14 DAY TRIAL // This just came in: according to Auran Games, which has recently announced teaming up with Akella for the distribution of their upcoming MMO PvP title, Fury has now confirmed that the prize pool for 'Fury Challenge' (the game's beta contest) has now officially topped not one (as previously announced) but two million dollars worth of prizes. If this isn't reason enough to pre-order the frikkin' game, then I don't know what is.
"We want to put players on notice that FURY is serious fun and we have set our goal at nothing less than being the Number one PvP game in the world," said Tony Hilliam, Auran CEO and Executive Producer on FURY. "By putting together over $2M in prizes for our Open Beta event, I think we've started to show that we're already a contender for the title."
Just so everyone's on the same level here, in order to get yourself a key to enter the Beta, all you have to do is pre-order the game which you were going to buy anyway, so there's no reason not to do it and get your hands on some of the prizes. And here's another reason why the Beta of Fury is the place to be. The game's Creative Director, Adam Carpenter assures that the Beta is all about skill and teamwork, giving little chance of winning to those who waste time:
"During Fury Challenge we're capping player Ranks at an easily obtainable level," "Since this is an Open Beta event, it is critical that new players become competitive quickly while avoiding the complexities that a max level, fully unlocked character would bring. This ensures the Challenge is all about player skill and teamwork, not time played, and this is what Fury's gameplay and design is all about."
Oh, and if you were wondering why there's so much money involved, future participants of the Beta should know that prize sponsors include Dell, Nvidia, Logitech, Ideazon, GameStop, Gamerail, Harvey Norman, Bigpond, FHM and so on, while actual prizes include PCs, graphics cards, keyboards, subscriptions, vouchers, FURY Gamecards and even a years' supply of energy drinks. However, the official report says that some prizes are available for regional winners only.
I'd say that's about everything you need to know about the Fury Challenge so why don't you click here for details on how to sign up.