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Going by the OUYA project update I received recently, the video game console will be available in certain stores when it's launched this June. The stores include Amazon , Best Buy , GameStop and Target . The console itself goes for $99.99 with an extra controller costing you $49.99. You can pre-order OUYA from the retailer of your choice above. I'm really interested in seeing how this console fares with announcements imminent from both Microsoft and Sony regarding their new consoles. 

When the OUYA kickstarter first launched I don't think anyone would have anticipated the amount of support it would receive and man did it receive a lot of support. The OUYA kickstarter capped off yesterday well above its initial goal of 950K and ended at a little above 8.5M with over 63, 000 backers. This is clearly a node to the big three, OUYA is here and it's going to be big. Since it's announcement there have been several big reveals about OUYA; the first is that it will allow for streaming games using Onlive, they've announced their first 1st party title-Human Element, and several media streaming services will also be part of OUYA including VEVO, iHeartRadio, XBMC and TuneIn. Additionally OUYA has partnered with Square Enix to put Final Fantasy III on the console. OUYA is causing quite a stir and you can expect more news before anyone can get their hands on the console which is expected to ship to backers in March 2013 and to everyone els...

Over the past few days the interweb has been buzzing with the news that surfaced about a new console heading to market next year. What's so special about this console? Well it's designed to be open source and allows you develop games for the system without the hassle and expense of developing for one of the current generation consoles. Let me introduce OUYA, a new game console that is powered by Android. This console will be built around the free-to-play model and gives developers access to completely hack the device as they see fit. OUYA not only plans to upset the current video game market with its open sense of development but with a $99 price tag it comes out swinging. With the purchase of a unit you get the controller that has been designed by Yves Behar, who has also worked on Jambox and the $100 Laptop, and the console itself. Under the hood the OUYA  specs (see below) look very similar to mobile device currently on the market. But don't let that foul you, Juli...