Fury

The massively hyped MMO game Fury has finally succumb to the pressures of a poor reception at launch and announced that it will cease to provide a gaming service. Citing the lack of profitibilty but retaining an optimism for a possible future in some shape, for the moment it is time to lay down your weapons.

As if being responsible for the abortion that is Fury wasn't enough, the Marketing people who got to keep their jobs after firing everyone else think that the email they sent out is a good idea.

An ex-Auran Developer has unleashed his fury in public by posting an ebay auction selling 2 mangled copies of Fury; the last few off the production line.

Dec 13, 2007 Fury developer Auran has closed its doors in the wake of yesterday's unveiling of a new free-download, free-play model for its PvP-focussed MMO. "The Directors of Auran Developments, the company that employs all the Auran staff, have today called in a Voluntary Administrator [like Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the US]. All the staff were dismissed today. Despite earlier reports, staff will be paid for all their work to date, their annual leave entitlements, redundancy payments and

Come the Age of the Chosen update on December 14, players of Auran's hack'n'slash MMO Fury will be given the option to play the game minus the monthly subscription fee. According to the release, the free mode, called Chosen, will give players access to all game types, weapons and abilities. Chosen however will gain gold and essence at a reduced rate and will be unable to swap goods with other players. This news however is foreshadowed by this grim statement from Auran CEO Tony Hilliam, included with the release Kotaku Australia received from the company: We will then have some bad news to follow (unless a miracle occurs), but there will be a very positive end to the week.

Over the last couple of days reports have been circulating the Internet that the Brisbane, Australia-based developer Auran is laying off a significant proportion of its staff, largely ¿ it was suggested - due to financial difficulties that have arisen as a result of the recently released PVP MMO Fury performing poorly at retail. Staff were also allegedly told that further development may be outsourced to China. After hearing the reports IGN got in touch with staff at Auran in search of clarification and an official statement. Tony Hilliam, the CEO of Auran Games, was kind enough to oblige, and yes, it turns out there's a fair bit of truth in the rumours.

The Game Developers Association of Australia announced its 2007 Industry Award winners at the conclusion of its Game Connect: Asia Pacific 2007 Conference and Expo, at an annual dinner that convened 200 GDAA members, industry guests and government representatives to hear the news. The categories were largely swept by Infinite Interactive's Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, which earned Best Game, Best Console Title, Best PC Title, Best Handheld Title and Best Gameplay.

Nov 7, 2007 Fury has just injected some sex appeal into their PvP-oriented MMO with FHM's Girl Next Door model, Siobhan Parekh. As you can see below, this new character modeled after Miss Parekh specializes in kicking guys in the groin, which has us a bit confused about whether this shamelessly sexy promotion was meant to turn young men on or lead them to clamp their legs in a protective pose, or

Auran studios is giving you the opportunity to play their game for free for the next ten days. You can download the free trial of the game at their site. There have also been some big improvements to the game since the beta. Auran also passed along some images of Siobhan Parekh, an FHM girl next door model who was modeled into the game.

Via Ripten: In reviewing our incoming links this morning, we came across one titled 'And Now For A Taste Of Things To Come'. We of course clicked it out of curiosity, and were surprised at what we found. The incoming link pointed to our review of Fury, developed by Auron, and was part of what appeared to be a resignation announcement by one of their developers.