Turner Broadcasting's GameTap Webcasts the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2006's Biggest News
May 03 2006 - 6:40PM
PR Newswire (US)
Log on to GameTap During E3 to Watch The Premier Press Conferences,
Live Interviews between Space Ghost and Video Game Industry
Luminaries, and Daily Coverage ATLANTA, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Even
if consumers can't attend the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3),
now they can witness the conference's biggest news as it unfolds
live. GameTap, the first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment
network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), today
announced that it will broadcast live at E3 from Monday, May 8th
through Friday, May 12th, featuring coverage of Sony, Microsoft and
Nintendo's highly anticipated press conferences. In addition to
webcasting the convention's biggest news, GameTap will stream live
content daily, including interviews between popular figures in the
video game industry and animated cult hero, Space Ghost, for his
"Space Ghost Coast to Coast" show. GameTap will also broadcast live
on Friday with editorial takes on the Show and big news items from
editors and pundits from a number of leading online and print
publications. "E3 is the biggest event of the year for the game
industry, but it's for insiders only. GameTap is pulling back the
curtain and inviting our audience to experience the show like they
are there with live coverage all week long," said Ricardo Sanchez,
GameTap's vice president of content. "See what you'll be playing
this holiday season and then stick around for the largest catalogue
of the greatest games ever made and exclusive video programming you
won't find anywhere else." GameTap's "Live from E3" coverage will
appear on "GameTap TV," which is where the GameTap network houses a
dynamic mix of channels and shows for the rapidly growing broadband
community with more than 300 videos on demand. The following are
the dates of the three major console company press conferences.
Specific airtimes and additional details will be posted at
http://www.gametap.com/e3. * Sony - Monday, May 8th * Nintendo -
Tuesday, May 9th * Microsoft - Tuesday, May 9th In addition to
broadcasting E3's console announcements, GameTap will be streaming
content from the conference floor throughout the week including: *
Daily Highlights - End-of-day recaps of what's hot each day. *
Space Ghost Coast to Coast LIVE - Throughout the first two days of
E3, prominent industry faces will be interviewed by the cartoon
talk show host at GameTap's booth. * Best of E3 - Following the
show, GameTap will broadcast its best of E3 round-up featuring
editors' picks on the hottest news and content from E3. Consumers
can preview the network or view the shows at
http://www.gametap.com/. All recordings will also be archived for
future viewing. GameTap's monthly subscription rate of $9.95 allows
all-you-can-play-and-watch access to GameTap's games and videos
content libraries. 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. DATASOURCE:
GameTap CONTACT: Chase, +1-415-844-6289, or , or Beth Gardiner,
+1-917-522-3522, or , both of Access Communications for GameTap; or
Misty Skedgell of TBS, Inc., +1-404-885-4396, or Web site:
http://www.gametap.com/e3 http://www.gametap.com/
http://www.turner.com/
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