14 Sep
According to a representative from MogoTXT, the developer of Gridiron Thunder, Kickstarter has conducted a “full investigation” but has found no wrongdoing. Gridiron Thunder was suspected of unconventionally raising its funds on Kickstarter, earning $171,009 from just 183 backers. More questions were asked when Gridiron Thunder successfully applied to the Ouya Free The Games Fund, […]
11 Sep
Ouya founder Julie Uhrman says the Free the Games Fund will not be suspended or altered, following suspicious Kickstarter campaigns for the first two titles to qualify for the funding. “Recently, the intention behind our Free the Games Fund – to provide funding to crowdfunded games bound for Ouya and enable developers to make more […]
07 Sep
Kickstarter has suspended the crowdfunding campaign for the point-and-click adventure Elementary, My Dear Holmes. At its suspension, the campaign has received $58,770 from 861 backers of its $50,000 goal. Late last month, Ouya announced that Elementary, My Dear Holmes and Gridiron Thunder had qualified for Ouya’s Free the Games Fund. The two games were questioned […]
28 Aug
In July Ouya launched an initiative called “Free the Games Fund” in which the firm set aside $1 million, offering to match Kickstarter funding of up to $250,000 per project for games that pledge to remain exclusive to the Ouya console for six months. So far 40 games have signed up, and 11 of those […]