Promotional items

Promo art for Poker Night at the Inventory.

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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. If purchased during the promotional period and kept as an unsent gift, the recipient of a game with an associated promotional item will receive the item, regardless of whether or not the promotional period had long-since passed.

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.

Promotional items released before the February 3, 2011 Patch, with the exception of those earned through gameplay, are typically no longer earnable, and can only be acquired through trading or gifting. However, since the introduction of the Genuine quality, all promo items (with the exception of the Aperture Labs Hard Hat and Companion Cube Pin) have been obtainable via one or more alternate methods – purchase, drop, or craft. However, promotional items obtained via one of these non-promotional methods do not have Genuine quality.

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Alien Swarm

Brink

Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack

Fallout: New Vegas

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Pip-Boy	Engineer	Miscellaneous item	August 3, 2011	The Pip-Boy from Fallout 3. Given in Genuine quality to those who had purchased Fallout: New Vegas before August 8th, 2011.

From Dust

Homefront

Japan Charity Bundle

Killing Floor

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Foster's Facade	Pyro	Hat	December 13, 2010	These promotional items for the Pyro were made 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

Left 4 Dead 2

Magic: The Gathering

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Planeswalker Helm	Medic	Hat	June 3, 2011 Patch	A helm worn by the character 'Garruk Wildspeaker', a Planeswalker from the Magic: The Gathering novels and cards. Awarded with Genuine quality to players for pre-ordering Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 on Steam before June 15, 2011.
	Planeswalker Goggles	Scout	Misc	June 3, 2011 Patch	A set of goggles worn by the character 'Chandra Nalaar', a Planeswalker from the Magic: The Gathering novels and cards. Awarded with Genuine quality to players for pre-ordering Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 on Steam before June 15, 2011.

Magicka: Nippon

Monday Night Combat

Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
Athletic Supporter	All classes	Hat	January 24, 2011	These promotional items were made available to players who owned or purchased Monday Night Combat between January 24 and February 1, 2011.
Superfan	Scout	Hat	January 24, 2011
Essential Accessories	Scout	Miscellaneous item	January 24, 2011

Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Hetman's Headpiece	Engineer	Hat	April 28, 2011	These promotional items were awarded with Genuine quality to players who owned or purchased Mount & Blade With Fire & Sword between April 28 and May 3, 2011.
	Janissary Ketche	Spy	Hat	April 28, 2011

Plants Vs. Zombies

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Brain Bucket	Soldier	Hat	April 28, 2011	These promotional items were awarded with Genuine quality to players who already owned or purchased Plants vs. Zombies between May 3 and 5, 2011 on Steam.
	Dead Cone	Pyro	Hat	April 28, 2011

Poker Night at the Inventory

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

Potato Sack

QUAKE 4

RAGE

Red Faction: Armageddon

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes Of Stalingrad

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Pilotka	Heavy	Hat	August 2, 2011	These promotional items were awarded with Genuine quality to players who purchased The Steam Digital Deluxe Edition of Red Orchestra 2: Heroes Of Stalingrad on Steam before August 30, 2011.
	Stahlhelm	Soldier	Hat	August 2, 2011

RIFT

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

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. 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, however, all Lugermorphs acquired in this way have been upgraded to the Vintage quality, so as to differenciate on how the item was acquired.
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.

SpaceChem

Spiral Knights

The Great Steam Treasure Hunt

Main article: The Great Steam Treasure Hunt

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Tamrielic Relic	Heavy	Hat	August 3, 2011	A steel helmet with two dragon horns from the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Given in Genuine quality to players upon pre-ordering The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim before August 8th, 2011.

