“Codemasters is a forward thinking company with great current and upcoming titles that are exactly the kind of games our subscribers want to play,” said Stuart Snyder, Turner’s executive vice president and chief operating officer of Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media. “Making games available to play day and date with the retail release to our subscribers is a top priority for our business.”

As part of this expansive deal, GameTap will feature Codemasters’ recently released 2007 games including the critically acclaimed DiRT™ and Overlord™ as well as a selection of upcoming titles including Clive Barker’s Jericho™ and Turning Point™: Fall of Liberty, in both the subscription service and on the ad-supported website on an exclusive basis. Codemasters’ games will also be sold in GameTap’s new online digital retail storefront.

“As Codemasters further expands in North America, GameTap was an obvious choice in delivering our award-winning content to a new audience,” said Geoff Mulligan, president of publishing, Codemasters Inc. “We have secured retail success and this new partnership with GameTap is the next step to expanding our business through subscription play and ad revenue.”

Launched on May 31st, GameTap.com, is an ad-supported website that features free games and original programming content from GameTap TV, and an online store that offers the best PC and catalog titles for purchase and digital download. With this new deal, virtually the entire Codemasters catalog will now be available to GameTap Gold Level members for unlimited subscription play well into the next decade.