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Another week, another update to GameTap's service. This week three titles have been added as the company preps the service for a major overhaul. This week's offerings continue the Grimm franchise -- with what GameTap old us is the biggest episode in the series -- while introducing new gamers to the world of hard-boiled insect detectives. Yeah, you read that correctly.
  • Insecticide, Part 1 (Windows) - A "hard-boiled film noir action-adventure game" set a bug-ridden future? Sounds like realism to us, kids.
  • Freak Out: Extreme Freeride (Windows) - An extreme skiing simulator that combines two of our favorite things, freaking out and the word extreme.
  • American McGee's Grimm: Sleeping Beauty (Windows) - The continuing episodic adventures of Grimm this time tackling the age-old story of Sleeping Beauty. This one is free to play but only for today! Hop to it!
GameTap has added Just Cause (aka GTA in the Caribbean) to the free to play catalog but will only be free until March 26. Check out a full list of the service's downsized free-to-play titles after the break.

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Oh, blargh. Writing this post last week was so much easier when it was about Syberia II. This week, GameTap gold subscribers gain access to a neo-DOOM game and an RTS that might be a good -- wait, no, we take that last bit back. X-Com UFO Defense will be available gratis for one week only. A full list of the service's recently downsized free-to-play offerings can be found after the break.

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JoystiqGameTap Thursday: Painkiller Overdose, XIII Century Death or Glory originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gametapgametapthursdaypainkiller-overdosex-comx-com-ufo-defensexcomxiii-century-death-or-gloryThu, 29 Jan 2009 03:00:00 EST<![CDATA[GameTap Thursday: Syberia II]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/22/gametap-thursday-syberia-ii/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/22/gametap-thursday-syberia-ii/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/22/gametap-thursday-syberia-ii/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


The mammoth adventure of Syberia concludes in the sequel, now available to GameTap gold subscribers. Syberia II finds Kate Walker giving up on her former life, instead accompanying an eccentric inventor as he seeks out the world's last hairy elephants (hint: they're in Syberia). Don't worry if you missed out on the first enchanting (and sad) adventure -- the sequel includes a handy plot recap.
It's worth noting that GameTap axed 97 titles this week from its free-to-play service. A list of the 48 survivors can be found after the break.

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GameTap adds some potentially interesting titles this week to its gold service, but the real draw is Sid Meier's Pirates! being offered for free. The Caribbean romp to save your family and get both types of booty will be available gratis for one week. Pirates! is definitely worth checking out if it's somehow eluded your capture over the years.
The full list of free-to-play titles can be found after the break.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Mahjongg Investigation, Shattered Union, Pirates!

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GameTap drives in its first update of the new year with the addition of GRID. Fans of Codemaster's DiRT might find it worth their time to check out the high-speed arcade style races found in GRID.
  • GRID (Windows) - There's something magical about playing this game while sitting in a cardboard box with the top open. We also recommend turning off the TV sound and making your own car noises.
  • Magic Academy (Windows) - It's a hidden object game. The digital version of a Where's Waldo book.
This week, GameTap adds Just Cause to the free games list. Why? You know, just 'cause. Ouch! We sprained a finger forcing that joke through. Check out the full gratis list after the break.

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Fans of the adventure genre should rejoice as GameTap adds 2002's Syberia to its subscription lineup this week. The story follows Kate Walker, a lawyer sent to finalize the takeover of a family-owned French toy factory, who discovers that the owner has died and sets off to find the heir to the company. A fantastical journey follows etc.
  • Syberia (Windows) - Adventure fans should make sure to play this game.
  • Zombie Shooter (Windows) - Kill, kill, kill, the zombie threat.
This week, GameTap adds Total Overdose, an over-the-top action romp, to the free games list. Grimm's A Christmas Carol episode continues to be free to play until New Year's Eve. The full gratis list is after the break.

