wraggster
July 28th, 2015, 21:00
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/56dfe581369327ac80ecf0e5dd6dda48/202384336/independence.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/28/ouya-razer-indie-games-money/)Once upon a time, it looked like OUYA would be able to support itself as an independent gaming company focused on the Android-based, microconsole experience. In 2013, it even offered up $1 million to OUYA developers as part of an initiative called Free the Games Fund (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/18/ouyas-1-million-free-the-games-fund-to-boost-kickstarted-gam/), which promised to match crowdfunded cash for certain OUYA projects. Dozens of developers (http://www.freethegamesfund.com/) got involved and were banking on OUYA's contributions to complete and ship their games, often tens of thousands of dollars per project. Now that Razer is officially purchasing OUYA (http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/27/ouya-ceo-julie-uhrman-leaves/), all of this cash is in question and the developers involved are not happy. "Razer/OUYA's insistence that these deals are gone is causing us to have to majorly restructure our plans leading up to release," one developer, who wishes to remain anonymous, tells Engadget.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/28/ouya-razer-indie-games-money/
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/28/ouya-razer-indie-games-money/