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3D Voice Adds to Auran's Fury.


SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  -- Game Developers Conference 2007 -- DiamondWare, the leader in high-definition surround-sound voice, announced today that Auran has selected its 3D voice technology for Fury, its competitive online RPG (Report Program Generator) One of the first program generators designed for business reports, introduced in 1964 by IBM. In 1970, RPG II added enhancements that made it a mainstay programming language for business applications on IBM's System/3x midrange computers. . 3D voice adds the elements of realism and immersion, improving tactical coordination, and providing live voice communications in a fast-paced action game. This is possible because each voice sounds like it comes from the avatar who spoke.

"Adding 3D voice to Fury is going to give players an even more immersive and intense experience. 3D voice feels very natural in this environment," said Keith Weiner, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of DiamondWare. "We are very excited to be validated by the developer behind Fury, one of the most anticipated multiplayer games of 2007, because it migrates our technology from the military to the game market."

"Fury's fast action and team play make effective and clear voice communication a huge boost to the fun," said Paul Whipp, Fury's Producer. "With DiamondWare integrated into the game, all players in a group will be able to hear each other clearly even when several players are talking at the same time."

About Fury

Fury, developed by Auran, takes the best elements from MMOs such as combat, advancement and teamwork, and blends them with the best parts of the FPS (Frames Per Second) The measurement of full-motion video performance. See frame.

fps - frames per second
 genre including instant action, fast pacing and diverse game types. Published by Gamecock Media Group Gamecock Media Group is an Austin, Texas-based video game publisher founded by video game industry veterans Mike Wilson, Harry Miller and Rick Stults who all launched Gathering of Developers.  in North America, it will be shipping Q4 2007.

About DiamondWare

DiamondWare provides best-of-breed real time voice technology with ground-breaking 3D positioning and high-definition quality. Applications include games, simulators, conferencing, VoIP, and radio over IP. Customers include the US Special Forces, Navy, Air Force, DARPA DARPA: see Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.


(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) The name given to the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency during the 1980s. It was later renamed back to ARPA.
, as well as game developers, carriers, and equipment manufacturers. DiamondWare has received acclaim and recognition from numerous organizations, including TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut)
TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX)
TMC Traffic Message Channel
TMC The Movie Channel
TMC Traffic Management Center
 Labs Innovation Award, Best of Show at Internet Telephony, Product of the Year from Communications Convergence magazine, and has been listed in the Pulver 100 since 1994. The company has a number of patents pending. Founded in 1994, DiamondWare has headquarters in Mesa, Arizona. More information is available at http://www.dw.com.

About Auran

Established in 1995, Auran is one of Australia's oldest and largest game studios and has won numerous technology awards. Boasting a team of internationally experienced developers, Auran's staff have worked on titles including: Asheron's Call 1 & 2, Star Wars Galaxies For other uses, see Star Wars Galaxy.

Star Wars Galaxies (abbv. SWG) is a Star Wars themed MMORPG for Microsoft Windows developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts.
, Ultima Online, Mythica, Middle Earth Online, Command and Conquer, Warcraft, Magic and Mayhem, Shadowbane, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Burnout Revenge and many more. Auran is also developing Battlestar Galactica for XBLA XBLA Xbox Live Arcade (gaming)
XBLA X-Box Live Arcade
 and PC with Sierra Online and continues to expand their Trainz franchise which has more than 250,000 registered users and has been released in 30 countries since the first edition in 2001. For more information on Auran and Fury, visit www.auran.com and www.unleashthefury.com.
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