Promotional items

Promo art for Poker Night at the Inventory.

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If you order now, I'll throw in a second beatin', absolutely free. Click to listen — The Scout

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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.

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. For example, the Earbuds were 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)

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	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.

Homefront

See also: Homefront (Wikipedia)

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Hero's Hachimaki	Soldier	Hat	February 28, 2011	The Hero's Hachimaki is a promotional item for the Soldier obtained by pre-ordering Homefront on Steam.

Killing Floor

See also: Killing Floor (2009 video game) (Wikipedia)

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Foster's Facade	Pyro	Hat	December 13, 2010	Foster's Facade is a promotional item for the Pyro available to players who already owned Killing Floor or purchased the game between December 14, 2010 and January 4, 2011 as part of Killing Floor's Twisted Christmas Event.
	Stockbroker's Scarf	Pyro	Miscellaneous item	December 13, 2010	Stockbroker's Scarf is a promotional item for the Pyro available to players who already owned Killing Floor or purchased the game between December 14, 2010 and January 4, 2011 as part of Killing Floor's Twisted Christmas Event.

Left 4 Dead 2

See also: Left 4 Dead 2 (Wikipedia)

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	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 pre-ordering Left 4 Dead 2.
	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.
	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.

Monday Night Combat

See also: Monday Night Combat (Wikipedia)

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Athletic Supporter	All classes	Hat	January 24, 2011	The Athletic Supporter is a promotional item available to players who already own Monday Night Combat or purchased the game between January 24, 2011 and February 1, 2011.
	Superfan	Scout	Hat	January 24, 2011	The Superfan is a promotional item available to players who already own Monday Night Combat or purchased the game between January 24, 2011 and February 1, 2011.
	Essential Accessories	Scout	Misc	January 24, 2011	The Essential Accessories are a promotional item for Scout, available to players who already own Monday Night Combat or purchased the game between January 24, 2011 and February 1, 2011.

Poker Night at the Inventory

See also: Poker Night at the Inventory (Wikipedia)

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Dealer's Visor	Heavy	Hat	November 3, 2010	A green poker Dealer's Visor. Earned by pre-ordering Poker Night at the Inventory.
	Enthusiast's Timepiece	Spy	PDA2	November 22, 2010	A replacement for the Spy's Invisibility Watch. Earned through the Special Item: Tycho achievement in Poker Night at the Inventory.
	License to Maim	All classes	Miscellaneous item	November 22, 2010	The badge of the Freelance Police from the Sam & Max video game series. Earned through the Special Item: Max achievement in Poker Night at the Inventory.
	Iron Curtain	Heavy	Primary weapon	November 22, 2010	A replacement for the Minigun. Earned through the Special Item: The Heavy achievement in Poker Night at the Inventory.
	Dangeresque, Too?	Demoman	Miscellaneous item	November 22, 2010	A pair of shutter shades for the Demoman, based on those worn by Homestar Runner. Earned through the Special Item: Strong Bad achievement in Poker Night at the Inventory.
	Lugermorph	Scout, Engineer	Secondary weapon	November 22, 2010	The Pistol Max uses in the Sam & Max series. Earned through the Special Item: Max achievement in Poker Night at the Inventory. This is the same Lugermorph as the pre-order bonus item from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.

Portal 2

See also: Portal 2 (Wikipedia)

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Companion Cube Pin	All classes	Miscellaneous item	Unknown	A small pin displaying a portal and the "Weighted Companion Cube" from the Valve game Portal.

RIFT

See also: RIFT (Wikipedia)

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Sharpened Volcano Fragment	Pyro	Melee weapon	February 3, 2011	The Sharpened Volcano Fragment is a promotional item for the Pyro available to players who pre-ordered RIFT on Steam before March 1, 2011.
	Sun-on-a-Stick	Scout	Melee weapon	February 3, 2011	The Sun-On-A-Stick is a promotional item for the Scout available to players who pre-ordered RIFT on Steam before March 1, 2011.
	RIFT Well Spun Hat Claim Code	N/A	Tool	February 3, 2011	The RIFT Well Spun Hat Claim Code is a single-use promotional item available to players who complete the TF2 achievement Riftwalker. It enables the user to get the Well Spun Hat in RIFT.

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

See also: Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (Wikipedia)

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Max's Severed Head	All classes	Hat	April 15, 2010	The top half of the severed head of Max, wearable by all classes. Earned by pre-ordering Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
	Lugermorph	Scout, Engineer	Secondary weapon	April 15, 2010	The Pistol Max uses in the Sam & Max series. Earned by pre-ordering Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. This is the same Lugermorph as the in-game item from Poker Night at the Inventory.
	Big Kill	Spy	Primary weapon	April 15, 2010	Sam's Revolver from the Sam & Max series. Earned by pre-ordering Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.

The Great Steam Treasure Hunt

Main article: The Great Steam Treasure Hunt

See also: Steam (software) (Wikipedia)

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Bounty Hat	All classes	Hat	December 7, 2010	The Bounty Hat is a Steam promotional item for Team Fortress 2, earned for completing 5 out of 28 objectives in The Great Steam Treasure Hunt.
	Treasure Hat	All classes	Hat	December 7, 2010	The Treasure Hat is a Steam promotional item for Team Fortress 2, earned for completing 15 out of 28 objectives in The Great Steam Treasure Hunt.
	Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect	All classes	Hat	December 7, 2010	The Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect is a Steam promotional item for Team Fortress 2, earned for completing all 28 objectives in The Great Steam Treasure Hunt.

Worms: Reloaded

See also: Worms: Reloaded (Wikipedia)

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Lumbricus Lid	Soldier	Hat	August 25, 2010	A hat and grenade replacement for the Soldier. Earned by pre-ordering Worms: Reloaded.

Other

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Earbuds	All classes	Miscellaneous item	June 10, 2010	Earned through loading the game through Steam on a computer running Template:W before August 16, 2010.
	Mann Co. Cap	All classes	Hats	September 30, 2010	Earned through the first purchase made in the Mann Co. Store.
	World Traveler's Hat	All classes	Hats	December 17, 2010	Earned through the first purchase of a map stamp in the Mann Co. Store.

Cut promotional items

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
None	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.
None	Bullseye's Head	Scout	Hat	Unreleased	Would have been released along with the Athletic Supporter, the Superfan, and the Essential Accessories as part of the cross promotion for purchasing Monday Night Combat on Steam.