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This week's additions to GameTap aren't all that exciting, but if you didn't take the opportunity back in October, now's your chance to play Overlord one week for free. The game's minions may be a little glitchy and frustrating at times -- but for free, it's worth a test drive.
  • Stronghold Crusader Extreme (Windows) - Like Stronghold Crusader, but extreme!
  • Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine (Windows) - An adventure game where the protagonist reminds us of Leisure Suit Larry. The game's description notes Al is a 42-year-old who lives with his parents and travels to "dusty Anozira out west to pick up his mail order bride, Ivanna."
Check out the full free games list after the break. Remember that last week's A Christmas Carol episode of Grimm is free to play until New Year's Eve.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Tuesday brings the Overlord for free

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Grimm's second volume ends this week with the negative gnome's (dwarf?) take on A Christmas Carol. The good news is that, instead of the standard 24 hours of free play, the latest episode will be available to freeloaders from now until New Year's Eve.
GameTap adds King of Fighters 2003 to the free games list for one week. Check out the full gratis rundown after the break.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: A Grimm Christmas Carol, Dawn of War: Gold

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Even more Grimm this week, as the second volume gets ready to wrap up on December 18. We've also got tasty pastries and an open world, alternate-future shooter.
For the freebies this week, we've got Tomb Raider Anniversary -- but only for this week. A friendly reminder, Grimm is free to play for the first 24 hours of release. Full list of free games after the break.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Grimm meets the Pied Piper

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GameTap will be updating with Painkiller and a new episode of Grimm today, due to the annual "gobble day" falling on this Thursday. Instead of the normal 24-hour grace period for freeloaders, the new episode of Grimm will be available to non-subscribers through Thanksgiving.
  • Grimm: The Golden Goose (Windows) - This goose lays golden eggs and everyone lives horribly ever after. Mo' money, mo' problems.
  • Painkiller (Windows) - An FPS that's filled to the brim with pew-pew pew-pew-pew and ka-booooom.
GameTap adds Fallout and Hitman: Blood Money to the gratis games roster this week. The full list of free-to-play titles is hiding from the apocalypse after the break.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Tuesday brings Golden Goose, Painkiller

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The tales of Grimm continue this week on GameTap with Cinderella. Subscribers of the service also have a chance to get their mad scientist on, destroying everything in their path for points, in Elements of Destruction.
  • Grimm: Cinderella (Windows) - We doubt there will be singing mice. If there are, they'll probably die in some gruesome way.
  • Lionheart (Windows) - An action-RPG from 2003 that uses Fallout's SPECIAL system, coupled with Diablo-esque hack n' slash.
  • Elements of Destruction (Window) - Be a mad scientist who likes to destroy cities. In the end, it's a little cathartic.
No new free games this week and next week's update will occur on Tuesday, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The full list of current free-to-play titles can be found after the break.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Grimm, Lionheart, Elements of Destruction

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GameTap keeps the Grimm episodes rolling, farting, and stomping along this week with King Midas. As with all Grimm titles, the latest episode is available to non-subscribers for free during the first 24 hours after release.
  • Grimm: King Midas (Windows) - Grimm goes after the man with the golden touch. Not to be confused with the man with the golden gun. That's Bond.
  • Space Hack (Windows) - A sci-fi RPG with "Diablo-inspired gameplay mechanics."
No new games on the free titles list this week. Don't worry, there are still 143 "no money required" games available, and the full list can be found after the break.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Grimm's King Midas, Space Hack

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Grimm's second volume continues on GameTap this week with The Singing Bone. The site also adds THQ's Earth-bound FPS Red Faction II, created by Volition, developers of the Saints Row franchise.
  • Grimm: The Singing Bone (Windows) - The game is available to non-Gametap subscribers for the first 24 hours after release.
  • Red Faction II (Windows) - Sorry, Mars. The red planet just wasn't cool enough for the sequel. This Earth-based FPS totally missed the boat by not calling itself Blue Faction. Just ignore the historical basis for the series' name and the color change would have been fine.
The current list of 143 free games can be found after the break. Sorry, no new additions this week.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Grimm's 'The Singing Bone,' Red Faction II

