GameTap, the broadband entertainment network, will run $14.95 a month, according to Turner Broadcast System. The company also said they all of their subscribers will get a two-week free trial to check out the network.

GameTap will allow subscribers to access a bunch of games through a broadband-connected PC. According to the site, GameTap already has about 1,000 games from 17 publishers lined up for the service. Some of the publishers include Activision, Atari, Eidos Interactive, G-Mode, Intellivision Lives, Midway, Namco, SEGA, TAITO, Team 17, Ubisoft and Vivendi Universal Games.

The service is hoping to launch with 300 games including such classics as Pong, Pac-Man and Sonic as well as more modern games like Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.

I m not quite clear exactly how up-to-date the games that hit the network will be. I can t imagine, for instance, that Ubi will be licensing Ghost Recon 2 anytime soon.

It s good to hear that the service isn t going to be insanely overpriced. At about $15 you re talking about the typical cost for an MMO. If Turner can manage to deliver some worthwhile games in a ping-free environment, this could make my list of must-haves.

I ll see what I can do about trying it out down the line and writing up a review.

GameTap [Official Site]

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