GameTap Launches Three Highly-Anticipated Game Exclusives at A Special Holiday Price
December 20 2006 - 12:56PM
PR Newswire (US)
Episode 2 of the New Sam & Max Series Debuts, Myst Online: Uru
Live Launches an all-new Living Story in its Final Beta Phase, and
3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures Makes its World Premiere ATLANTA, Dec.
20 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the holidays, GameTap, the
first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), today released three brand
new games available only to subscribers of the network. The
highly-anticipated offerings include the premiere of "Sam & Max
Episode 2 - Situation Comedy," the worldwide exclusive launch of
Sierra Online's "3D Ultra(TM) Minigolf Adventures," and a first
look at the final phase of the "Myst Online: Uru Live" beta, which
allows subscribers to experience the game's all-new living
storyline. Sign up today - or give the gift of GameTap to your
favorite gamer - and you'll get the first month of service for only
99 cents. "While gamers struggle to find expensive new consoles,
GameTap offers top- flight new titles for the platform they already
own: the broadband-connected PC," said David Reid, GameTap's VP of
Marketing. "And with three hot new exclusive games to play over the
holidays, GameTap's 99 cents offer becomes an exciting invitation
to the network that gamers can't afford to refuse." The Games: *
With today's premiere of "Sam & Max Episode 2 - Situation:
Comedy," GameTap subscribers are once again the first to experience
the new adventures of Sam & Max. Just weeks after the first
episode, "Culture Shock," was listed as one of the 10 best games of
2006 by the New York Times, the hilarious pair picks things up
right where they left off in this new installment. GameTap
currently features the first two episodes of Season 1.
Additionally, new episodes of the 1997 Sam & Max hit cartoon
series and all-new Sam & Max machinima shorts are released on a
weekly basis on GameTap TV. * "3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures" is
joining GameTap's first-run lineup for an exclusive premiere.
Players will tee off and putt their way through 36 fun-filled holes
of minigolf on 3-D designed courses with elevated greens, bunkers,
bridges and water hazards, and other crazy obstacles. They can also
choose from four stylish animated characters and an array of
different environments that include the Classic Carnival, Old
Western Ghost Town, and Outer Space. * For years, fans have been
waiting to play Uru Live as it was originally envisioned, and now
that wait is finally over. Subscribers can log into GameTap for
exclusive access to the final phase of the "Myst Online: Uru Live"
beta test. This massively multiplayer online game redefines the
genre with its constantly evolving, player-driven plotlines and its
exploration and puzzle-based gameplay. "The GameTap Original label
is moving fast and becoming an established place to showcase
independent and episodic games," said Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap's VP
of Content. "We're bringing new content to the table that gamers
can't get anywhere else, and we're doing so at prices unparalleled
in the industry right now." In addition to this first-class array
of exclusive and original content, GameTap gives subscribers
unlimited access to more than 750 games at any time, along with
over 600 original TV shows and videos that cater to fans of the
video game lifestyle. To take advantage of the special holiday
offer, visit http://www.gametap.com/, where you'll pay just 99
cents for your first month of access to the greatest library of
games on-demand. It's the perfect time to sign up or buy a gift
card for a friend. About Vivendi Games and Sierra Online Vivendi
Games (http://www.vivendigames.com/) is a global developer,
publisher and distributor of multi-platform interactive
entertainment. The company is the leader in the subscription-based
massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPG) category,
holds leading positions in the PC, console, handheld and mobile
games markets, and is an emerging player in casual online games.
Vivendi Games' two principal studios and publishing labels include
Blizzard Entertainment, headquartered in Irvine, CA, the creator of
World of Warcraft(R), Diablo(R), StarCraft(R), and Warcraft(R); and
Sierra Entertainment, headquartered in Los Angeles, which includes
Radical Entertainment, Swordfish Studios, High Moon Studios, and
Massive Entertainment. Sierra's IPs include Crash Bandicoot(R),
Spyro The Dragon(R), Empire Earth(R), SWAT(R), Darkwatch(TM),
TimeShift(TM), Ground Control(R) and Leisure Suit Larry(R). Vivendi
Games is also home to Vivendi Games Mobile, publishing games for
the mobile market, and Sierra Online, dedicated to publishing
casual games for online play and distribution on all platforms.
Vivendi Games maintains strategic relationships with industry
leading content partners, including Universal Music Group, NBC
Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, and Ludlum Entertainment. The
company has 16 offices around the world conducting business in 75
countries. About Cyan Worlds, Inc. Cyan Worlds, Inc., located in
Spokane, WA, is best known for Myst and Riven, which received
numerous awards, critical acclaim and broad popularity. Cyan has
been designing and building immersive interactive worlds since
1987. They currently employ over 40 designers, programmers and
artists. For more information about Cyan Worlds, visit
http://www.cyanworlds.com/. About Sam & Max Steve Purcell
published "Monkeys Violating the Heavenly Temple" as his first Sam
& Max comic in 1987. Sam & Max solved assorted crimes and
mysteries as "Freelance Police" in their sturdy 1960 Black and
White De Soto Adventurer from their home base in New York City.
After a series of follow-up comic books, Purcell worked with a team
at LucasArts to create the critically acclaimed "Sam & Max Hit
the Road" adventure game in 1993. The dog and bunny duo moved to
television, in an award-winning animated series in 1997 and are now
appearing in an all-new webcomic series at
http://www.samandmaxcomics.com/. About Telltale Telltale delivers
Tales for Your Imagination - high caliber interactive entertainment
which features engaging stories, strong characters, and rich
environments. A new era of interactive entertainment is emerging,
with customers expecting more from their investment in play time.
Telltale is developing and deploying cinematic quality animation
and storytelling technologies, to create entertaining and exciting
interactive adventures which meet these new expectations. Staffed
with long time industry veterans, Telltale creates tales based on
Jeff Smith's Bone series, Steve Purcell's Sam & Max characters
and television's popular CSI program in partnership with Ubisoft.
Telltale offers content development and custom publishing services
for license-holders interested in adapting their properties for
interactive delivery. Telltale has created innovative tools,
designed specifically for rapid development of high quality,
space-efficient titles for digital distribution. Telltale titles
can be downloaded from its website, as well as online partners such
as Yahoo! Games, Direct-to-Drive, Trymedia Systems, Boonty, and
CNET. To learn more about Telltale, please visit
http://www.telltalegames.com/. About GameTap GameTap is the leader
in digital game distribution and broadband entertainment. Launched
by Turner Broadcasting in 2005, it now delivers more than 750
authentic versions of the greatest console, computer and arcade
games on demand, including original and exclusive episodic
properties. In addition to games for every age and interest,
GameTap offers more than 600 original entertainment programs,
popular video streams and thriving virtual communities to
broadband-connected PCs. Continually updated with new games,
programs and features, GameTap is a downloadable application that
supports navigation and game play using keyboard and mouse, as well
as most USB peripherals. Go to http://www.gametap.com/ and expand
your playground. 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: Clint Bagley of Access Communications for GameTap,
+1-415-844-6250, or ; or Misty Skedgell of TBS, Inc.,
+1-404-885-4396, or Web site: http://www.gametap.com/
http://www.turner.com/ http://www.vivendigames.com/
http://www.cyanworlds.com/ http://www.samandmaxcomics.com/
http://www.telltalegames.com/
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