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OUYA CEO resigns and confirms Razer has acquired the game console company [Update]

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Posted by John Callaham on 27 Jul 2015 10:50 am
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After months of speculation, it appears that the Android game console company OUYA has a new owner: Razer. This was confirmed by Julie Uhrman, the co-founder and CEO of OUYA, as part of her announcement that she has resigned from the company.

Razer may soon acquire OUYA and its game console

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Posted by John Callaham on 10 Jun 2015 2:19 pm
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Android-based game console maker OUYA's fate may soon be sealed as a new report claims Razer is in talk to acquire them. It looks like OUYA, the makers of the Android-based game console, may be close to a deal that will allow it to be acquired by Razer.

OUYA reportedly seeking a buyer amid financial woes

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Posted by Dan Thorp-Lancaster on 28 Apr 2015 8:20 pm
OUYA reportedly seeking a buyer amid financial woes
According to a new report, OUYA, the maker of the Android-based gaming console bearing the same name, is searching for a buyer. In a memo reportedly leaked to Fortune, OUYA CEO Julie Uhrman is looking for potential buyers to express interest by the end of April as the company seeks to repay venture debt to investment firm TriplePoint Capital.

OUYA rumored to be in early acquisition talks with several companies

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Posted by John Callaham on 2 Sep 2014 11:56 am
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A new report from Re/code claim that the Android-based game console company OUYA is conducting early acquisition talks with a number of corporations.

Ouya turns to Xiaomi for expansion into Asia

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Posted by Chuong H Nguyen on 21 Aug 2014 5:40 pm
Ouya turns to Xiaomi for expansion into Asia
Ouya may be taking its games to China if a deal with Xiaomi could be made. The two companies are said to be in talks ironing out the details where Xiaomi would make Ouya's gaming service available on its set-top boxes and smart TVs.

Ouya pilots $60 all-access gaming pass

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Posted by Chuong H Nguyen on 30 Jun 2014 7:18 pm
$60 unlocks 800 game titles on Ouya for a year
Ouya, makers of the $99 home video game console that runs on a customized version of Android, is starting to test out a limited time subscription pass. Valued at over $2,000, customers who pay $59.99 will get access to a library of 800 games for a year.

Ouya and Pebble offer special Reading Rainbow Kickstarter rewards

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Posted by John Callaham on 28 Jun 2014 10:25 am
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Ouya and Pebble are helping to fund the current Reading Rainbow Kickstarter campaign by offering limited edition versions of their hardware products as rewards for backers.

OUYA lets us know what it's been up to, teases 'OUYA Everywhere' platform on new devices

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 4 Mar 2014 7:58 pm
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Stand-alone gaming console isn't going away, but you may just see the ecosystem grow to more devices soon Since launching its Android-powered gaming console to the public in the middle of last year, OUYA hasn't exactly been in the spotlight. Taking to its official blog, the OUYA team wanted to give us an update on what's been happening at the company and of course to tease something new. In...

OUYA goes matte black for $129, available now

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Posted by Richard Devine on 31 Jan 2014 4:51 pm
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Stealthy looking console gets 16GB of on-board storage There's a new look OUYA console in town, and it's gone all stealthy. This new matt black edition not only looks pretty awesome, but inside it comes with 16GB of on-board storage. That bump over the original 8GB version comes at the same slight price increase we saw in late 2013 for the white version, costing $129. It's now available to buy...

White OUYA available for preorder for $129, bumps storage to 16GB

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 18 Nov 2013 11:24 am
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The fine folks at OUYA today have announced that a white version of the Android-based gaming console is now available for preorder for $129. That's an extra $30 over the original OUYA. But along with the limited-edition color comes double the on-board storage — a fuller 16 gigabytes. It's only available in North America (for now, we suppose), and you'll want to order by Dec. 8 to have it...

