee's Grimm: The Girl Without Hands (Coming August 28)
American McGee's Grimm: Godfather Death (Coming September 4)
American McGee's Grimm: The Devil and His Three Golden Hairs (Coming September 11)
American McGee's Grimm: Beauty and the Beast (Coming September 18)
American McGee's Grimm: Volume Two (Fall 2008)
American McGee's Grimm: Volume Three (Early 2009)
TBD:
Die By the Sword
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
Hei$t
Culpa Innata
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition
Sub Command
Patrician III
Alien Stars
Fallout 2
Fallout Tactics
(additional Interplay titles TBD)
{TBD THQ Titles}
Coming to Free:
American McGee's Grimm: Little Red Riding Hood
American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Learns What Fear Is (others TBD)
Special Feature: GAF Plays Fallout
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=2