<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
was	O
an	O
online	O
video	O
game	O
service	O
established	O
by	O
Turner	O
Broadcasting	O
System	O
(	O
TBS	O
)	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
French	O
online	O
video	O
game	O
service	O
Metaboli	B-Application
in	O
2008	O
as	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
;	O
Metaboli	B-Application
aiming	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
global	O
games	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
remained	O
active	O
until	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
Metaboli	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
was	O
conceived	O
primarily	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
subscription	O
rental	O
service	O
,	O
competing	O
against	O
mail-based	O
services	O
like	O
GameFly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
offered	O
two	O
subscription	O
levels	O
:	O
a	O
Premium	O
subscription	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
entire	O
content	O
library	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Classic	O
subscription	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
older	O
console	O
and	O
arcade	O
games	O
running	O
in	O
emulation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
also	O
sold	O
games	O
via	O
the	O
online	O
distribution	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
initially	O
offered	O
a	O
limited	O
selection	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
free	O
play	O
without	O
a	O
subscription	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
option	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
was	O
designed	O
to	O
offer	O
not	O
only	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
complete	O
media	O
hub	O
(	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
TV	O
)	O
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
TBS	O
catalog	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
offering	O
original	O
video	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
Revisioned	O
:	O
Tomb	O
Raider	O
and	O
new	O
episodes	O
of	O
Space	O
Ghost	O
Coast	O
to	O
Coast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
TV	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
two	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
computer	O
while	O
many	O
others	O
not	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
outside	O
of	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
may	O
be	O
played	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
client	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Hamachi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
Monday	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
holds	O
a	O
leaderboard	O
tournament	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
each	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
has	O
funded	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
titles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
subsequently	O
premiering	O
as	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
exclusives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
games	O
include	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Season	I-Application
One	I-Application
and	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Uru	I-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
announced	O
their	O
third	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Galactic	O
Command	O
:	O
Echo	O
Squad	O
,	O
from	O
independent	O
developer	O
3000AD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
suffered	O
from	O
constant	O
delays	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
early	O
2008	O
,	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
canceled	O
its	O
deal	O
with	O
3000AD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
premiered	O
the	O
first	O
look	O
at	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
's	O
newest	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
American	B-Application
McGee	I-Application
's	I-Application
Grimm	I-Application
,	O
a	O
24	O
part	O
episodic	O
series	O
by	O
game	O
designer	O
American	O
McGee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
launched	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
300	O
games	O
and	O
grew	O
to	O
over	O
1,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
revised	O
its	O
business	O
model	O
to	O
utilize	O
three	O
different	O
service	O
levels	O
:	O
Visitor	O
,	O
Green	O
,	O
and	O
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
announced	O
that	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
over	O
70	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
their	O
catalog	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
or	O
Interplay	O
titles	O
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
expiration	O
of	O
the	O
two-year	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
with	O
those	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
staff	O
member	O
announced	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
Humongous	O
Games	O
license	O
which	O
restored	O
popular	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Putt	O
Putt	O
and	O
Pajama	O
Sam	O
to	O
the	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Turner	O
Broadcasting	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
looking	O
to	O
sell	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Time	O
Warner	O
sold	O
the	O
service	O
to	O
Paris-based	O
Metaboli	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turner	O
continued	O
to	O
handle	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
's	O
operations	O
during	O
the	O
transition	O
period	O
,	O
which	O
lasted	O
until	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
Player	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
plug-in	O
after	O
saying	O
goodbyes	O
to	O
their	O
players	O
,	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
's	O
business	O
model	O
was	O
again	O
changed	O
-	O
into	O
a	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
Plug-In	O
;	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
then	O
handled	O
through	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
subscription	O
levels	O
were	O
changed	O
to	O
Free	O
Pack	O
(	O
selected	O
handful	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
free	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Classic	O
Pack	O
(	O
reduced-price	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
service	O
which	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
Windows	B-Application
games	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Premium	O
Pack	O
(	O
the	O
Gold	O
membership	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
with	O
64-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
could	O
only	O
play	O
games	O
marked	O
as	O
64-bit	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
was	O
working	O
on	O
encrypting	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
its	O
Windows	B-Application
catalog	O
with	O
Yummy	O
encryption	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
64-bit	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
office	O
of	O
Metaboli	B-Application
was	O
shut	O
down	O
and	O
all	O
operations	O
moved	O
to	O
Paris	O
,	O
thus	O
cutting	O
all	O
ties	O
with	O
original	O
Turner	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
released	O
Revisioned	O
:	O
Tomb	O
Raider	O
in	O
2007	O
via	O
the	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
TV	O
section	O
of	O
its	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gametap	B-Operating_System
also	O
released	O
new	O
episodes	O
for	O
the	O
Cartoon	O
Network/Adult	O
Swim	O
animated	O
talk	O
show	O
Space	O
Ghost	O
Coast	O
to	O
Coast	O
with	O
George	O
Lowe	O
&	O
C	O
.	O
Martin	O
Croker	O
reprising	O
their	O
roles	O
as	O
Space	O
Ghost	O
,	O
Zorak	O
&	O
Moltar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
ended	O
when	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
the	O
video	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
shutdown	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTap	B-Operating_System
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
cancellation	O
process	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
customers	O
to	O
contact	O
live	O
support	O
personnel	O
;	O
such	O
calls	O
were	O
noted	O
by	O
reviewers	O
to	O
be	O
deliberately	O
protracted	O
by	O
support	O
staff	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
retain	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
