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Just a bit of dribs and drabs, as we resume normal service here at 8 bit mind:

Another strike against the Ouya was released recently.. they tested the Ouya console against other devices (such as tablets and smartphones), and the Ouya was listed as the 49th most powerful device. This falls well short of devices currently in the hands of the public such as the Galaxy Note S III, the HTC  One XL, and Google's Nexus 4. And the upcoming generation of devices, coming out later this year, are benchmarked at twice as fast as the current ones that the Ouya was tested against. This probably means the Ouya, at least in its first generation, will be a proof of concept, with a limited market aimed at homebrewers, emulator enthusiasts and the like.

So, Injustice, the DC Heroes fighting game by the makers of Mortal Kombat is out. First impressions are pretty much the same as the demo, and it's a bit disappointing, as it could be so much more. Give me an open world super heroes game with recognizable characters and the depth that this fighting game has apparently gone to, to tell a story, and I'd be a happy guy.

Looks like the Divinity series will be getting another game in the series, as the kickstarted game Divinity: Original Sin has more then reached their $400,000 goal with nine days to go. If you want to kickstart the game to reach the stretch goals (they are currently at a bit over, $500,000), you can click here.

Neverwinter's final beta weekend (open to founders) has passed, and the game will be entering open beta, open to backers on the 25th through 27th, depending on level of purchase, and then open to all, free to play on the 30th. We'll see if this staggered start helps the usual server meltdown on opening days.

And finally, a bit of a laugh, someone's suggested a new game mode in Counterstrike with the addition of a joke setup that allows you to play a Mario Knockoff in Counterstrike (yes, a game in the game). One player tries to complete a level of the Mario knockoff, and the rest of the team tries to protect him from the other team, who wins if the player loses all his lives or times out.

Anyway, that's the bit for today, Happy Middle of the Week Day.