GameTap Comes To AOL

GameTap, the online gaming service, is bringing a portion of its offerings to AOL.com. Millions of AOL members will be able to sample some of GameTap's over 600 titles by visiting www.aol.com/gametap.

The first nine games that will be available via AOL are Joust, Robotron 2084, Defender, Defender II, Rampage, Bubbles, Sinistar, Satan's Hollow and Tapper.

"We are excited about the opportunity for AOL's visitors to sample GameTap via our sister company's AOL Games," said GameTap Senior Vice President and General Manager Stuart Snyder. "Once this audience gets a small taste of our vast library, we are confident they will check out the full GameTap experience at www.gametap.com."

GameTap, launched by Turner Broadcasting in 2005, now delivers more than 600 console, computer and arcade games on demand, including original and exclusive episodic properties. GameTap also offers more than 400 original entertainment programs, popular video streams and thriving virtual communities to broadband-connected PCs. GameTap is a downloadable application that supports navigation and game play using keyboard and mouse, as well as most USB peripherals.

theWEBiSODE OPiNiON: While we love the GameTap service here at theWEBiSODE, we doubt these older arcade titles will spark much interest with gamers to sign up for the full GameTap experience. They just don't do the GameTap service justice at all.

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