Auran

Infobox Company
company_name = Auran
company_
company_type = Privately Owned
foundation = 1995
location = Brisbane, Australia
industry = Computer and video game industry
Entertainment industry
key_people = Greg Lane Graham Edelsten
products = "Dark Reign"
"Trainz"
"Fury" | homepage = [http://www.auran.com www.auran.com]

Auran is an Australian video game developer and publisher based in Brisbane, Queensland. The company was established in 1995 by Greg Lane and Graham Edelsten and released its first game, "Dark Reign", in 1997. Auran is also known for developing the "Trainz" railroad simulator series, which uses their self-developed middleware game engine Auran JET, and "Fury", a PvP-based massively multiplayer online game.

Auran has also published a number of games for the Australian market, including "Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich", "Shadowgrounds" and "".

In late 2005 one of Auran's founders, Greg Lane, left Auran citing it was time to move on. Greg Lane was responsible for the development of Dark Reign and Trainz. Greg Lane is now the Chief Technology Officer for MyVirtualHome (MVH). [http://www.mvh.com.au www.mvh.com.au] MVH uses the Auran developed middleware engine Auran JET as the basis for their 3D home design program.

On December 13, 2007, Auran Developments, the team behind "Fury", went into voluntary administration. [ [http://www.sumea.com.au/snews.asp?news=3702 Sumea:Launchpad. - Auran undergoing liquidation ] ] [ [http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?t=19706 Auran Developments News - Trainz Discussion Forums ] ] [cite news|first=Renai|last=LeMay|url=http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=Auran+development+team+in+liquidation&id=9823&sid=8cd7342cc99113ee55b2792aa573d91f|title=Swords Fall as Fury mission fails to thrill|publisher = MISAustralia|date=2007-12-11|accessdate=2007-12-20] Auran Games (the developer of the "Trainz" series) will continue to operate, although the majority of staff was laid off resulting in a development team of just three individuals.

Games developed by Auran

* Dark Reign: The Future of War
* Trainz Railway Simulator(TRS)
* Bridge It
* Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004(TRS2004)
* Trainz Railroad Simulator 2006(TRS2006)
* Trainz Classics
* Ultimate Trainz Collection (UTC

Game contributed to by Auran

* Fury

Games released by Auran

* War on Terror

External links

* [http://www.auran.com Auran Company website]
* [http://www.queenslandgames.com Queensland Games]

References