Turner Broadcasting’s broadband video game network, GameTap, has been verified to work with the Intel Viiv technology that beams PC signals to a television monitor up to 10 feet away. Now gamers will be able to enjoy GameTap’s library of more than 300 on-demand game titles on at television screen using wireless USB peripheral game controllers and MCE remote control.
The Intel Viiv version of GameTap requires a PC running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and promises rich, 3D navigation and sophisticated graphics, combined with the speed of Intel’s powerful dual-core processors.
“Playing GameTap just got better for consumers as we take the experience beyond the PC environment and into virtually any room in the home,” says GameTap General Manager Stuart Snyder. “The ability to expand the playground to a large screen and experience the network in a bigger way brings the consumer into an even more immersive world of video games and makes playing even more compelling.”
GameTap features a wide variety of games ranging from Pong and Pac-Man to Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell and Myst. Turner has licensed nearly 1,200 games from 24 publishers, including Activision, Atari, Capcom, Codemasters, Electronic Arts, Midway, Namco, SEGA, Ubisoft and Vivendi Universal Games. Users must download the GameTap software, which acts as a gateway to the GameTap vault. All-you-can-play access requires a flat monthly fee for up to two household PCs, and several sub accounts can also be created. More information of the GameTap service can be found at www.gametap.com.
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