Auran have revealed that Australian developer Auran's new MMO Fury will become free to download and free to play, following lackluster sales and recent shenanigans involving rumours of staff layoffs (since confirmed, though the scale is not yet clear). Interested gamers can check out the new free mode, part of the "Age of the Chosen" free expansion, from the 14th of December onwards.

Cool, hope it works out

Spewing for the people that paid for it, all 5 of them.

So what is the go with not paying for it, what do not get? Will you have to buy gold or something like that?

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I really feel for Auran, I had hopes for Fury but now it's just fizzling and dying.

Cockpit, Austin, TX - December 10, 2007 – Gamecock Media Group and Auran Games today announced a new Free to Download, Free to Play option for their fast paced arena combat game FURY. The new business model will begin with the release of the first major free content update “Age of the Chosen” on December 14, 2007.

“FURY was built around giving players options that suit their play style and their wallet,” said Tony Hilliam, CEO of Auran. “With the AotC update, we are introducing a new player category called “Chosen”. As one of the Chosen, players can access all game types, equip all weapons and unlock all 400 abilities – and they can play as much as they like absolutely free. This is a fantastic opportunity for players to jump into battle with their mates and discover the frenetic pace of the fastest RPG combat ever. Chosen will earn less gold and essence, and will not be able to trade with other players.”

“Chosen players can purchase game gold from the FURY store or upgrade to “Hero” status to earn more Essence and Gold. Retail stores sell the “Hero” status pack, along with a free month of “Immortal” status, so this is $30 value for the new price of $19.99 (in US stores). As a Hero or Immortal players can unlock abilities faster and purchase better gear, but the matchmaker then ensures they are playing against other players of similar skill and rank.”

FURY: Age of the Chosen is a massive free content update that introduces two new game types aimed at the new player. “Carnage” throws two teams into battle with the aim of returning blood tokens to their base faster than their opposition. Blood tokens are gained from killing bots, not other players, so the action is indirect competition rather than head to head. The 1v1 Elimination game type means games will spawn faster and matches are more evenly balanced.

For more on FURY, visit www.unleashthefury.com. Also, be sure and visit http://www.unleashthefury.com/ageofthechosen/ for information on the Age of the Chosen update and new business model.

Ahhh. Good way to get the numbers up I suppose.

sounds like a dirty way to draw more people into mmo's

need AGN mirror much?

need AGN mirror much?

I've contacted Auran to try to get the hookup. Hopefully the people I emailed still work there! :)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7272/awesometownyr7.jpg

havent even realy looked at fury, will give it ago tho if its F2P, been messing around with savage 2 recently.

It's pretty pathetic when a game is developed here and we still don't get any servers.

Yeah, but in their defense, the game isn't aimed at us. It's actually aimed at Korea primarily, or so they told me when they interviewed me back in February.

Glad I didn't end up accepting the position when they offered it to me, could be out on my arse right now.

lol a mate of mine bought this the other night and was bitching at how gay it is.

Big slap in the face to him.

I just heard that Auran shut up shop just a few moments ago. Uncofirmed rumour at this stage, but my sources are generally reliable.

I heard it here first, on QGL.

Stay classy San Diego.

http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2007/12/auran_closes_up_shop.html

So is there a difference between "Auran" and "Auran Developments"? If there is, what impact will "Auran Development" closing down have on the main company.

i said from day 1 fury will flop :| as much as i hoped it to succeed i knew it :|

It seems it has not only flopped, but also flipped (and filed for bankruptcy).

Auran Files For Bankruptcy