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Forums - Gaming - Ouya funding project meets goals(something is not right) Is ouya getting scammed?

 

Are they?

Hell ya! 5 15.15%
 
lol ouya 14 42.42%
 
Maybe 1 3.03%
 
No 4 12.12%
 
A blind man can see the scam! 4 12.12%
 
Scam Scam Scam 5 15.15%
 
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So saw this on gaf. For people unfamiliar, if a campaign earns at least 50k then ouya will double it.

The first two games from Ouya's Free the Games promotion have been funded on Kickstarter. Gridiron Thunder, a football game that uses official NFL licensing, reached its $75,000 goal with 13 days left in its campaign. The other funded game, Elementary, My Dear Holmes met its $50,000 goal with 17 days left. Developed by Vancouver-based Victory Square Games, point-and-click adventure game Elementary, My Dear Holmes has players investigating mysteries not as the famous Baker Street sleuth, but as his faithful companion John Watson.

Ouya's $1 million Free the Games campaign has the company matching funds for successfully Kickstarted projects that earn at least $50,000. Ouya will match up to $250,000 for an individual project, the trade-off being that each game must remain Ouya-exclusive for six months. The company said more than 40 games have been submitted for the program, and 11 campaigns are live, including that of Gridiron Thunder and Elementary, My Dear Holmes.

Gridiron Thunder is at $78,250 with 125 backers

Ok, seriosuly? Lets do the math here

So it's about $626 per backer

For a more in dept look

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=662865

More info

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/199083/Doubts_cast_on_funding_for_Ouyas_Free_the_Games_recipients.php



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Oh my gosh lol!

I need to get a $249,000 loan from the bank. They will surely be surprised when I pay it back within a month ;)



JoeTheBro said:
Oh my gosh lol!

I need to get a $249,000 loan from the bank. They will surely be surprised when I pay it back within a month ;)

lol that might actually work. Since looks like ouya is accepting this one.



Damn, BloodyRain. We shall make you the Ouya Paladin!



Ouya is turning out to be the most entertaining console I have never owned.



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OUYA as a console is a scam



                  

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Can't believe that people are actually paying for this.



Wtf....Yep something fishy is going on.



cool, i can sell my house to get enough money to back myself with 250k and when i get the 250k from ouya i will buy a new house which will be much nicer!



Ouya is so desperate for games that they're ignoring the fraud.



Sigs are dumb. And so are you!