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It’s only $45,000 off the magic $5,000,000 mark, but the questions hanging over the Ouya console project are only getting bigger. Last week Ouya founder Julie Uhrman told MCV’s sister site Develop that the company would be seeking funding outside of Kickstarter. This is a really big undertaking and it’s …
Read More »Ouya looking for addition funding outside Kickstarter
The $4,876,890 of money raised from Kickstarter is just the start of the funding goals for console upstart Ouya. Indeed, Ouya founder Julie Uhrman has confirmed that the company will be looking for additional outside investment, though she insisted that the benefits of Kickstarter go beyond simply the money. This …
Read More »Kickstarting Ouya – Was it right?
We talk to the people behind the hackable console and ask why they've taken to crowdfunding
Read More »Ouya Kickstarter raises $4m
$99 hackable console largest ever crowd funded gaming project
Read More »Ouya nears $4m on Kickstarter
Console newcomer Ouya is possibly just hours away from passing the $4,000,000 funding mark on Kickstarter. At the time of writing the project has attracted $3,934,714 in pledges from 30,542 backers. Interestingly, in the process of writing this story (which took about 15 minutes) the project attracted 54 backers contributing …
Read More »UPDATED: Ouya console raises $950k Kickstarter goal in eight hours
A proposed $99 console built on Google’s Android operating system has hit its $950,000 fund-raising target in just eight hours on crowd-funding site Kickstarter. The campaign went live earlier today and has so far attracted around 8,000 financial pledges. The Ouya console – which carries a proposed release date of …
Read More »Ouya storms past $1m Kickstarter goal within hours
Android-based platform receives more than 10,000 backers
Read More »Hackable console Ouya begins $1m Kickstarter campaign
All games in Android-based system to offer form of free play
Read More »Former Xbox exec backing $99 "hackable" Android console
A number of high-profile backers have put their names to a new startup that intends to deliver a $99 Android-based console. Like any other console, Ouya will connect to a TV. But that’s about all it has in common. All of its titles will be free-to-play and any developer will …
Read More »Xbox co-creator backing $99 hackable console
New free-to-play-focused Android gaming platform for TV to come with development kit
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