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We talk to the people behind the hackable console and ask why they've taken to crowdfunding

$99 hackable console largest ever crowd funded gaming project

A proposed console based on the Android operating system with a price of under $100 could soon be a reality. A new start-up developing the Ouya console has already secured private funding, but sought an additional $950,000 via crowd-funding site Kickstarter. It reached its goal in just eight hours, and …

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 …

Android-based platform receives more than 10,000 backers

All games in Android-based system to offer form of free play

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 …

New free-to-play-focused Android gaming platform for TV to come with development kit

'Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo won't produce dedicated hardware beyond the next generation', says Ben Cousins

'People have so much more choice on mobile platforms and Facebook today', says Livingstone