Ouya changes his Fund free games

Ouya in Julie Uhrman forwarded message earlier today on the official blog of the console in detail some of the changes to the free games of the Fund, which offers additional funding of Kickstarter games in Exchange for temporary Ouya exclusive. Uhrman also posted a video, which you can see below, where she admitted that "this program is not working", and are grateful for all the feedback.

Initially free games match Fund of funds for games that line has reached a minimum goal of $ 50,000. That number was lowered to $ 10,000. Ouya will now match the financing of the project, rather than as the game picks up. For each $ 10,000 matching it, how many months the game must be Ouya exclusive, up to six months. Developers are also allowed to release their games on the PC, so technically not entirely exclusive, but only on consoles based on television.

Ouya also eliminate bonus, who offered $ 100,000 dollars to Kickstarter to acquire most of the funds.

Perhaps the most obvious change is due to the controversy, it comes with a new requirement of minimum 100 followers. One of the most controversial aspects of the free games of the Fund was the ease in which developers could fund themselves. It's pretty easy to throw money in the project, if you have insurance, you'll get it in a few months. One such game Kickstarter, the Thunder of the pitch, was the suspect in this way. In addition to the announcement of the changes on the Ouya, rust, Thunder, which MogoTXT announced that it was backing with free games because the Fund had already acquired enough funds to finish the game without the need for additional assistance from the outside.

There is more information to the Fund, which can be found on the website of the Fund games free.

[Source: Ouya]

Our take
Ouya and Julie Uhrman heart, certainly in the right place with free games. The concept is a great idea, but as we have seen, in practice, no wrinkles. These changes are helpful, as well as open the pot of money more developers, which means more games, which is a good thing.

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