World's Biggest Online Open Beta Event Commences!
Codemasters Online challenge European MMO gamers to unleash their Fury as game goes Gold!
Friday, 28th September (11am GMT) Codemasters Online today announces the FURY Challenge* officially kicks off in Europe on September 28th. Running over two consecutive weekends (28th Sept - 30th Sept and 5th Oct - 7th Oct) the FURY Challenge is one of the most anticipated open Beta campaigns in history with over $1 million of prizes up for grabs.
The FURY Challenge awards prizes to the top performing players and clans over the course of each weekend with hundreds of prizes available to competing players of all levels.
"Codemasters Online are extremely proud to be part of this exciting event with over $1 million dollars of prizes available to players throughout Europe. We welcome players from across Europe to join us in one of the largest open BETA events ever seen", says Adam McGowan, Product marketing Manager, Codemasters Online.
Set for release in October on PC, FURY is a unique persistent online action RPG giving players an unrivalled fast paced player vs player experience. For more information on FURY visit www.unleashthefury.com
*Terms and Conditions Apply. See www.furychallenge.com for more details.
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