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Normally Gametap announce each week’s new subscriber and free games on Thursday, but since it’s Thanksgiving this week and everyone’s off stuffing their mouths with turkey, the list is out early. The most notable addition is that the cult-favorite Psychonauts is free for play online this week. Gametap’s free way of streaming games to your PC couldn’t be simpler, so if you haven’t played the game yet, you don’t have an excuse to not try this gem.

The list of new subscriber games this week are:
• Infernal
• Football Deluxe
• Space Empires V

The list of NEW free games this week are:
• DJ Puffs Volcanic Capers
• Nemesis of the Roman Empire
• Psychonauts

The list of 50 other free games this week are:
• Sam and Max Season One Episode 4 Abe Lincoln Must Die!
• Bloodrayne
• Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition
• Defender
• Jaws Unleashed
• King of Fighters 95
• Restaurant Empire
• Hitman 2: Silent Assasin
• Tomb Raider: Legend
• Disciples II: Rise of the Elves
• Colin McRae Rally 2005
• Myst Online: Uru Live
• Second Sight
• Root Beer Tapper
• Bubble Bobble
• Rampage
• Elevator Action
• Hitman: Agent 47
• The New Zealand Story
• Zoo Keeper
• Bust a Move
• Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2
• Twinkle Star Sprites
• Ghouls ‘N Ghosts
• Ikari Warriors
• Shock Troopers
• Cannon Fodder
• Mega Man: The Power Battle
• Vampire Savior
• Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
• Samurai Showdown
• King of the Monsters
• The Last Blade
• Real Myst 3D
• Hitman : Contracts
• Zoo Empire
• Fast Lanes Bowling
• 1941
• Metal Slug
• Final Fight
• Ghosts ‘N Goblins
• Captain Commando
• Mercs
• Buku Sudoku
• Sensible Soccer 2006
• Neo Turf Masters
• Baseball Stars 2
• Space Invaders
• Joust
• Rainbow Islands

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GameTap recently announced that 2K Games’ Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, one of the most popular and internationally acclaimed PC games ever, is the 1,000th game added to the network’s massive library of current and classic console, arcade, PC and original titles.

Developed by Firaxis Games, 2K Games’ world-renowned development studio, Civilization IV joins a host of other great Sid Meier content on the GameTap service, including the recently added Sid Meier’s Pirates!, an exclusive Sid Meier interview on GameTap TV and an in-depth retrospective on Meier’s prolific career on GameTap Read. Players wishing to play the games, watch the interview or buy Civilization IV can do so on World of Sid Meier.

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Sam and Max Episode 201: Ice Station Santa will be coming to PC via Gametap today. To celebrate, developer Telltale Games is giving away Sam and Max Episode 104: Abe Lincoln Must Die as a free download! This episode is widely lauded as the best and funniest adventure episode of season one.

They also cut the price of Sam & Max Season One to $27.99 on Amazon.

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With its 1000th game on the horizon GameTap announced its upcoming video games on-demand offerings, including the October 23rd day-and-date release of Clive Barker’s Jericho, the premiere of Sam & Max Season Two, and the season finale of Myst Online: Uru Live. By championing original broadband episodic content and the day-and-date offerings of new games, while boasting the video game industry’s largest on-demand library of games, GameTap remains at the forefront of the digital distribution trend. Congrats to them for hitting this milestone.

“GameTap is focused on providing our subscribers with new original games, as well as great partner titles like Clive Barker’s Jericho, that will premiere on GameTap the same day it hits retail stores,” said Ricardo Sanchez, vp of content and creative director for GameTap.“We are also excited to announce that on November 15th we will be setting an industry benchmark of 1000 video games on-demand, reinforcing our reputation as the leader in the space.” I totally read that as “the leader in space,” which would’ve been more awesome. Anyway…

Here’s a list of GameTap’s hottest upcoming games:
* Clive Barker’s Jericho: As part of its groundbreaking distribution strategy, GameTap is making Clive Barker’s Jericho from Codemasters available to subscribers on October 23rd, the same day it arrives in retail stores. Written by legendary author Clive Barker, this game adds a new level of depth to the horror adventure genre by arming players with a squad of parapsychological soldiers, each with unique skills and abilities.
* Myst Online: Uru Live: In the Season Finale of this GameTap Original title, players embark on an amazing adventure filled with new worlds to explore and captivating puzzles to solve. The episode begins on November 1st and features the release of new game areas and the climax of the current storyline.
* Sam & Max Season Two: November 8th marks the premiere of the sequel to one of the most critically-acclaimed games of 2006. Sam & Max, stars of the industry’s first successful episodic game, return for a second season of hilarious adventures. The first episode, “Ice Station Santa,” pits the rabbity-thing and dog sleuth duo against a crazed Santa Claus. To get the party started early, GameTap is also now featuring Episode 4 from Season One“Abe Lincoln Must Die!” free.
* Game 1000: On November 15th, GameTap will further solidify its position as the leading provider of video games on demand by releasing its 1000th title. What will the milestone title be? With hundreds of games already available in the service and over 40 available to play free, count on it to be from one of GameTap’s top publishing partners. Man, GameTap is such a tease.

Joystiq found a list of upcoming gaming features:
* The first three Hitman games will be free to play for non-subscribers on GameTap coinciding with the November release of the movie.
* A new season of the Re\Visioned series starts soon, which previously took a fresh look at Lara Croft. There’s no announcement on who the character is for the new series yet.
* GameTap is also doing retrospectives with looks at Hitman, Command & Conquer, Sonic, and NiGHTS.

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