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Team Fortress 2: A Heavy Update

The Heavy Update, officially known as A Heavy Update, was the third major content update for Team Fortress 2. The focus of the update was the Heavy class. As was customary, three new weapons for the class were…

19 August 2008

Team Fortress 2: A Heavy Update is a shooter developed by Valve, released 19 August 2008 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Team Fortress 2: A Heavy Update is

Team Fortress 2: A Heavy Update is a shooter game developed by Valve and released in 2008. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Source.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Heavy Update, officially known as A Heavy Update, was the third major content update for Team Fortress 2. The focus of the update was the Heavy class. As was customary, three new weapons for the class were revealed, and the slowdown mechanic was introduced. To accompany the Sandvich consumable weapon, Meet the Sandvich was released alongside the update. A new game mode, Arena, was introduced. It focused on combat between the two teams and brought five new maps to the game. Two other maps, Badwater Basin and Steel, were also included.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action.

What it launched against

Team Fortress 2: A Heavy Update launched on 19 August 2008, within three weeks of Braid, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Spore and Castle Crashers.

Released around the same time: Braid, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Spore, Castle Crashers.

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When did Team Fortress 2: A Heavy Update come out?
Team Fortress 2: A Heavy Update was released on 19 August 2008 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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