Ouya modified its $1 million "Free the Games" fund in response to widespread criticism

People gamed the ‘Free the Games’ Kickstarter fund. Here’s how Ouya fixed it

Ouya’s $1 million “Free the Games” fund didn’t work as planned.

Through the Free the Games program, developers raising money for their projects on Kickstarter could nab between $50,000 and $250,000 in matching funds from Ouya if they agreed to make their game a timed exclusive for the Android microconsole. The only other requirement was “play by the spirit of the fund.”

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