GameTap removing 97 free games

This Thursday, GameTap will remove 97 games from its gratis lineup, making them available only to Gold subscribers. The current free lineup consists of 145 titles, making this a 67% reduction in games. Of course, quality is more important than quantity in this situation, and there are several noteworthy titles (Tomb Raider: Legend, Deus Ex, Psychonauts) being removed.

Going forward, GameTap will make certain titles available free for one week only, which is something the service has been doing for almost half a year. It's unclear whether the cuts have anything to do with Metaboli taking over the service in the near future. Check out the full list of games being removed from the free service after the break.

[Thanks, Steve]

1. 1942
2. 1st Division Manager
3. 3 Count Bout
4. Art of Fighting
5. Astrosmash
6. Bagh Chal
7. Ball 7 Deluxe
8. Baseball Stars Professional
9. Battle of Europe
10. Bee 52
11. Black Tiger
12. Blast Miner
13. BloodRayne
14. Brian Lara Cricket 2007
15. Bust-A-Move Again
16. Cannon Fodder
17. Captain Commando
18. Captain Dynamo
19. CJ in the USA
20. Colin McRae Rally 2005
21. Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
22. D.N.A.
23. Daikatana
24. DarkStalkers®: The Night Warriors®
25. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
26. Disciples II: Rise of the Elves Gold
27. DJ Puff's Volcanic Capers
28. Dracula Twins
29. Fallout
30. Fast Lanes Bowling
31. Fastlane Pinball
32. Fatal Fury
33. Flip Words 2
34. Football Frenzy
35. Ghosts'N Goblins
36. Ghouls'N Ghosts
37. Grand Prix Simulator
38. Grell & Falla
39. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
40. Ikari Warriors
41. Jewelcraft
42. Kamikaze
43. King of the Monsters
44. King of the Monsters 2
45. Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle
46. Knights of the Round
47. Lara Croft Tomb Raider®: Legend
48. Lazer Force
49. Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2
50. Little Puff in Dragonland
51. Marine Park Empire
52. Mean Machine
53. Mega Man®: The Power Battle
54. Mercs
55. Metal Slug
56. Metal Slug 2
57. Miami Chase
58. Mig-29 Soviet Fighter
59. Morning's Wrath
60. Motocross
61. Mr. Robot
62. Murray Mouse - Supercop
63. Mutation Nation
64. Nemesis of the Roman Empire
65. Olli & Lissa 3
66. Poltergeist
67. Pop-A-Tronic
68. Prehistoric Isle in 1930
69. Prince Clumsy
70. Pro Boxing Simulator
71. Pro Skateboard Simulator
72. Psychonauts
73. Puzzled
74. Qix
75. Rainbow Islands The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
76. Rally Cross Simulator
77. Rampage
78. Rastan
79. Restaurant Empire
80. Rogue Trooper
81. Sacred Gold
82. Samurai Shodown
83. Second Sight
84. Sensible Soccer 2006
85. Shark! Shark!
86. Shock Troopers
87. Slightly Magic
88. Street Fighter® II': Champion Edition
89. Stuntman Seymour
90. Super Qix
91. Texas Hold 'Em Poker
92. The King of Fighters '95
93. Thief: Deadly Shadows
94. Tilt
95. Tube-It
96. Twinkle Star Sprites
97. Warlords Battlecry III