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growing demand for direct rental and streaming play via the Internet and lets consumers choose from more than 100 PC game titles through Yahoo Games on Demand.” Company also said “15 new titles will be added to Yahoo Games in Demand through this relationship with Microsoft.” Titles available through deal include Age of Mythology, Combat Flight Simulator 3, Dungeon Siege, Freelancer, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, Rise of Nations, Zoo Tycoon. In other online game news, digital game distribution company Trymedia Systems said “as soon as the 4th quarter of this year, sales of downloadable games can be expected to noticeably impact the PC game market, which has in recent years struggled to grow.” Trymedia Vp-Strategy & Communications Gabe Zichermann said: “We're seeing a record number of game publishers giving consumers the option to download and share files [and they include] big names like Atari, Capcom and EA… For most PC game companies it’s no longer a matter of if they'll offer games digitally… but how soon.” Trymedia said game download market had “grown in double digits each month for the past year” and, “in the same period, more than 20 million legitimate games have been downloaded using Trymedia’s ActiveMarm technology. This pace of growth is expected to continue well into the next few years as new game download offerings come online.” Company said “most Trymedia-enabled games are available for download on a free trial basis, with the option to purchase upon completion of the trial.” In addition to providing technology, Trymedia said it “connects game publishers with a network of game distribution outlets that includes portals and other high-traffic Internet sites, as well as many of the leading peer-to-peer networks.” Company said that entering holiday season, “Trymedia and its affiliates plan to offer a choice of over 250 downloadable games for consumers to try, buy and share.” It said most recent additions to its catalog of downloadable games included Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Mith Drannor from Ubisoft; Capcom Arcade Classics, Dino Crisis 2, Mega Man X3, Mega Man X5, Resident Evil 3 and Street Fighter Alpha 2 from Capcom; Golf Adventure Galaxy from Katana Games; Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Trail from Epie; Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 and Wacky Worlds Expansion from Atari; Super Candy Cruncher, Super Gamehouse Solitaire 2, Super Pileup and Super Pop ‘n’ Drop from Gamehouse; Navy Seals -- Sea Air Land and Navy Seals -- Weapons of Mass Destruction from ValuSoft; Emperor’s Mahjongg from Hexacto; The Walls of Jehrico from Full Armor Studios.