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Read More »Ouya nears $6m with one week to go
Console newcomer Ouya is getting perilously close to hitting the $6m figure on crowd-funding portal Kickstarter. The project now has one week to go until backing is closed, and at the time of writing has received a total of $5,977,463 from 46,613 backers. Whatever happens, Ouya stands as by far …
Read More »The Void dev begins $30k Kickstarter campaign
Russian art-house studio takes to crowd funding craze
Read More »Shadowrun Online chases $500k on Kickstarter
Project becomes second Shadowrun-related campaign to hit crowdfunding site
Read More »Ouya is the most successful Kickstarter of all time, breaks 3 records
Headline-hitting console upstart Ouya has become the most successful Kickstarter of all time. At the time of writing the campaign stands at $5,047,737 from a total of 39,592 backers. And this is with 21 days still to go. This means Ouya beats previous Kickstarter record-holder Double Fine Adventure, which raised …
Read More »Ouya founder denies it is seeking extra funding
Julie Uhrman retracts statement made to Develop that it was seeking additional investment
Read More »Ouya denies fundraising claims as project hits $5m
High-profile console startup Ouya has once again denied that it is seeking funding from venture capitalists in conjunction with its Kickstarter campaign. This latest development comes almost precisely as Ouya prepares to pass the $5m funding goal on Kickstarter. MCV reported yesterday that founder Julie Uhrman said in an interview …
Read More »Ouya nears $5m on Kickstarter but are the lies catching up?
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
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