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Grimm, GameTap's original series, returns this week with The Master Thief. Volume 2 will have eight new episodes leading up to Christmas, with the last one being the series' take on A Christmas Carol. Subscribers can play Grimm at any time, but freeloaders can check out The Master Thief for the next 48 hours.
  • Grimm: The Master Thief (Windows) - American McGee's Katamari-esque, fractured fairy tale returns.
  • Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (Windows) - A tactical RPG, set in the Fallout universe, following the Brotherhood of Steel. The game is briefly mentioned in GameTrailers' Fallout retrospective.
There are no new additions to the gratis games catalog this week. The current list of 144 can still be found after the break.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Grimm Vol. 2 begins, Fallout Tactics

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GameTap brings the goods this week with the addition of Supreme Commander and its expansion Forged Alliance. There's also an extra evil treat for the freeloaders out there.
This week temporarily adds Overlord to GameTap's free-to-play titles for one week. Give it a spin, there's definitely a "love it or hate it" division about the title. The service also adds Penumbra Overture for the foreseeable future to the gratis list, which can be found after the break.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Full Supreme Commander experience; Overlord for free

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This week's new GameTap titles bring us a little gem from 2000 and an adventure game that totally flew under the radar earlier this year.
  • Jack Keane (Windows) - A cartoony and light-hearted adventure game.
  • Sacrifice (Windows) - The critically acclaimed RTS with RPG elements, made by Shiny Entertainment back in 2000, deserves a test drive.
This week temporarily adds Hitman: Contracts to GameTap's free-to-play titles. We have also received the release schedule for volume two of Grimm, which can be found along with the list of gratis games after the break.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Hitman: Contracts won't cost a thing

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It's a decent enough week for GameTap as Sam Fisher sneaks in and explains chaos theory through action. Also, Lady Croft gives it away for free.
This week sees the addition of Tomb Raider: Anniversary as a free-to-play title for one week. The full list of gratis titles can be found after the break.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Splinter Cell: CT, Tomb Raider: Anniversary free for one week

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We really don't want to focus on the new GameTap titles this week, so let's look at the good stuff that's recently been added. The first season of American McGee's Grimm is done, with new installments coming soon. Don't forget to check out Fallout 2 (the first Fallout is free to play) before the third installment nukes us later this month.

But If you must know this week's additions:
The one saving grace this week is Sacred Gold hitting the free games lineup. The full list can be found after the break.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Dancing with the Stars, Secrets of Great Art

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With Fallout 3 available later next month, GameTap makes the original Fallout free for all to play. Meanwhile, Fallout 2 becomes available for subscribers of the gaming buffet. It's time for some of y'all whippersnappers to play your post-apocalyptic history in glorious 2D.
  • Fallout 2 (Windows) - Save Arroyo by finding the Garden of Eden Creation Kit ... or don't. Whatever, it's your choice.
The full list of free-to-play titles can be found after the break.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Fallout 2 added, Fallout becomes free to play

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It's a tale as old as time, a song as old as rhyme: Beauty and the Beast. Well, maybe not this time. American McGee's Grimm puts its own special twist on the fairy tale in this week's GameTap update.
  • Grimm: Beauty and the Beast (Windows) - Remember, it's free to non-subscribers for the first 24 hours after release.
  • Mission: Runway (Windows) - Like Project Runway, but without any of the entertaining elements. Worst of all: No Heidi Klum.
We're sure those of you who read this post every week have come to notice the "no new titles" pattern to GameTap's free games list ... this week isn't any different. The stagnant list of free-to-play titles can be found after the break .

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GameTap adds a pair of dark tales this week for subscribers. American McGee's Grimm keeps "improving" childhood classics with the addition of The Devil and His Three Golden Hairs (remember, it's free to everyone for the first 24 hours). Also, the dynamic duo of Kane & Lynch get all violent up in the joint.
  • Grimm: The Devil and His Three Golden Hairs (Windows) - Much like Harry Potter, it just keeps getting darker.
  • Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Windows) - You think we're going to put some Gerstmann-gate crack in here, don't you? Well, we're not! We aren't going to mention it at all.
Once again, there aren't any additions to GameTap's free games list this week. The full list of free-to-play titles can be found after the break.

