Ouya Ends Kickstarter Campaign, Prepares to Launch Android-Based Console

pcworld.com (10 months and 10 days ago)

Aug 9, 2012

Ouya Ends Kickstarter Campaign, Prepares to Launch Android-Based Console

Ouya brought in nearly $8.6 million from more than 63,000 backers, most of whom will receive the first Ouya consoles shipping in late 2012 through early 2013. full story

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OUYA Release Date Set: Android Powered Game Console Shipping To Kickstarter Backers On March 28

Just eight months after it closed a wildly successful Kickstarter effort, the OUYA game console is coming to all the fans who first supported the project’s crowdfunding campaign.

ibtimes.com (3 months and 20 days ago)

OUYA, a Kickstarter-Backed Android Game Console, Just Raised $15 Million

OUYA, the company that makes a $99 Android-powered videogame console funded on crowd-funding site Kickstarter, just announced that it has raised $15 million.

wsj.com (1 month and 10 days ago)

OUYA Android Gaming Console To Start Shipping To Backers March 28

OUYA, the Kickstarter-funded Android gaming console, has already shipped developer consoles, but had yet to specify an exact date when backers could expect their production devices. Today, the company announced that it will be shipping the first OUYA consoles out to backers beginning March 28, ahead of a June retail launch.

techcrunch.com (3 months and 21 days ago)

In the News | Kickstarted, $99 Game Console Ouya Will Launch June 4

Ouya is ready for its close-up. After a remarkably successful Kickstarter campaign that raised over $8 million last June, the startup will release its eponymous Ouya game console to retailers on June 4, it said on Thursday evening.

wired.com (2 months and 24 days ago)

There's A New, Free Console Competing With The Ouya

As people speculate on how the big new consoles from Microsoft and Sony, a host of smaller new competitors are rushing into the space to provide cheaper, stripped down alternatives to beefy systems. Ouya made big waves when it raised $8 million on Kickstarter (or took $8 million worth of pre-orders, depending on how you look at it) for its $99, Android-based console, and...

forbes.com (1 month and 10 days ago)

Ouya adds $15 million in funding, but delays console's release

Ouya, the Android-based game console -- and Kickstarter favorite -- announced on Thursday that it is pushing back the device's general release date due to high demand. The console’s original release date was early...

examiner.com (1 month and 10 days ago)

Android Home Gaming Console GameStick, A Kickstarter-Funded OUYA Competitor, Gets Its Release Delayed Til June

GameStick, a would-be OUYA competitor that got funded via Kickstarter, has had its launch delayed. The device achieved backing on Kickstarter in February and originally planned to start shipping in March, with "fulfilment to customer" pegged for April. But the launch has now been delayed until June -- with the project creators saying it's been a victim "of the success we...

techcrunch.com (2 months and 12 days ago)

Ouya Delays Launch, Nabs $15 Million in Funding

Ouya announced this week that it will delay the official launch of its Android-based console until June 25 in order to meet demand.

pcmag.com (1 month and 10 days ago)

Ouya Starts Shipping to Kickstarter Backers March 28

Ouya announced today that it will begin shipping its Android-based game console to Kickstarter backers starting March 28.

pcmag.com (3 months and 21 days ago)

Ouya CEO hints at Hulu, Netflix, Google integration

The Ouya started as project on Kickstarter to create an open-source, inexpensive, Android-based gaming console. In less than a year, it has graduated from crowdfunding pie in the sky to a whole new gaming ecosystem, and Ouya's founder, Julie Uhrman, now says she expects deals to be in place in the coming months that will also allow Ouya to function as a de facto settop box...

gizmag.com (3 months and 1 day ago)

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