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Ouya. Project Shield. GameStick. These headline-grabbing devices lead the wave of new Android-based consoles due this year. These devices have plenty of hype behind them as consumers help fund some of them via Kickstarter. The Google-owned Android platform accounts for 75 per cent of the mobile market – but in …
Read More »PlayJam hires ex-PopCap director as head of games
Sameer Baroova to coordinate with developers for content on GameStick and the PlayJam Games Network
Read More »PlayJam’s GameStick: Does it need Kickstarter?
Develop speaks to company CMO Anthony Johnson and asks why it can't fund the project itself
Read More »GameStick smashes Kickstarter target on second day
Android console newcomer GameStick is off to a flying start after hitting its Kickstarter funding target on just its second day. The project was after $100,000 and currently sits on $142,000 with 27 days still to run. The hardware is the brainchild of casual games firm PlayJam. It comes in …
Read More »UK Android console project unconcerned by Ouya
Casual games firm PlayJam has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new console that plugs directly into a TV’s HDMI slot. The new device, aptly titled GameStick, will run Android games and come with a Bluetooth controller. The stick-shaped console then slots into the controller for easier portability. While …
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