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Former Ouya exclusive Polarity is gearing up for a release on PC. Creator Craig Littler says the decision is down to the failure to negotiate exclusivity terms with Ouya. "I tried to negotiate with Ouya to remain exclusive but they were fairly resistant to change,” he told Eurogamer. As such …
Read More »Ouya offers store credit to unhappy Kickstarter backers
Android console firm apologises to early donators who didn't receive hardware before retail launch
Read More »Ouya handing out free store credit
Owners of Android console Ouya have each been handed the princely sum of $13.37 to spend on the console’s store. The company claims that the move is an apology for pre-launch issues that saw many backers fail to receive their consoles before the device was available in the shops. Could …
Read More »27% of Ouya owners have purchased games
Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman has revealed that more than a quarter of gamers that bought the Android console have also purchased games. The crowd-funded device was launched in June and has been positioned as a free-to-play platform, but Uhrman was keen to highlight how many users are paying for content. …
Read More »Just 27% of Ouya owners have paid for a game
But CEO expects to see a few developers making $1 million by the end of the year
Read More »Ouya developers disclose sales data
Indies reveal their successes and failures on the new hardware
Read More »More Ouya sales numbers revealed to mixed response from devs
A number of new devs have revealed the sales numbers for their Ouya games and the reaction can best be described as mixed. Organ Trail by studio The Men Who Wear Many Hats has according to creator Ryan Wiemeyer sold about half of what my low-end predictions were” Gamasutra reports. …
Read More »Ouya devs reveal software sales numbers
A trio of devs behind some of the more recognisable games on Ouya have revealed their sales figures. TowerFall is arguably Ouya’s most recognised and acclaimed exclusive game to date (although it is relieving itself of its exclusive shackles). But creator Matt Thorson told Edge that it has to date …
Read More »Ouya launching new Kickstarter fund to boost exclusive game development
Ouya is set to open a new $1 million fund to help boost successful Kickstarter projects. The ‘Free the Games Fund’ will back developers bringing their games exclusively to its Android console, and will match donations of successfully crowdfunded projects on Kickstarter from $50,000 up to $250,000. The initiative will …
Read More »US Ouya sales "relatively light for a new console"; Exclusive title TowerFall moves to PC
Kickstarter funded Android console Ouya’s first month on sale in the US has been given a lukewarm assessment by sales tracker NPD. "Retail sales for Ouya (not counting direct sales through ouya.tv) and were relatively light for a new console," NPD analyst Liam Callahan said, as reported by Joystiq. "This …
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