The Steam Summer Camp Sale

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Summer Shades	All classes	Misc	July 1, 2011	Redeemable by earning three tickets during the Steam Summer Camp Sale.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Total War: SHOGUN 2

Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
Concheror	Soldier	Secondary weapon	March 10, 2011	These items were awarded to players (as Genuine quality versions) upon pre-ordering Total War: SHOGUN 2 on Steam before March 15, 2011. Non-Genuine versions were also made available via purchase from the Mann Co. Store, crafting or item drop beginning on March 10, 2011.
Fan O'War	Scout	Melee weapon	March 10, 2011
Conniver's Kunai	Spy	Melee weapon	March 10, 2011
Half-Zatoichi	Soldier Demoman	Melee weapon	March 10, 2011
Noh Mercy	Spy	Hat	March 10, 2011
Dread Knot	Heavy	Hat	March 10, 2011
Samur-Eye	Demoman	Hat	March 10, 2011
Geisha Boy	Medic	Hat	March 10, 2011
Noise Maker - Koto	All classes	Action item	March 10, 2011

Worms Reloaded

Other

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	Hat	September 30, 2010	Earned through the first purchase made in the Mann Co. Store.
World Traveler's Hat	All classes	Hat	December 17, 2010	Earned through the first purchase of a map stamp in the Mann Co. Store.
Proof of Purchase	All classes	Hat	June 23, 2011	Given to those who purchased or were gifted Team Fortress 2 before the Über Update on June 23, 2011. Also can still be obtained by activating a retail version of Team Fortress 2.

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.
None	Noise Maker - Yell	All classes	Action item	March 15, 2011	The Noise Maker - Yell would have been a promotional action item for all classes as part of the Shogun Pack.
None	Noise Maker - Prayer Bowl	All classes	Action item	March 23, 2011	The Noise Maker - Prayer Bowl would have been a promotional action item for all classes as part of the Japan Charity Bundle

Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
Humanitarian's Hachimaki	All classes	Hat	March 23, 2011	The Japan Charity Bundle items were available for purchase from the Mann Co. Store from March 23 until April 6, 2011, with all proceeds (excluding taxes) going to fund Template:W relief operations in Japan following the Template:W.
Benefactor's Kanmuri	All classes	Hat	March 23, 2011
Magnanimous Monarch	All classes	Hat	March 23, 2011
Noise Maker - Bell	All classes	Action item	March 23, 2011
Noise Maker - Gong	All classes	Action item	March 23, 2011

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 before November 17, 2009.
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	Soldier Demoman	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.

Icon	Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
	Aperture Labs Hard Hat	All classes	Hat	April 5, 2011	A worn-out white miners light, powered by a wired up potato, given with Genuine quality to those who purchased the "Potato Sack" bundle on Steam before April 5th 2011.
	Resurrection Associate Pin	All classes	Miscellaneous item	April 7, 2011	A small pin displaying a portal and the "Weighted Companion Cube" from the Valve game Portal, this was awarded with Genuine quality to players who had played all the games from the "Potato Sack" bundle.

Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
Sharpened Volcano Fragment	Pyro	Melee weapon	February 3, 2011	These promotional items were awarded to players with the Genuine quality upon pre-ordering RIFT on Steam before March 1, 2011.
Sun-on-a-Stick	Scout	Melee weapon	February 3, 2011
RIFT Well Spun Hat Claim Code	N/A	Tool	February 3, 2011	The item was a single-use promotional item awarded to players who complete the TF2 achievement "Riftwalker". Upon redeeming the given promotional code, players who own RIFT are able to claim the "Well Spun Hat" for the game.

Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
Moustachium Bar	Crafting	Craft Item	April 28, 2011	These promotional items were made available to players who obtained the 3 achievements in SpaceChem for completing the Team Fortress 2, Australium themed levels.
Spacemetal Scrap	Crafting	Craft Item	April 28, 2011
'Fish'	Crafting	Craft Item	April 28, 2011
Fishcake	Heavy	Secondary weapon	April 28, 2011	These promotional items were made craftable from blueprints including the Craft Items above.
SpaceChem Pin	All classes	Miscellaneous item	April 28, 2011

Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
Bounty Hat	All classes	Hat	December 7, 2010	Earned for completing 5 out of 28 objectives in The Great Steam Treasure Hunt.
Treasure Hat	All classes	Hat	December 7, 2010	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	Earned for completing all 28 objectives in The Great Steam Treasure Hunt.

Name	Used by	Type	Released	Notes
Hero's Tail	Scout	Hat	May 12, 2011	These promotional items were awarded with Genuine quality to players upon pre-ordering The Witcher 2 on Steam before May 17, 2011.
Sign of the Wolf's School	Scout	Miscellaneous item	May 12, 2011
Three-Rune Blade	Scout	Melee weapon	May 12, 2011