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Veteran consultant and designer to evangelize console and boost conversion rates

Ouya has kicked off a closed beta period to test external storage device support for the $99 Android-based microconsole. A post on thecompany’s official websitedetails the latest update for the hardware and explains the thinking behind running the external storage closed beta. "It’s a big feature and there are a …

The hackable console has 466 games as it gears up for European launch

Android console Ouya is to become available in a host of additional European markets. An agreement with distributors Flashpoint and Digital Brothers will see the console hit shelves in Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Benelux, Scandinavia, Norway and Denmark. Meanwhile a separate deal with Action and PA will lead …

Controversial American football title Gridiron Thunder is no longer an Ouya exclusive. Following its apparent decision to voluntarily withdraw from Ouya’s much lamented Free the Games Fund initiative, developer MogoTXT has delayed the game by a month and announced that it will now be multi-platform. Because we recently chose not …

Android-powered microconsole will hit more store shelves this month

Corona SDK and microconsole partner to create more opportunities for developers

The controversial Free the Games Fund program from Ouya has undergone an overhaul in response to fierce criticism from the development community. Boss Julie Uhrman said in a video you can see below that the company got it wrong and has implemented many changes in response to the feedback it …

Julie Urhman details developer requested changes as Gridiron Thunder withdraws from scheme

Potential Ouya game Dungeons the Eye of Draconus has been unceremoniously booted from Ouya’s Free The Games Fund program following suspicious activity on Kickstarter. The move can be interpreted as Ouya finally responding to the increasing criticism it has endured for its lackadaisical stance toward what appear to be some …