The dominance of the fast-paced FPS market had already begun, with Counter-Strike kicking off in 1999 and the second Call of Duty had come out the year before, but that didn't stop Gears from daring to stand out.
Third gear, stop, second gear, stop, first gear, stop, shouted our captain in his rich Australian brogue, as sheets of salt water obscured our view of the St. Maarten shore.
Asking these companies to dream up more show-stopping gear — and get it ready by January — stands as an awfully tall order.
Animal rights activists in the country and around the world condemn the festival and rally against it each year, but even a recent Change.org petition hasn't stopped Yulin from gearing up for 2015's dog meat bacchanal this weekend.
Things got off to a slow start after label boss Kr z was involved in a serious car crash back in September, but that hasn't stopped them from gearing up for a big year in 2016.
When the House returns from a two-week recess on April 12, a small group of members are gearing up to stop GOP leadership in both chambers, if they have their way, from holding a legislative session after the November election.
Mad Max himself would struggle to stop its gears from slipping into reverse.
"Well then stop doing gear for a bit," might be the answer, repeated 20 times over.
And some in Nicaragua are gearing up for the fight of their lives to stop it.
West Virginia quarterback Jarrett Brown scored on runs of 3 and 11 yards, but he had sporadic success throwing against a defense geared to stop the run.