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American McGee's Grimm continues on GameTap this week with The Girl Without Hands -- yup, it's getting darker. Same as every week, the episode is free to non-subscribers for the first 24 hours after release. The service also gets into the drug trade by adding the addictive Puzzle Quest.
There aren't any additions to GameTap's gratis games lineup this week, but the full list of free-to-play titles can be found after the break.

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This week American McGee's Grimm retells the story (in Grimm's special way) of the anthropomorphic Puss in Boots. The episode is free for everyone the first 24 hours after release and will be available only to GameTap subscribers after that time.
  • Grimm: Puss In Boots (Windows) - Cats are evil and Puss is no exception. Dogs rule!
  • Patrician III (Windows) - How to describe ... how to describe? Oh, it's like playing "Medieval Tycoon."
There are no new additions to GameTap's free games lineup this week. As always, though, the full list of free-to-play titles can be found after the break.

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Katamari Grimm-acy rolls on this week as American McGee's Grimm tells the tale of The Fisherman and His Wife. Remember each episode is available for free to all for the first 24 hours after release, after which it becomes available to GameTap subscribers only.
  • Grimm: The Fisherman and His Wife (Windows) - Greedy wife is bound to get what she deserves!
  • Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Windows) - The final chapter in the Sands of Time trilogy brings back some of the first game's charm and cuts out a lot of the second title's emo.
There are no new additions to GameTap's free games lineup this week. If you still haven't tried the first episode of Grimm, it's available to play for free and doesn't require a huge time commitment.

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Despite some awkward news today that parent company Turner is trying to unload GameTap, the show must go on. With that said, American McGee's Grimm adds a new episode this week, Little Red Riding Hood, which will be available to everyone -- not just subscribers -- for the first 24 hours after release.
  • Grimm (Windows) - The ornery dwarf meets the naïve girl in the red coat.
There are no new additions to GameTap's free games lineup this week. There should still be plenty of goodies on there to try for the freeloaders.

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This week's GameTap update un-Disney-fies fairy tales with the addition of American McGee's Grimm. Play as the crude title character in the first set of eight episodes over the coming weeks (schedule posted after the break). The game buffet also adds one other title for subscribers this week. Remember, the first episode of Grimm is free to play for all and all future episodes are free for the first 24 hours after release.
  • Grimm (Windows) - One angry dwarf is bringing everything back to basics.
  • Alien Stars (Windows) - A top-down shmup. So, pew, pew-pew, pew, pew-pew-pew, away.
Grimm is this week's addition to the GameTap gratis lineup. The full list of free ad-supported titles on the service can be found after the break.

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All you need to know about this week's GameTap update is encapsulated in one word: Fallout. There, we've said our bit. No word yet when Fallout 2 will make it onto the smorgasbord.
  • Fallout (Windows) - "A post nuclear role playing game."
  • Aveyond 2 (Windows) - A relatively new RPG that looks like an old-school Squaresoft game.
  • Battle Chess (Windows) - Play chess, but watch the pieces on the board beat the pixels out of each other. Oh, how we long for an HD remake of this game.
Knights of the Round gets added to GameTap's selection of gratis games this week. The full list of free ad-supported titles from the service can be found after the break.

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The feel-good post-nuclear-apocalypse game about finding a Water Chip, Fallout, joins GameTap this Thursday. There are still no details about when Fallout 2 will make an appearance on the service, but when GameTap originally announced Fallout was coming, the company did say it would be adding the "series." For those with some patience, the original Fallout should be available on GameTap's free service at some point in the future.

