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Razer 'not taking up the withstanding contracts'

Many developers who signed up to Ouya’s ‘Free the Games’ funding program fear that the companies buyout at the hands of Razer will result in owed money going unpaid. ‘Free the Games’ was announced back in July 2013. It promised to match the crowfunded totals raised by titles that pledged …

Ouya founder Julie Uhrman has announced both the company’s acquisition at the hands of Razer and her departure. Uhrman has over the last hour tweeted a string of thanks to dozens of people and companies who she has worked with over the last few years. Among those tweets is one …

Founder Julie Uhrman leaves following acquisition

PC peripherals specialist Razer has teamed up with GAME to offer a number of additional products the retailer. The deal will see items currently not widely available in the UK” available both online an in-store. Products will include Razer’s Chroma range. The new partnership with GAME represents a continued focus …

Buyout noted in bank's June transactions, but no official announcement yet

It appears Ouya’s investment bank Mesa Global has confirmed Razer’s purchase of the microconsole maker. Engadget reports the acquisition was noted on Mesa Global’s website, under its June 2015 transactions. The news follows last week’s report that Razer had plans in place to buyout Ouya. Razer provided a non-denial regarding …

PC hardware and peripheral firm could purchase firm but talks are "still in flux"

PC hardware specialist Razer is reportedly in the process” of acquiring Ouya. The Kickstarted Android console firm was revealed as being up for sale in April. Now TechCrunch says that it has heard Razer could be the buyer. Ouya took to Kickstarter in 2012 on the hunt for 41m of …