Heavy Gear II is covered here as part of the October 1999 POCG news archive. This Vault entry is a restoration stub tied to period news coverage, preserving the release, demo, beta, promotion or development update as it was reported at the time. The story connects the game to the late-1999 PC and console release calendar, when demos, gold master announcements, retail shipments and online play events were moving fast enough to make your modem sweat. Further release details, platform notes and review context can be expanded during the full Vault restoration pass.
The Vault · 1999
Heavy Gear II
A restored Vault stub from the October 1999 POCG news desk.
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Oct 21999
$10,000 Heavy Gear 2 Tournament Last Call
$10,000 Heavy Gear 2 Tournament Last Call is today's promo hook. Publishers are throwing prizes, rebates and giveaways at players, because apparently just selling the game is not.
ReleaseJun 221999
Activision Ships Heavy Gear II to Stores This Week
Heavy Gear II ships to over 10,000 North American stores this week: 62nd-century squad combat for Windows 95/98 with a new hardware-only 3D engine, $49.95.
ReleaseJun 111999
Heavy Gear II Goes Gold, Hits Stores June 18
Activision's giant robot combat sequel Heavy Gear II has gone gold and ships to North American stores June 18 with more than 80 missions.
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