Tag Archives: microconsole

Android microconsoles have been such a runaway success that you can see why so many companies are keen to enter the fray. Oh wait… OK, so machines such as Amazon Fire TV, Ouya, Mad Catz’s Mojo, GameStick and Nvidia Shield haven’t exactly set the world alight, but faith clearly remains …

Developer support is second largest team at microconsole firm

Develop investigates how the launch of the Fire TV reveals grander plans for game development from the online retail giant

Ouya has launched its Playcast-powered cloud-based game streaming feature in beta this week, with Lego Batman 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction now available to play on the service. The feature, developed by Playcast Media, is similar to other cloud-based services like OnLive and Sony’s upcoming Gaikai-based PlayStation Now. "Playcast bridges …

Not a week after Amazon unveiled its Fire TV set-top box, it looks as though Google is set to launch its own device. The Verge reports on Google’s latest swing at the living room with Android TV, yet another hardware offering similar to Apple and Amazon’s TV-connected devices – along …

While the effect of Amazon’s new Fire TV on the general gaming market is still to be determined, the device appears to be in direct competition with similarly priced microconsoles. Ouya, for its part, doesn’t appear to be worried about the prospect. Speaking with Games Industry, company CEO Julia Uhrman …

'For us, games are not simply an 'dded bonus, they are the whole point'

Retail giant makes push into games market with set-top box that can also stream films and TV shows

Retail giant plotting to launch its own media streaming box to challenge Apple TV and Ouya

Microconsole outfit set to make store and titles available on hardware beyond its own system