āFor the first time in history,ā writes the TF2 Team, ātwo separate Valve universes collide!ā If you pre-order Left 4 Dead 2, you get Billās beret from Left 4 Dead to trick out your Team Fortress 2 guys.
The dealās of course restricted to pre-orders of the PC L4D2, Steam or retail. However, if youāve already preordered the game, never fear. āJust fire up TF2 and youāll find the hat in your next game,ā the ad states.
For the record, Valve offers this defense of shamelessly rending two continuities asunder just to make a fast buck:
Lest you think this is just some marketing gimmick, hereās the intricate back-story justifying it: while conducting a science experiment on parallel dimensions, Billās hat fell off a table into the Team Fortress universe.
Plausible. The hat preorder bonus accompanies a 10 percent discount, too.
Pre-Order Giveaway Madness! [TF2 Official Blog]