[Thanks Joshua]

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This week GameTap adds some new titles that might be worth trying after you've gotten through the last few weeks of excellent additions to the service.
  • Aveyond (Windows) - The sequel to this RPG, Aveyond 2: Ean's Quest, will join the service in two weeks.
  • ClayFighter (Windows) - The ubiquitous fighter genre in the '90s took a considerably strange turn with the addition of this title.
Once again, GameTap doesn't add any new free games this week, but there's still plenty to check out in the list after the break.

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As we slowly prepare for the long weekend here in the States, hunkering down for some game playing with a grill right next to us, it's probably worth mentioning that GameTap's selection of free games (which we've listed after the break) won't cost you a dime or, more importantly, gas money getting to the mall. All that cash can be spent on some extra meat for the barbecue. But first, let's look at the new subscription games this week.
  • Descent: Freespace (Windows) - If you liked Wing Commander: Prophecy and miss that whole space pilot genre, definitely check out Freespace.
  • Off-road Redneck Racing (Windows) - Oh boy, do we have to write something here? Umm, Rednecks go racing ... it's slightly less offensive than Redneck Rampage.
GameTap's free games list doesn't get any new additions this week, but if you haven't played Tomb Raider: Legend or Deus Ex, what are you waiting for?

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Some more Interplay titles return to GameTap this week, but the really nice addition is that of Civilization IV's expansion, Warlords. It added several new elements to the excellent turn-based strategy game, like the Great General unit, vassal states and unique buildings for each nation.
  • Civilization IV: Warlords (Windows) - The expansion to Civ IV. There are also several scenarios in Warlords to try out if you're not looking for the full-blown world conquering experience.
  • Descent 3 (Windows) - Shoot everything in 360 degrees of blasting awesomeness (for a third time).
  • American Deer Hunting (Windows) - PETA will thank you for playing this game instead of being a real man and killing yourself a big ol' buck.
GameTap's free games list gets several new additions this week. We've placed the full list after the break and bolded the new titles for easy reference.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Civ IV Warlords, Descent 3 and American Deer Hunter

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The Interplay titles keep returning to GameTap as Descent II and MDK rejoin the service. We know that everyone's waiting for Fallout, but MDK is a pretty sweet game. Of course, the whole reason for playing it is to see the bizarre music video at the end of the game, which even today is still fantastically jarring.
  • Cosmic Osmo (Windows) - There's some vague memory of having played this on a Mac way back in the day.
  • Descent II (Windows) - Shoot everything in 360 degrees of blasting awesomeness.
  • MDK (Windows) - If you can cope with the weirdness, there's a fun third-person shooter in there.
This week GameTap's list of free games welcomes Dracula Twins (never invite a vampire in!) and Five Card Deluxe. We also received an image from GameTap with the release schedule for the company's upcoming original game Grimm. We've placed the free games list and the Grimm release image after the break.

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After re-acquiring the rights to many Interplay titles last month, GameTap welcomes the return of several Earthworm Jim games with this week's update. Other titles expected in the future from the Interplay deal are MDK and Fallout.
  • Earthworm Jim (Genesis) - An invertebrate finds a special suit -- action ensues.
  • Earthworm Jim 2 (Genesis) - Bigger, badder and wormier than the original.
  • Earthworm Jim 3D (Windows) - The transition to 3D was not kind on the hero.
  • Earthwo ... Sacred Gold - A Baldur's Gate/Diablo-style game that stood out from the glut of clones based on the aforementioned titles.
GameTap's list of free games can be found after the break. This week, arcade classic Burger Time joins the lineup. If you've never played, you'll never turn your back on eggs or sausage again without fearing it's trying to kill you.

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GameTap's big news this week was that Fallout would be showing up sometime in the near future, but that future isn't now. This week's new additions for gold members are a pretty standard puzzle game and shoot 'em up; however, freeloaders should take full advantage of Deus Ex joining GameTap's gratis lineup.
  • Astro Fury (Windows) - Arcade style top-down shoot 'em up with vibrant colors.
  • Cradle of Rome (Windows) - A puzzle game.
Due to an overzealous spam filter or something, we didn't receive the updated list of free titles for the service this upcoming week, and therefore can't place the list after the break. For now, feel free to browse through the free section of GameTap's site and we'll add our list as soon as we get it.

