GameTap Thursday: Picking up some of Scrapland

OK, so we fully admit that we're far more excited about a few games coming to GameTap in the near future than the offerings this week. It almost feels like we're getting some gaming scraps to hold us over until the awesomeness of Typing of the Dead. Speaking of scraps, Scrapland is now part of the free games lineup at the service. The game isn't fantastic, but for free it's definitely worth trying to see if it's your cup of oil. The new subscriber games this week are:

• Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord (PC) - Yes, it absolutely would have been better if it was Beyond Thunderdome ... but it's not. This WWII RTS with turn-based elements is actually the gem of this week's new offerings.
• Project Eden (PC) - A squad in the future uncovers one of those major conspiracies just littering the place. This game never really got traction, but there are some nice mechanics like being able to change squad members at will. Something we hope Jericho really perfects when it comes to GameTap at release in a couple months.
  
• Aces over Europe (PC) - A very old flight-sim from way back in '94. As you can probably guess, it's all about flying a plane in the WWII.
• Gods: Lands of Infinity (PC) - There is absolutely nothing in this fantasy RPG game that you haven't seen better someplace else. GameTap probably got this game for a pack of smokes and a roll of toilet paper.

After the break we have GameTap's updated list of free games, now at 41 titles. Like we said before, try out Scrapland, you never know. There's also the original Myst for free too.

1. realMYST 3D
2. Laser Squad Nemesis
3. Buku Kakuro
4. Disciples II: Dark Prophecy
5. Scrapland
6. King of Fighters 99
7. Samurai Shodown
8. Marine Park Empire
9. Fast Lanes Bowling
10. Myst Online: Uru Live
11. Nemesis of the Roman Empire
12. King of the Monsters
13. Elevator Action
14. Rampage
15. Bust a Move
16. Metal Slug
17. Sengoku 3
18. 19XX
19. The King of Dragons
20. Super Baseball 2020
21. Alpha Mission II
22. Last Resort
23. Football Frenzy
24. Ghouls n Ghosts
25. Mega Twins
26. Mercs
27. Puzzled / Joy Joy Kid
28. Super Qix
29. 1943
30. Soccer Brawl
31. Breakers
32. Street Slam
33. Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
34. Root Beer Tapper
35. Three Wonders
36. Space Invaders
37. Joust
38. Bubbles
39. Mega Man: The Power Battle
40. Riding Hero
41. Vulgus