The GameTap Blog has news that a revamped GameTap will launch in just over two weeks, offering an improved digital download store, and a new way to access and launch your games that replaces the old GameTap player with a new plug-in they describe as "slick…fast, lightweight, and silent." As a result, some GameTap Player features will not be available at launch, specifically: leaderboards, Mac OS X support, challenge play, customizable controls, instant messaging, save states, and some personal playlists. They say some of this will be addressed going forward, though it's not clear if OS X support will return: "Don’t fret too much though, your existing save states, custom controls and leaderboard scores will be saved, and any new high scores will be recorded in the background until the leaderboard system is back up and running. Later in the week we’ll have some tips outlining ways for you to work around these changes." Thanks Joystiq.