The Android-powered Ouya console’s Kickstarter campaign has been an enormous success and Gamasutra report that the campaign closed on $8 million. The campaign was originally asking for just under $1 million in backing to successfully launch. The Ouya wrangled not only a massive financial support, but also attracted key developers and services who showed a positive interest for the console.…
The android-based Ouya console is reportedly getting close to attaining the targeted $6m figure on crowd-funding portal Kickstarter. With one week to go until backing is closed, the Ouya project has received a total of $5,977,463 from 46,613 backers, making Ouya the biggest financial success story on Kickstarter to date. MCV note that the Ouya has already achieved three records with Kickstarter: The…
Some concerns have been raised about the self-described ‘hackable’ Ouya console being an easy target for piracy. The system that is currently seeking funding via Kickstarter would be an open-platform, thus some have claimed that this will make the console susceptible to piracy. Ouya CEO, Julie Uhrman has now responded [as reported by Eurogamer] to the concerns explaining that Ouya will be…
Ouya’s Kickstarter campaign has already reached over $4 million in pledges and have received over 45,000 suggestions for games to be ported on to the platform. Ouya have now released a survey featuring 20 games and game franchises and have asked users to select the title they’d most like to see on the console. While the list of games (and…
Ouya – the recently revealed $99 Android-based open source console – has clearly found the support of gamers worldwide, as it hit its R950,000 Kickstarter target in less than a day. It did in fact already – with 29 days to go until its 9 August deadline – breached the $1,3 million mark indicating that people really want to see…
Major Nelson has announced that the ‘My Xbox LIVE app’ for iPhone has been enhanced. The free My Xbox LIVE iPhone app update lets you find, learn more about, and control content from popular entertainment services on Xbox 360. You can also control the content on your console with play, pause, fast forward and rewind controls directly from your iPhone. And lastly, you…
Sony Ericsson and Square Enix have revealed a partnership that will bring established Square Enix hits exclusively to Android on the Xperia PLAY, starting with Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light this November.
Ben Cusack, Head of Mobile for Square Enix Europe: “This is just the start of what we plan to do together, but right now, we are delighted to be able to show off the full potential of our games with this innovative smartphone, bringing them to life as our creators intended.”
TopGear fans might remember this cool contraption featured on one of the episodes. Parrot are leaders in wireless peripherals for mobile phones and now they are bringing the experience of piloting the AR.Drone to users of Smartphones running Android.