Gametap Thursday: Sam & Max are free to kill Abe Lincoln

It's pretty hard for GameTap to top last week's "Kitties Typing Away the Dead in Space" blowout, so we're perfectly fine with this week's new subscriber games lacking "oomph." GameTap compensates by making some nice titles available in their free games section. Sam and Max: Abe Lincoln Must Die! (Season 1, Episode 4) joins the free games lineup in preparation for Sam and Max's second season beginning Nov. 8. If you have any interest in adventure games -- or humor -- you owe it to yourself to try Sam and Max. Also, as a heads-up, next week Jericho will be available from GameTap on Tuesday for subscribers. The reason for this is because of the deal between GameTap and Codemasters making games available on day of release. The new subscriber games this week are:

• Brian Lara Cricket 2007 (PC) - We don't even know enough about cricket to say whether this is a good or bad game. We didn't even know there were cricket stars that would warrant having their name on the box to make the game more appealing. But apparently Brian Lara is a big deal and good enough to get his own video game. Good for him.
  
• Maelstrom (PC) - A run of the mill RTS which makes us long for Ground Control II.

After the break we have GameTap's updated list of free games. All new games are now bolded for easy reference. So go ahead and play some Ghosts N' Goblins and/or Ghouls N' Ghosts, both of which are available in the free games section now.

1. Bloodrayne
2. Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2
3. Ghosts 'N Goblins
4. Ghouls 'N Ghosts
5. Sam and Max: Ep. 4 (Abe Lincoln Must Die!)
6. Vampire Savior
7. Hitman: Agent 47
8. Disciples II: Rise of the Elves
9. Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
10. Jaws Unleashed
11. Samurai Shodown
12. The Last Blade
13. Restaurant Empire
14. Final Fight
15. realMYST 3D
16. King of Fighters 95
17. Twinkle Star Sprites
18. Captain Commando
19. Metal Slug
20. Sensible Soccer 2006
21. Space Invaders
22. Tomb Raider: Legend
23. King of the Monsters
24. Neo Turf Masters
25. Ikari Warriors
26. Colin McRae Rally 2005
27. Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition
28. The New Zealand Story
29. Zoo Keeper
30. Rainbow Islands
31. Bust a Move
32. Zoo Empire
33. Mega Man: The Power Battle
34. Myst Online: Uru Live
35. Fast Lanes Bowling
36. 1941
37. Shock Troopers
38. Baseball Stars 2
39. Buku Sudoku
40. Mercs
41. Defender
42. Root Beer Tapper
43. Bubble Bobble
44. Rampage
45. Joust
46. Elevator Action