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* All players who earned the pin via preordering Portal 2[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Portal_2] had their pin upgraded to [[Quality#Genuine Items|Genuine]] Quality, and it became tradable.
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== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==

Revision as of 06:01, 5 July 2011

The Companion Cube Pin is a promotional miscellaneous item for all classes. It depicts a team-colored portal and a Weighted Companion Cube floating within, from the eponymous Valve game Template:W.

The Companion Cube Pin was given to those who pre-purchased Portal 2 on Steam before April 19 and awarded from April 15, 2011 to April 19, 2011.[1]

Update history

November 19, 2010 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The Companion Cube Pin was added to the game.

December 2, 2010 Patch

April 20, 2011 Patch

  • All players who earned the pin via preordering Portal 2 had their pin upgraded to Genuine Quality, and it became tradable.

Bugs

Trivia

  • Pins were originally awarded to players with the Unique quality, but were later changed to have the Genuine quality shortly after the release of Portal 2.
  • A Vintage Companion Cube Pin was given to a play-tester of Portal 2 at PAX 2010, prior to the item's official release.[2] The item can be seen here.
    • A second vintage pin was awarded to another player for unknown reasons.
    • Player Vulcnor, upon winning a charity auction for Child's Play, received a Unique version of the Pin.
  • The BLU Demoman in the promotional art has a dynamite badge on his shoulder instead of the stickybomb badge seen in-game.

Gallery

See also

References