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Auran Completes North American Tour
Developer presents "Ultimate Trainz Collection" to 35,000 people.

By News Staff, GamingExcellence
Posted February 10, 2003
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Gamers and railroad enthusiasts in North America had the opportunity throughout January to experience a new computer game called Ultimate Trainz Collection, created by game developer Auran, during a seven-city tour. Over 35,000 railroad fans in Los Angeles, Syracuse, Baltimore, Buffalo, Houston, Toronto, and Chicago experienced Ultimate Trainz Collection in action.

Ultimate Trainz Collection will be demonstrated at a range of Model Railroad, Railfan, and Rail Historical shows over the coming months. Check the Auran web page for cities and dates.

“More railroad fans enjoyed our computer game ‘live and in person’ last month than any other railroad game on the market,” said Tim Carter, Auran’s Director of Marketing. “Based on the responses we received, it’s clear that Ultimate Trainz Collection was very popular with people who had not experienced a railroad game before, and even more popular with those who had previously tried to play the Microsoft game.”

Walter Aumuller, a Deputy Fire Chief in New Jersey who demonstrated the game, commented, “The crowds fell in love with Trainz. We had a crowd around our booth all day, for both days. The comments we heard were ‘Would you look at that!!' and ‘Wow, I thought it would be in the hundreds of dollars for graphics like that.’”

Another of the game demonstrators, Russ Milland of Toronto, said, "Many simply didn't believe what they saw happening on personal computer just like they own. The realism of the simulation left others spellbound."

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