OUYA retail system review

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Posted by Casey Rendon on 25 Jul 2013 1:21 pm
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Android software meets game console hardware in a quest to revolutionize gaming Last year, a project for the Android-powered video game console "OUYA" (pronounced OOO-yah) was founded, using Kickstarter to raise funds for development costs. Originally asking for $950,000 from Kickstarter backers, the project raised over $8.5 million -- making it one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns...

A lucky contest winner gets his OUYA on

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 2 Jul 2013 3:33 pm
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OUYA consoles are shipping out rapidly, and our very own contest winner has received his unit A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, we held a contest to pick our Android Central user name for the OUYA service.  We rounded up all the entries and picked a winner -- glazedfaith came through with the name LloydOfTheRings -- and it was all finished except the waiting.  The wait's over, and...

OUYA retail availability starts tomorrow at $99

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 24 Jun 2013 10:08 pm
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The little Android console that could hits store shelves in the US, UK and Canada It's been a long time coming, with a lot of changes along the way, but OUYA has finally hit widespread retail ability and will officially go on sale starting tomorrow. Several different online and traditional retailers -- such as Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target and GAME -- will be carrying the Android-powered...

NVIDIA Grid shows you can play Borderlands 2 on Ouya

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Posted by Simon Sage on 14 Jun 2013 1:33 pm
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Back at CES, NVIDIA announced a cloud gaming solution called Grid, though it was mostly overshadowed by the Shield portable console. Luckily at E3 we got some time with one of the grid engineers, Chad Cooper, to talk about what Grid can do. Specifically, they were showing how the Android-powered Ouya game console could play big-boy games like Borderlands 2 thanks to their tech. 

Kickstarter OUYA shipments hit 65-percent, still ahead of schedule

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 10 May 2013 7:36 pm
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Shipments to international backers will continue ramping up over time to meet estimates In its weekly update to early Kickstarter backers, OUYA has laid out encouraging numbers for the current status of the new consoles shipping out. To date, a full 65-percent of the consoles have been shipped, which is ahead of the projected schedule as has been the case since late April. 60-percent of the...

OUYA gets $15 million in new funding

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 9 May 2013 7:38 am
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OUYA and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers today announced that the Android gaming upstart has raised $15 million in funding. The money comes in part from NVIDIA, the Mayfield Fund, Shasta Ventures and Occam Partners. That's alongside the $8.5 million (give or take) pledged through Kickstarter in 2012. OUYA's goal is to be a nimble, $99 Android gaming console, with frequent updates and the...

The OUYA gets an iFixit teardown, rates 9 of 10 for repairability

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 8 May 2013 4:12 pm
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With just a few common tools you can have your new OUYA torn apart and spread all over your desk The $99 OUYA console is gradually making its way into the hands of Kickstarter backers, so the folks over at iFixit had to do what they do best -- tear it apart. The news is good here, and if you're the type who regularly has their electronics all over a workbench in multiple pieces, you'll...

Madfinger Games bringing titles to OUYA, Moga and Gamestick this year

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 30 Apr 2013 7:21 pm
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Shadowgun and Dead Trigger the first games to add wider console support As a new breed of Android-powered consoles and gamepad accessory devices hit the market, Madfinger Games is hoping to keep up with the times by expanding console and accessory support for its most popular games. First up is Shadowgun, which is expected to hit OUYA on June 4th, as well as be available when Gamestick...

OUYA says it has shipped consoles to 32-percent of early backers

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 26 Apr 2013 5:03 pm
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50-percent of consoles expected to ship by end of next week, no matter your location In a weekly email update from the OUYA team, we now know that a full 32-percent of early kickstarter backers of the console have had their devices ship out. If you'll recall, the first shipment notifications started heading out at the very end of March, and we're sure OUYA is cranking these things out as...

Ouya Limited Edition units now fast tracked for shipping

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 19 Apr 2013 5:43 pm
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Ouya shows that they realize the value of communication, fills us in with another shipping update Ouya wants to be the next big thing on console gaming. We've heard today that they now have 10,000 developers lined up, and since the end of March they have been busy shipping units out to Kickstarter backers. They realize that to be successful, they need to get units in the hands of people who...

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