Create Game Jam declares its winners, picks the cream of the OUYA crop

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/strange-happenings-on-murder-island_620x340.jpgKill Screen wanted to jumpstart OUYA (http://www.engadget.com/tag/OUYA/) game development with its Create Game Jam (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/07/ouya-and-kill-screen-announce-create-game-jam/), and it turns out that there were more than a few takers -- 165, to be exact. That makes the grand prize winner, FreeLives' Strange Happenings on Murder Island, something special. The top-down action game's dinosaur rampages and Minecraft-like art were wild enough to earn the developer $20,000 and a head start in what's increasingly becoming a crowded field (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/14/informal-ouya-game-count-481-and-growing/). Other developers weren't entirely left out, as winners in specialized categories still received $5,000 each. There's no guarantee that the results of Create will resonate with gamers in the long run; if they lead to a better selection for an untested console, though, they'll have been worth the effort.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/18/create-game-jam-declares-its-winners-picks-the-cream-of-ouya-crop/