OUYA announced today that it is on course to launch its Android-based game console in June, according to the Wall Street Journal. OUYA was created in 2012 by Julie Uhrman, a video game industry veteran. Read More

Kongregate, the developer of an online games platform, on Monday announced a new $10 million program aimed at lending support to independent game developers working on free-to-play mobile games. The company said its Kongregate Mobile Developers program, backed by parent company GameStop, will offer distribution, financial assistance, consulting services and marketing support to help developers in the mobile arena. Read More

Prepaid cards for the Google Play store will be available at Radio Shack, Target and GameStop in the very near future. Read More

GameStop has begun selling prepaid cards for Valve, the hugely popular games platform seen by many as a competitor. Read More

PlayJam, the U.K.-based developer of a smart TV games platform with U.S. offices in San Francisco, said on Tuesday it has landed a new investment from London Venture Partners (LVP). Read More

Bringing buckets of digital blood to Christmas festivities, fans who pre-order 345 Games’ "Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat" from GameStop will receive two full bonus episodes of its sibling television program, Spike TV's hit series "Deadliest Warrior.". Read More

One way to lure customers into physical stores is to gamify the real world, which is exactly what GameStop and Coca-Cola are doing with Scvngr and the "Happiness in Numbers" campaign. The companies say it’s the biggest real-life location-based game ever. Challenges are tasks like visiting a GameStop and taking a photo with a favorite game box and a Coke, or getting the high score on one of the in-store game kiosks and taking a picture posing with the game while holding a Coke. Read More