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[UPDATE] Razer has now officially confirmed the deal. The company acquired Ouya's software assets, including the company's games and online retail platform. What's more, Ouya's technical team and developer relations personnel will join Razer. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

More from the announcement follows below.

"In the near future, Razer will be providing existing Ouya users with a clear path of migration to the more advanced Forge TV micro-console and Serval controller bundle. Razer's intention is to allow Ouya users to bring their games, controllers, and accounts to the Cortex TV platform on the Forge microconsole, advancing the experience of Android gaming on TV that they have previously enjoyed. Additionally, Razer is planning deep product discounts for incoming Ouya users to purchase Razer hardware, and a spate of freebies, giveaways, and promotions to enjoy on their new Forge consoles.

"Moving forward, Razer plans significant development of the Forge TV micro-console, controllers and software solutions to enhance the home entertainment experience. The company also intends to bring myriad additional games to the Android platform it purchased, through increased investment in developer and publisher programs, and with complementary technology partner initiatives."

The original story is below.

Gaming peripheral company Razer has acquired Android gaming platform Ouya.

The sale was announced by Ouya founder Julie Uhrman on Twitter, where she thanked a number of people that helped bring the microconsole to market, and also asked Razer to look after the community and team.

Other tweets from Uhrman have confirmed she is leaving the company: "Ouya was a once in a lifetime experience. Now, I'm off to find the next."

In early June 2015, following reports indicating that .

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Tony Polanco from The Koalition writes: "Most video game characters are good looking and in shape, but is this an example of a sexualized fantasy? Tonights main topic is inspired by a recent article from Bulimia.com, which took a bunch of video game characters and made them fat to make them more realistic. We discuss whether or not being skinny and in shape a fantasy, and if people really want to play as overweight characters in games. Other topics: Rise of the Tomb Raider coming to PS4 in 2016. SFVs DLC plans detailed, Wii U too weak for Project CARS, Kojima hinting at Konami problems in Ground Zeroes"