GameTap welcomes back Interplay, adding more Take-Two

by Alexander Sliwinski { May 21st 2008 at 4:00PM }

GameTap has re-acquired the rights to Interplay titles and has also finalized a deal with publisher Take-Two. The return of Interplay, following an awkward departure last December, means that titles like Earthworm Jim, Descent and MDK will return to the service beginning in June. GameTap also announced it'll be losing six titles (all listed after the break).

The finalized deal with Take-Two, which brought Civilization IV and Pirates! to the service late last year, could yield some interesting titles. There's no word yet what games are being added beyond Civ IV's expansion Warlords, but getting some Rockstar titles (like Max Payne and GTA) would be sweet.

Interplay additions:

American Deer Hunting 2000 (Windows)
Battle Chess (DOS)
Clayfighter (Genesis)
Descent II (Windows)
Descent III (Windows)
Descent: Freespace (Windows)
Descent: Freespace Silent Threat Battle Pack (Windows)
Die By the Sword (Windows)
Earthworm Jim 3D (Windows)
Earthworm Jim (Genesis)
Earthworm Jim 2 (Genesis)
Freespace 2 (Windows)
MDK (Windows)
Offroad Redneck Racing (Windows)

Titles leaving June 12:

Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne
Fly! 2k
Mall Tycoon
Myth II: Soulblighter
Nocturne
Outdoor Life: Sportsman's Challenge

Tags: gametap, interplay, take-two

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

4.5 @ May 21st 2008 4:19PM

I've never been really interested in GameTap, how much a month is it?

Courtney @ May 21st 2008 4:35PM

$10 a month or $60 a year, but the best deal is to get a couple of buddies to go in on the year package with you. They give you 7 "sub" accounts that you can hand out for free, that also have full access. Six of us went in on a year subscription, so it was $10 a year per person. At that cost, it's been well worth it.

Thatoneguy64 @ May 21st 2008 5:18PM

Yes, but only two accounts may be on at once, remember that.

Jcarpio @ May 21st 2008 5:23PM

And don't forget that there is a good selection of games on their free tier..

Courtney @ May 21st 2008 6:00PM

@ Thatoneguy

True, I suppose with several people it would depend on gaming habits. It's just never come up as an issue with us. If someone were really worried about that, even if 2 people went in together on the year account, that's still only $2.50 a month, which is still an awesome deal for the content that's on there. Sam & Max, Torment and Xcom have been well worth it for me.

t_m @ May 22nd 2008 10:39PM

free one is good (if you're in the US). Try that and then see if the other games appeal to you.

(if anything, just play psychonauts!).

Just don't expect many up-to-date games on either service, its mostly retro stuff.

tacoman @ May 21st 2008 4:47PM

Outdoor Life: Sportsman's Challenge NOOOOOOO!!

But seriously, GameTap is worth the $10 monthly fee for Sam & Max alone, everything else is icing. Playing Ubisoft games like Prince of Persia and Beyond Good and Evil is great. Invest in a gamepad and you'll be in heaven.

chaos3346 @ May 21st 2008 4:58PM

GameTap also has one of the best interfaces I've seen in a LONG time. Easily navigable with gamepads, easy to find your way around in, looks GREAT, and makes finding new games to play a pleasure, not a chore. Their emulation is spot on, and the games available are incredible. Even at 60 a year it's a steal. I highly recommend downloading the free client, to see if it's something to be interested in. There's a good bit of good free games, too, including Psychonauts, which should be sending you there to DL it right now. You'll be interested, I almost guarantee it.