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'''Promotional items''' are cross-promotional items available in Team Fortress 2 through Valve's marketing partnerships with other video game companies, as well as through their own games. They are made available through a variety of ways, all of which are linked to Steam and TF2.
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'''Promotional items''' in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' are exclusive [[items]] made available to players through [[Valve]]'s marketing partnerships with other video game companies, as well as through their own games. Players who purchase selected items from Valve or their partners, usually within a specified timeframe, will receive the item(s) advertised.
  
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Preorder items are usually only available for a limited time. A TF2 [[blog]] update is always posted with details on what the promotion is, and how to acquire the preorder items.
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Means of obtaining promotional items vary. Typically, promotional items are awarded to players who pre-order or purchase the specified game. On other occasions promotional items have been released to players through other means such as earning achievements in the game itself. The [[Earbuds]] was awarded to players who launched ''Team Fortress 2'' through the {{w|Mac OS X}} operating system.
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Other items are available through means such as achievements, like ''Alien Swarm'', earning them through gameplay, as in ''Poker Night at the Inventory'', or, in the case of the [[Earbuds]], by logging into TF2 through other operating systems.
 
  
 
With the exception of the items earned through gameplay, these items are no longer earnable, and can only be acquired through [[trading]] or [[Gift wrap|gifting]].
 
With the exception of the items earned through gameplay, these items are no longer earnable, and can only be acquired through [[trading]] or [[Gift wrap|gifting]].
  
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===Alien Swarm===
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=== Alien Swarm ===
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===Poker Night at the Inventory===
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===Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse===
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Revision as of 06:34, 4 November 2010

Cover art for Poker Night at the Inventory

Promotional items in Team Fortress 2 are exclusive items made available to players through Valve's marketing partnerships with other video game companies, as well as through their own games. Players who purchase selected items from Valve or their partners, usually within a specified timeframe, will receive the item(s) advertised.

Means of obtaining promotional items vary. Typically, promotional items are awarded to players who pre-order or purchase the specified game. On other occasions promotional items have been released to players through other means such as earning achievements in the game itself. The Earbuds was awarded to players who launched Team Fortress 2 through the Template:W operating system.

With the exception of the items earned through gameplay, these items are no longer earnable, and can only be acquired through trading or gifting.

List

Alien Swarm

See also: Alien Swarm (Wikipedia)
Backpack Icon Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Backpack Alien Swarm Parasite.png Alien Swarm Parasite All classes Hat July 19, 2010 A parasite from the game Alien Swarm, another Valve game. Earned through the Hat Trick achievement in Alien Swarm.

Left 4 Dead 2

See also: Left 4 Dead 2 (Wikipedia)
Backpack Icon Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Backpack Bill's Hat.png Bill's Hat All classes Hat November 2, 2009 A Special Forces hat, based on Bill's Hat from Left 4 Dead, another Valve game. Earned by preordering Left 4 Dead 2.
Backpack Ellis' Cap.png Ellis' Cap All classes Hat October 6, 2010 Ellis' Cap from Left 4 Dead 2. Earned by owning or purchasing Left 4 Dead 2 before October 7, 2010.
Backpack Frying Pan.png Frying Pan Demoman, Soldier Melee weapon October 6, 2010 Based on the Frying Pan melee weapon from Left 4 Dead 2. Earned by owning or purchasing Left 4 Dead 2 before October 7, 2010.

Poker Night at the Inventory

See also: Poker Night at the Inventory (Wikipedia)
Backpack Icon Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Backpack Dealer's Visor.png Dealer's Visor Heavy Hat November 3, 2010 A green poker Dealer's Visor. Earned by preordering Poker Night at the Inventory.
Backpack Enthusiast's Timepiece.png Enthusiast's Timepiece Spy PDA2 November 2010 A replacement for the Spy's Invisibility Watch. Earned by playing Poker Night at the Inventory.
100px The License to Maim All classes Miscellaneous item November 2010 The badge of the Freelance Police from the Sam & Max video game series. Earned by playing Poker Night at the Inventory.
Backpack Iron Curtain.png Iron Curtain Heavy Primary weapon November 2010 A replacement for the Minigun. Earned by playing Poker Night at the Inventory.
[[Image:|100px]] Dangeresque, Too? Demoman Miscellaneous item November 2010 A pair of shutter shades for the Demoman, based on those worn by Homestar Runner. Earned by playing Poker Night at the Inventory.
Backpack Lugermorph.png Lugermorph Scout, Engineer Secondary weapon November 2010 The Pistol Max uses in the Sam & Max series. Earned by playing Poker Night at the Inventory. This is the same Lugermorph as the preorder bonus item from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

See also: Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (Wikipedia)
Backpack Icon Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Backpack Max's Severed Head.png Max's Severed Head All classes Hat April 15, 2010 The severed head of Max, wearable by all classes. Earned by preordering Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
Backpack Lugermorph.png Lugermorph Scout, Engineer Secondary weapon April 15, 2010 The Pistol Max uses in the Sam & Max series. Earned by preordering Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. This is the same Lugermorph as the ingame item from Poker Night at the Inventory.
Backpack Big Kill.png Big Kill Spy Primary weapon April 15, 2010 Sam's Revolver from the Sam & Max series. Earned by preordering Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.

Worms: Reloaded

See also: Worms: Reloaded (Wikipedia)
Backpack Icon Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Backpack Lumbricus Lid.png Lumbricus Lid Soldier Hat August 25, 2010 A hat and grenade replacement for the Soldier. Earned by preordering Worms: Reloaded.

Other items

Backpack Icon Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Backpack Earbuds.png Earbuds All classes Miscellaneous items June 10, 2010 Earned through logging into a TF2 account on a Macintosh computer.
Backpack Mann Co. Cap.png Mann Co. Cap All classes Hats September 30, 2010 Earned through the first purchase made in the Mann Co. ingame store.

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Backpack Icon Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Unknownweapon.png Sam's Hat All classes Hat Unreleased Would have been released, along with Max's Severed Head, the Lugermorph, and the Big Kill as part of the week-long cross promotion for purchasing Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse on Steam.
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