GameTap Thursday: Um, it's Tuesday, but free Psychonauts makes it all better

In honor of Turkey day -- the day the Turkish people served a native bird with tahini to a bunch of zealots and saved them from certain starvation -- GameTap has moved their new games from Thursday to Tuesday this week. Our entire concept of time is now completely out of whack. GameTap doesn't really have anything exciting on the subscriber front, but for all you freeloaders out there, Psychonauts is available for free this week. And seriously, if you still haven't played it and don't try it when it's free, you don't deserve your second serving of tryptophan this week.

The new subscriber games this week are:

Infernal (PC) - Um, we're pretty sure this was already on the service. 'Cause it was. Maybe we're missing something?
Football Deluxe (PC) - The deluxe part means it's not fun for Americans... oh wait, the football part means that because it's actually soccer.
Space Empires V (PC) - You can also check out Space Empires III and IV.

After the break we have GameTap's list of free games. New free games are bolded for easy reference. Topping the list of additions is Psychonauts. There's also GameTap's continuing Hitman promotion leading up to the film's debut in theaters tomorrow.

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

Reader Comments (26)

Actually, if you've never played Psychonauts and still don't want to when it's free, please stop playing video games.

I really want to but my computer is a piece of crap. But when it's up on Live, I'll be the first one in line.

I was considering dling it from live but now I get to play for free. Free stuff ftw.

Ah, Psychonauts. If ever there was an IP that needed a sequel.

Psychonauts crashes on my PC

Guess it's time to redownload Gametap.

They probably had to patch Infernal and removed it from the service. They did this with Sid Meier's Pirates.

Kind of off topic but I was just cruising the gametap site and saw that Daikatana is coming soon for free users. One question, is free too much for Daikatana?

Yes, because you have to factor in the years of therapy required to overcome the overwhelming sucktitude of the experience!

:)

@Marcus
Those god damn turks. I hate when they come all the way to America just to kill some indians. assholes

My thoughts exactly Marcus, even free is too much!

The turks saved no one, they slaughtered my people way before the holocaust, but for some ****ing reason they get all the credit and sympathy! Sorry small rant. But free psychonauts will make it better

I don't understand, were your people the Pilgrims, or the Indians?

I'd say his people were the Armenians. We're there Armenian pilgrims? Not sure, but I'm also not sure what sympathy the turks get (at least in relationship to the Armenian genocide).

For the love of god, people, stop talking and start getting Psychonauts. Why are you reading this? You could be learning about shooting! Did you know that it's fun, AND useful?

I held my nose and installed Gametap, so where the hell is it?

Dear Me,

You suck for having a Mac, and thereby being unable to play The Excellent Game Psychonauts without jumping through five dozen hoops. However, I will excuse myself because I already own it on PS2.

Your Friend,
Me

Yeh can't find it on gametap where's it at I want it! lol

There's a link on the front page. Either you guys are too ADD or we clearly need to rethink site layout.

Here's a direct link:

http://www.gametap.com/home/play/gameDetails/000475950

Also, still check out our mosaic, i think its cool:

www.gametap.com/explore

Yeah, but it don't work!

On a Mac... No games for me, otherwise I'd download it in an instant ^^;

I'm having problems finding it too, I am in Australia, not the land of the free (games), so I don't know if it's a region issue.
I can go to the games page on the gametap site, and add it to my favs, but then in the gametap app, it's not there, either by searching, or looking in the list I added it to.
Gave Gametap pulled it, or am I doing it wrong? or just going nuts?

Infernal was added to the service some months ago but taken down due to some but or another, similar to the recent Pirates release. Took them quite a while to get it back.

I think maybe it's regional or something. I'm uk and can't get it. I desperately want it though so please make it work gametap!

I am totally playing DJ Puffs Volcanic Capers

:D

What a load of crap. There's not a mention of their apparent exclusion of Australia from this deal, and it's only until I install GameTap and attempt to get it that I'm told such. I even attempted to play Rampage from this so-called 'free' list, downloaded it, and THEN got some bullcrap message about it not being a free game anymore.

What is this? If they're going to exclude me go ahead and have the balls to tell me upfront, not after I wasted all this time to install this useless crap.

What is it about America and treating us Australians like something they dug out of their shoe?

GameTap Thursday: Um, it's Tuesday, but free Psychonauts makes it all better

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