Fury

Is Lore-Driven PvP the New Face of Sci-Fi MMOs? - Ten Ton Hammer

Sardu — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:43:53 -0400

Can PvE lore define PvP conflict, or is it simply a means of generating teams? Looking at the sci-fi genre in MMOs, a growing number of games dot the starry PvP skies. While only time will tell if any of them contain enough of the right mystical components or...

Fury Shutting Down in 48 Hours - Ten Ton Hammer

Morvelaira — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:43:22 -0400

Auran closing it's arena fighter MMO.

Fury League Prize List Breakdown - Ten Ton Hammer

Ram — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:16:35 -0400

2,000 individual cash prizes to be won.

Fury League lays out the money. $25,000 in prizes. Will you cash in?

Fury League Update - Ten Ton Hammer

Ram — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:48:03 -0400

Gimme those greenbacks! Skill = Cash.

This month 2,000 individual cash prizes to be won. Get competitive, get gold, get cash!

Fury Launches Fury League - Ten Ton Hammer

Ram — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:14:57 -0400

The Ultimate in Skill-Based Competition

A $25,000 prize pool announced along with special offers to entice players back into the game. What are you waiting for?

Gamepro's MMO Report Card: 2007 - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:27:18 -0500

66% D's is not so hot for the 2007 games industry.

GamePro delivered its 2007 MMO report card recently, taking a crack at Tabula Rasa, Fury, and Hellgate: London.

Fury Sends Out E-mails Calling You a Loser - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:17:43 -0500

Brilliant marketing campaign, guys.

Fury: Immortal for Life Program Extension - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:24:58 -0500

Just ten more days to become an immortal-- for life!

If you were interested in Fury's new "Immortal for Life" special offer and didn't have the time or cash to take advantage of it yet, they're extending it until January 10th.

We are very pleased to announce that the current Immortal for Life offer is now extended until 10th January 2008 due to popular demand from players who may not have the spare money following the festive period.

All Immortal or Hero accounts created on or before this date will be flagged as Immortal for Life.

Fury: State of the Game - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:15:58 -0500

Bossman is his screen name? Haha. Nice.

Auran CEO, Tony 'Bossman' Hilliam, delivered a Fury state of the game today and talked about where Fury is headed.

Nearly 3 years ago we set out to make the world’s best PVP experience. As many of you know, we have started slower than expected but this is still our goal.

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Fury: WarCry Interviews Adam Carpenter, Lead Designer of Fury - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:10:45 -0500

Fury fading?

In the wake of the recent onslaught of Fury and Auran-related news, WarCry caught up with Fury Lead Designer Adam Carpenter to ask him some questions about the future of Fury.

Former Fury Producer Speaks Out From His Blog - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:58:22 -0500

It's like the drama that keeps on giving.

David Gillespie, former Fury Producer, discusses working at Auran and the events surrounding the recent Fury media frenzy.

Fury: Age of the Chosen Goes Live - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:34:20 -0500

The last age was the age of the "picked last," and before that was the age of the "excluded."

The Fury servers are back up today and loaded with the new Age of the Chosen expansion, so check it out (you may as well since it's free to play now).

Find the announcement at the Fury website.

Fury: Auran Lays Off Entire Staff, Closes Doors - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:12:24 -0500

So much for "doing fine," Mr. Liar McLiarson CEO.

Early this morning, Fury developer Auran announced in a forum post that Auran will be shutting down and all employees will be let go (although they will still be receiving compensation for their time up to this date). The game Fury will continue its development at Trainz.

Fury Goes Free to Play, But Also has Bad News Coming? - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:46:17 -0500

The drama continues.

Following the recent back and forth of the Fury rumors, Auran has announced that Fury will be introducing a completely free to play model with the December 14th expansion. However, the CEO continues by saying that they have some "bad news to follow (unless a miracle occurs)".

Adam Carpenter Interviewed at F13.net - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:54:30 -0500

Adam Carpenter lets loose!

Adam Carpenter discusses Fury's development, their new expansion, and more at F13.net.

f13.net: So we met a while ago and Fury was, at that time, in alpha and you were already giving demos. Unlike the current state, which we'll get to, what was the climate like back then? Specifically, speaking to the budget and game development.

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Fury: Age of the Chosen Developer Interview - Ten Ton Hammer

Shayalyn — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:24:17 -0500

Have you chosen to try Fury yet?

Since its release in October, Fury has been under a seemingly constant barrage of scrutiny from the industry press (except for our own Jeff Woleslagle's positive first impression review of the game). Whether it's horribly scored reviews or rumors about potential staff layoffs, the press seems like they're hell bent on crucifying the entire Auran development team. Still, the Auran staff has forged on and are preparing to release their first major update to the game, titled the Age of the Chosen.

More on Fury Death Rumors - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:28:42 -0500

"Seriously guys, we're fine."

In wake of the recent rumors that Fury is headed for a crash, Auran CEO Tony Hillman issued further comments to debunk any such claims.

Several websites have circulated rumours regarding impending doom at Auran. Here is the official comment from Auran CEO, Tony Hilliam:

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Fury Developer Auran Rumored to be Hitting Bottom; Possibly Exaggerated? - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:53:38 -0500

Doom! DOOM! Okay, maybe not.

As reported by Kotaku, the Angry Gamer website began spreading rumors the other day that Fury developer Auran was expecting massive lay-offs and possibly shutting the game down in the US and Europe (but not China). However, Tony Hillman, CEO of Auran, published a statement which claimed that such rumors were "greatly exaggerated" and that the removal of the QA staff members was intended to create a smaller, more agile team.

Fury: Take A Survey! - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:07:28 -0500

Okay guys: What do you want?

The Fury staff is looking for a little insight from their players into what they can do to improve the game. To accomplish that, they have a fun little survey for you to take.

Take 5 minutes to fill in our new survey to let us know what you want to see us work on for Fury! We're looking to hear from veteran players, new players ... anyone who has played Fury and wants to share their opinion with us so we can improve Fury for everyone.

Fury: Screenshots from Age of the Chosen Expansion - Ten Ton Hammer

Shayalyn — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:33:57 -0500

Let the carnage commence!