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  • Blog Post: Ouya's E3 Presence Is In A Parking Lot And Open To The Public

    Ouya will be attending E3, but much in the same way it encourages anyone to develop for the system, its presence will be open to the public. Ouya's show will be held down the street from the Los Angeles Convention Center where E3 is held in a parking lot. They will have televisions with Ouya console... More
  • Blog Post: Ouya Gets $15 Million In New Funding

    As Ouya's official June 25th retail release nears, the company has secured $15 million in additional funding to "meet increased demand" among other things. The money comes from the investment firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) with help from other sources, including Nvidia... More
  • Blog Post: Ouya Gets Soul Fjord, Exclusive Title From Airtight Games

    Airtight Games is following up the success of Quantum Conundrum with a title exclusively for the Android-based Ouya console. Soul Fjord is a mashup blending Norse mythology and 70s funk music. The developer diary below doesn't reveal too much about the title, or how its rhythm-based combat is executed... More
  • Blog Post: Ouya’s Tech Is A Generation Old

    When the Ouya Kickstarter was revealed, the Android console immediately gained traction thanks to its open-source nature and reasonable $99 price tag. Now that the system is out , graphics firm Futuremark ran a benchmark test on the new device and discovered its innards are a generation old. The tests... More
  • Blog Post: Reader Discussion: Will You Ouya?

    The Ouya made waves last year for blowing past its $950,000 funding goal, eventually raising more than $8.5 million on Kickstarter . The console’s creators promised to bring developer-friendly gaming back to the living room, thanks to both its low cost of entry (about $100) and its Android-based... More
  • Blog Post: Hands On With The Game Stick

    If you’re convinced you want to get Android games on your TV, then the Ouya isn’t the only option. Game Stick could give the Ouya a run for its money. I got my hands on the system during a recent GDC event and I think the system has potential, but I wonder if the little device has staying... More
  • Blog Post: Developers Prepping Emulators For Ouya Launch, Company Responds

    In a post on the official Ouya forums , forum administrator Ed Krassenstein states that a variety of emulators are being prepped for the March 28th launch of Ouya, designed to play NES, Super Nintendo, and Nintendo 64 ROMs. A representative for Ouya has responded to Game Informer with a statement on... More
  • Blog Post: Developers Can Begin Uploading Games To Ouya App Store

    In a new blog post, Ouya's Kellee Santiago informed developers for the Android console system that they could begin to upload games to the Ouya app store to ensure they are available on the system's March 28 ship date. Santiago wrote, "Devs, as of today, any game you upload to Ouya on http... More
  • Blog Post: Former Call Of Duty Creative Strategist Kickstarting Platformer

    Development studio Robotoki is crowdfunding The Adventures of Dash, a platformer about a narcoleptic 9-year-old boy. When asleep, Dash takes on one of a variety of identities in an environment shaped after the one he fell asleep in. Those environments will look vastly different as a different artist... More
  • Blog Post: Ouya Shipping March 28

    The Kickstarted Android gaming console will start shipping out to Kickstarter backers on March 28. Ouya also announced its recruitment of thatgamecompany co-founder Kellee Santiago to head up developer relations for the $99 console. "Ouya gets it. This is the first console company that really understands... More
  • Blog Post: Fight The Power With Riot

    If you like strategy titles and sticking it to The Man then this new PC/mobile game might be right up your tear gassed alley. Ex-Valve employee Leonard Mechiari has put together a small team of people to work on this game, which aims to encapsulate the conflict that happens when public discontent boils... More
  • Blog Post: Ouya's Strange Happenings On Murder Island Trailer

    Want a first look at an upcoming Ouya title? Check out the winner of the recent Create Game Jam in the trailer. Kill Screen and the folks behind Ouya recently teamed up to put on the Create Game Jam where 165 developers competed for $20,000 to fund their Ouya project. Strange Happenings on Murder Island... More
  • Blog Post: Double Fine's Kickstarter Game Coming To Ouya

    Conventional wisdom says that your platform is only as good as the games that support it. Though the Ouya's bold concept of bringing Android games to the television has generated plenty of buzz since its Kickstarter debuted last July, outside of Robert Bowling's new game and a port of Final Fantasy... More
  • Blog Post: Ouya Will Be Hitting Store Shelves In June

    Ouya is coming soon, and the company behind the Android-based console is cutting off at least some speculation off at the pass. If you're not a Kickstarter backer, just where the heck are you supposed to get one of these things. As it turns out, the answer is simple: a store. Kickstarter backers... More
  • Blog Post: The Good And Bad Of The Ouya System

    Learn whether or not your Ouya purchase will be worthwhile directly from those who know the system best: game developers. Ouya development kits started shipping to developers about a month ago , and now that these programmers have had a bit of time to play around with the system, what do they think?... More
  • Blog Post: PlayJam Reveals GameStick's Final Controller Design

    PlayJam has revealed the final controller design for its upcoming GameStick , a game system designed to bring Android-based games to the big screen. The final design , pictured above, incorporates feedback from the Kickstarter community. Some of those changes include an expandable 32 GB MicroSD slot... More
  • Blog Post: OUYA Developers Create 166 Game Prototypes In 10 Days

    OUYA, the upcoming Android gaming console made possible through Kickstarter, recently partnered with Kill Screen to launch CREATE, a 10-day “game jam.” Teams of developers created 166 entries for the event, and now await their chance to be chosen as a finalist. Developer Phil Fish, creator... More
  • Blog Post: The Other Home Consoles

    Here's a quick look at some of the upcoming home consoles that could expand the kinds of games you play on your TV. For more reading on some of these devices, check out these links: The Verge's CES Interview With Gabe Newell About the Steambox & Valve Nvidia's Shield Android Handheld... More
  • Blog Post: GameStick Is Looking To Give Ouya A Run For Its Kickstarter Money

    GameStick is a new gaming console seeking investors on Kickstarter , and it looks like it may be Ouya's main competitor. Both GameStick and Ouya are consoles designed to be played on a television that work with the Android ecosystem. It seems that the big advantage of the GameStick, is its size.... More
  • Blog Post: Developer Posts Series Of Ouya Videos

    Want to know more about the upcoming Android console? The developer consoles started going out earlier this week, and Code Zombie Games is ready to tell us what they think. Check out these videos with developer commentary about the new Ouya console from Code Zombie Games . More
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