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GameTap to offer ad-supported video games

by Brad Linder on May 1, 2007 at 03:45 PM

GameTap is sort of like Netflix for old video games, except without the mailbox. For $10 per month, you have access to an online library of older video games from a variety of consoles ranging from PC to Nintendo.

The company currently offers access to 864 games, and the catalog is growing. Now GameTap is planning to launch a new site that will provide access to about 30 popular games for free. Titles will include Metal Slug, Joust, and Rampage.

The site will be advertising-support, and is set to launch on May 31st.

[via Ars Technica]

Tags: classic games, ClassicGames, console, gametap, video games, VideoGames

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Chris MorozMay 1st 2007 3:58PM

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Oh man, that'll be great! I know they have a few games available for free right now on games.aol.com, but not nearly 30!

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KushCashMay 1st 2007 4:09PM

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For FREE? I can handle the ads then!

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Steve HansfordMay 13th 2007 9:53PM

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I agree that the ad-supported games will be nice, but as they say, the devil is in the details, so we will have to see how it is implemented before being completely sold. Having said that, I love Gametap and will continue to subscribe for quite some time I think. Check out more technology news at http://www.thetechnopages.com.

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