Update: This week's free games list can now be found after the break.

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We take a moment this week in our GameTap Thursday post to remember the men and women who made up the editorial team over at the service. Their employment was cut tragically short this week due to shortsighted management decisions. So, we raise a glass to our fellow scribes and toast to the words of Eddie Valiant, "Here's to the pencil pushers. May they all get lead poisoning."
If you're really looking for something different to play (and probably learn), Brian Lara Cricket 2007 joins GameTap's free lineup this week.

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Let's just focus on the good GameTap news from yesterday that Interplay and Take-Two have made new deals with the service. This week's new titles sure do show that the online buffet could really use an adrenaline shot to the heart for the weekly updates. Of course, it's unfair to look at things that way, considering if we take the whole library into account there's plenty of options to last us from now until the Zombie Apocalypse. It's coming ... just wait.
Metal Slug 2 joins the gratis GameTap lineup listed after the break.

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GameTap does a little better than last week with the addition of Outpost Kaloki to the subscription lineup. With Kaloki's addition, this is a good time to mention GameTap's indies section, where subscribers can peruse all the games which don't come from big evil publishers keeping the little man down. Yeah, like, la vie boheme, man.
  • Five Card Deluxe (Windows) - Poker-themed solitaire. Sure, it sounds lonely, but isn't it supposed to be?
  • Outpost Kaloki (Windows) - A "tycoon" game where players create a space station to stand the test of time and keep aliens happy.
GameTap's list of free games can be found after the break. The Battle of Europe flight-sim joins the free lineup this week for your Luftwaffe-destroying pleasure.

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Um, so, this week GameTap doesn't necessarily scrape the bottom of the barrel, but sort of skims the goo that's formed atop the stagnant water over the weeks. Really nothing to see here, but if we want to get optimistic, the good news is Deus Ex will be added to the service next week.
  • Alpha Prime (Windows) - A first-person shooter we've never heard of, but reviewers didn't like it much.
  • Chameleon Games (Windows) - A Zuma clone.
  • Flip Words 2 (Windows) A casual game where you make words.
GameTap's list of free games can be found after the break. This week adds Morning's Wrath ... a Diablo clone. This week is just painful all around.

Update: It's true, Deus Ex has been on the service for a while. That link he have in the first paragraph definitely went to an announcement that the game was being added next week (you can even tell by the pull-quote used on the GameTap page). Ninjas have swooped in and made changes.

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GameTap goes on an intergalactic mission this week with space-smuggler sim Darkstar One. The service also adds another title which, at first glance, may confuse a few people into thinking it's a completely different game.
  • Darkstar One (Windows) - A semi-precious gem from a couple years ago that's inspired by the great space-sim shooters of the '90s and doesn't take itself too seriously in the commerce department.
  • Great Journey (Windows) - No, it's not The Longest Journey ... not by the longest shot. It's actually an E-rated game about stopping polluters in Antarctica.
Get ready to hadouken as GameTap's free games adds Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers this week. Find the full free games list, presented in Chun-Li Thunder-Thigh-O-Vision, after the break (Thunder-Thigh-O-Vision may not be available on some browsers).

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This week, GameTap adds some titles from the land of random to its service following last week's Sam & Max season two finale.
  • Alien Shooter Vengeance (Windows) - Shoot everything that moves.
  • Dark Matter (Windows) - Shoot everything that moves some more.
  • Dracula Twins (Windows) - Shoot everything that moves ... sorry, was getting into a rhythm. Play as Drac's kids and save the old man from some obnoxious vampire hunters.
Added to the list of GameTap's free games this week is X2: The Threat, a space trading and combat sim which has absolutely nothing to do with the X-Men whatsoever. The full list of free games can be found after the break.

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