GameTap Presents Live Entertainment and the Industry's Largest Catalogue of On-Demand Video Games and Shows at E3
May 10 2006 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
GameTap Booth Presents Live Daily Broadcasts, Celebrity Interviews
with Space Ghost, the Exclusive Sam & Max Trailer Premiere,
"Uru Live" Sneak Peek, and Access to More than 500 Games and 300
Videos LOS ANGELES, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- GameTap, the
first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), will showcase its record
setting arsenal of on-demand content at the Electronic
Entertainment Expo (E3) with live daily webcasts, real-time
interviews between Space Ghost and some of the gaming industry's
biggest stars, an exclusive preview of the trailer for Sam &
Max (the first game to premiere on GameTap before being available
for retail), a tantalizing glimpse at the coming revival of "Uru
Live," and access to the network's milestone- setting collection of
games and shows. Turner will showcase GameTap at E3, May 10-12th in
the Los Angeles Convention Center, Booth #1078. "This year at E3,
GameTap is showcasing how we've cornered the broadband
entertainment space when it comes to the video game lifestyle
market," said Stuart Snyder, GameTap's General Manager. "While
on-demand games and television on the net continue to soar in
popularity, GameTap is the only company to successfully marry the
two with the milestones to prove it." At GameTap's booth, there
will be an array of media-centric events to immerse attendees in
the network's content, including: - Space Ghost Coast to Coast live
tapings: The most prominent spectacle will be live tapings of the
popular Space Ghost show in which a cartoon Space Ghost will
interview game industry luminaries, executives, and media
influencers. A few lucky booth visitors will be interviewed by
Space Ghost himself. And while supplies last, visitors can obtain
special Space Ghost collectible posters and have them signed at the
booth. Gamers, publishers, and media can watch the tapings live on
the GameTap stage or network subscribers can view them streamed
online on GameTap TV. - Sam & Max Trailer: A trailer of the new
Sam & Max game will be shown at the booth throughout the day.
The trailer will highlight the all new, episodic game that will
debut on the GameTap network. Booth visitors can take a GameTap
Aptitude Test to receive a special Sam & Max poster signed by
creator Steve Purcell. They can also sign up for a chance to win an
Alienware Computer. - "Uru Live": GameTap and Cyan Worlds are
reviving the online foray into "Myst," the top-selling video game
franchise of the 1990s, with new episodic worlds created in
real-time 3D. Stop by for a peek at this revered title, which is
scheduled to debut on GameTap this holiday season. - Street Fighter
Week: Kicking off prior to E3 and continuing throughout the course
of the conference, GameTap is adding a slew of games from Capcom's
legendary Street Fighter series to the network alongside the
"Ultimate Street Fighter Gift Pack" giveaway (see rules and prize
information at GameTap.com). Among the games featured are Street
Fighter(R) Alpha, Street Fighter(R) Alpha 3, Street Fighter(R) II
Turbo: Hyper Fighting, and Super Street Fighter(R) II: The New
Challengers. - New Games and Content: Attendees will have unlimited
hands-on time with the GameTap network to view the entire
collection of video game and programming content. "This E3 is
really a breakthrough show for GameTap. We are premiering exclusive
content, working with top-notch developers, and unveiling new
GameTap TV shows along with a wide range of activities at our
booth. We are further distancing ourselves from the pack as the
leader in this exciting, growing space," says David Reid, GameTap's
Vice President of Marketing. In addition to booth activities,
GameTap will be the marquee sponsor of the "Into the Pixel 2006"
Art Exhibition at E3 which celebrates computer and video game art.
"Into the Pixel 2006" will premiere May 10-12 in the Concourse
Foyer. To register for GameTap, visit http://www.gametap.com/ where
you can sign up for the leading all-you-can-play-&-watch video
game lifestyle broadband network for $9.95 per month and get your
first two weeks free. About GameTap GameTap delivers hundreds of
the greatest games-on-demand plus original programming via a
broadband-connected PC. To access GameTap, players securely
download and install Turner-developed client software from
http://www.gametap.com/ that acts as a gateway to the GameTap
vault. Because games reside securely on the PC, not across a
network, they act just as if they were still on the console or at
the arcade. Fast response times, 3D effects, colors, and characters
are all present and accounted for. New games and original
programming will be added to the service each week. GameTap
supports navigation and game play using keyboard and mouse, as well
as most USB peripherals. About Turner Turner Broadcasting System,
Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner company, is a major producer of
news and entertainment products around the world and the leading
provider of programming for the basic cable industry. DATASOURCE:
GameTap CONTACT: Chase Gardiner, +1-415-844-6289, or , or Beth
Gardiner, +1-917-522-3522, or , both of Access Communications for
GameTap; or Misty Skedgell of TBS, Inc., +1-404-885-4396, or Web
site: http://www.gametap.com/ http://www.turner.com/
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