OUYA Announce The Console Is Now Shipping For Kickstarter Backers, Hits Retail On 4th June

OUYA have announced that Kickstarter back consoles are now shipping. they are being shipped out in waves over the next few weeks and emails will be sent out before they are posted. OUYA have released some information for the Kickstarter Backers:

• When you first boot it up, you’ll experience our first update :) This will either be super fast (seconds) or allow you to get a drink (minutes) based on your connection speed. Eventually, we want to do these updates in the background…
• You’ll need a credit/debit card to download games. All games are still free to try. Your card will only be charged if you buy content you love. We do want valid payment information for everyone. This is to ensure that game developers can get paid when you love their game.
• OUYA supports up to four controllers (you can always get more at http://ouya.tv). And, because we support Bluetooth, you can pair other devices as well.  We are testing now and will start publishing a list of devices soon.

OUYA have also announced that the console will be coming out at retail on 4th June. between now and the June retail release, The OUYA console will continue to get firmware updates and they want Kickstarter Backers to get in touch with suggestions and feedback.


Source: OUYA Blog

OUYA Announce Kickstarter Consoles Ship 28th March, Hit Retail In June And Announce Kellee Santiago As Developer Relations

OUYA have announced that the Kickstarter consoles will ship on 28th March. the consoles are currently being assembled. OUYA is still set to hit retail in June. once the consoles are out, OUYA will bring new features and refinements to the console.

OUYA have announced Airtight Games are developing a OUYA exclusive game. Minority Media, the devs behind Papo and Yo, are bringing their in development adventure puzzle game to OUYA. Tripwire Interactive are bringing The Ball to OUYA in March and have a OUYA exclusive title in development. nWay have announced they are bringing ChronoBlade to OUYA as well.

The other big announcement from OUYA is the hiring of Kellee Santiago. she was a co-founder of thatgamecompany and will now work with OUYA in developer relations.

Source: OUYA

Ouya Kickstarter Has Less Than 6 Hours Left, Ouya Supports 4 Controllers, XBMC And PLEX, Namco Bandai Looking To Support It

Well the Kickstarter for Ouya has less than 6 hours left and the Ouya team have been making several announcements for the console. they have confirmed the console can support up to 4 controllers. they have also announced PLEX and XBMC, which are media players. Ouya is getting internet radio from TuneIn, which is a free service. Namco Bandai have announced they are working with the Ouya team with the hope of bringing some of their franchises like Ridge Racer, Tekken, Pac-Man and Galaga to Ouya.

Source: Ouya Kickstarter

OUYA Have Revealed A Special Edition Console For Last Week On Kickstarter, Confirm Controller Buttons And Announce VEVO

OUYA is in it's last week on Kickstarter now. to celebrate this, and the support the devs have had, they are offering a special edition OUYA console. the colour was personally chosen by Yves Behar and will only be available during this last week of Kickstarter. this Special Edition OUYA costs $140 (with additional money for posting overseas). At time of writing, the Kickstarter has received 47,297 backers who have pledged $6,137,034 of which 1752 have signed up for this special edition console.

OUYA have also revealed the symbols in the controller buttons. before they were just coloured, but after concerns from the colour blind community, OUYA have confirmed the buttons will spell O U Y A.

The last bit of news is the announcement that VEVO will be bringing music to OUYA. the VEVO service will be coming at OUYA's launch.

Source: OUYA Kickstarter

Square Enix Announce Support For OUYA, Final Fantasy III Is A Launch Title With A Free Demo

Square Enix have announced Final Fantasy III is a launch game for OUYA. the game will have a free demo and will feature controller support. Square Enix say they are excited by OUYA and will support the console.

Source: Square Enix Blog