The items will be available until April 6 and all proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross' Japanese disaster relief fund. If you don't like hats, the Red Cross has a handy site to which you can donate directly.
[Thanks, Tyler]
The items will be available until April 6 and all proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross' Japanese disaster relief fund. If you don't like hats, the Red Cross has a handy site to which you can donate directly.
[Thanks, Tyler]
Reader Comments (36)
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 12:34PM Pure Black World Tendency said
Hatters gonna hat.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 2:24PM The Wicker Man said
@Pure Black World Tendency I liek hat designer guy, eh sells hats for charity and doesn't affraid of anything.
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Posted: Mar 24th 2011 12:34PM AxelSteelBMX said
I figured this would be coming sooner or later. I don't buy hats. Ever. But I'll be buying these. Cheers, Valve.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 12:59PM AxelSteelBMX said
@Mehbah: It's not that I'm anti-hat, it's that I'm anti-Mann Co. prices. I don't buy them because I think, for digital items, they're too expensive. But if the money's going to the relief efforts for Japan? Well, that's something I can get behind.
I've already made a donation to the Red Cross, but I will be making another by way of these hats. Because Valve is awesome for doing this.
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I've already made a donation to the Red Cross, but I will be making another by way of these hats. Because Valve is awesome for doing this.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 2:23PM AxelSteelBMX said
@Mehbah: Hats are fine. I like them as much as the next guy, but I just don't buy them from the Mann Co. store or preorder games I don't want just so I can get hats. However, you are 100% correct that I absolutely support companies like Valve and Capcom for donating proceeds of a product to help with disaster relief. That's the point.
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Posted: Mar 24th 2011 12:34PM RogueJedi86 said
Looks kinda like the items they made as tie-in for Shogun Total War 2.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 12:48PM Gaddes said
@RogueJedi86
Yeah I was thinking that too... honestly I wouldn't be surprised it they were, but Valve decided to nix the game tie-in part and say they were for Japanese relief. It's a good thing in any case, but I seriously doubt these were made just now.
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Yeah I was thinking that too... honestly I wouldn't be surprised it they were, but Valve decided to nix the game tie-in part and say they were for Japanese relief. It's a good thing in any case, but I seriously doubt these were made just now.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 12:42PM ttocs said
Awesome idea to raise money. Hats off to Valve.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 12:44PM Cadattack123 said
Good to see alot of gaming company's and developers doing something to aid japan !!! Cheers Valve !
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 12:46PM (Unverified) said
TF2 hats are so expensive. I wonder how many people actually buy hats from the store...
"Hats" off to Valve, indeed. Japan needs all the help they can get.
"Hats" off to Valve, indeed. Japan needs all the help they can get.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 12:50PM The Aquacharger said
If these were like $5-$15 I'd buy, and decent looking on the characters. Oh well, just donating my self instead.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 12:57PM The Aquacharger said
@fifthbus
I agree, and I plan on picking that one up. The $100 one I think is a bit of a jump, especially for an ugly hat.
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I agree, and I plan on picking that one up. The $100 one I think is a bit of a jump, especially for an ugly hat.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 12:52PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
Good show Valve, good show.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 1:01PM deepny01 said
im all for helping out, but it makes you wonder with so many companies jumping to help out- how much is really going to japan?
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 1:21PM SystemPatch said
@deepny01
Think about it this way:
Japan is what would be considered the capital of modern gaming. Depending on what company you are, and who you work with, you could have direct lines to them.
With those direct lines, you find out how truly bad things are over there, and want to help.
It's like finding out your brother needs a new kidney, only your "brother"'s Japan, and "you" are the gaming industry.
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Think about it this way:
Japan is what would be considered the capital of modern gaming. Depending on what company you are, and who you work with, you could have direct lines to them.
With those direct lines, you find out how truly bad things are over there, and want to help.
It's like finding out your brother needs a new kidney, only your "brother"'s Japan, and "you" are the gaming industry.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 1:41PM Mrblonde57 said
@SystemPatch
Never thought of it like that. Good show.
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Never thought of it like that. Good show.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 2:23PM GuardianLegend said
@SystemPatch
On one hand I think its admirable that so many game companies are helping out with the quake relief efforts. But on the other, I have to wonder why the millions of African war dead in the past 15 years resulted in so little sympathy. There was also a huge tsunami in Asia years ago that killed 100,000+, and a big earthquake in China. Both events dwarfed the Japan situation.
I guess Africa and China are seen as either useless or as enemies, while Japan is a harmless friend.
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On one hand I think its admirable that so many game companies are helping out with the quake relief efforts. But on the other, I have to wonder why the millions of African war dead in the past 15 years resulted in so little sympathy. There was also a huge tsunami in Asia years ago that killed 100,000+, and a big earthquake in China. Both events dwarfed the Japan situation.
I guess Africa and China are seen as either useless or as enemies, while Japan is a harmless friend.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 3:51PM PR0F3TA said
@deepny01
when i donate i do background checks for this sort of thing, you have the RIGHT to ask a company to disclose their finical aid and who it goes to and what it is used for. Look at Haiti and Wyclef, he used funds from his donations to set up a benefit concert. Meanwhile he has millions in his own personal account. what an as$wipe
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when i donate i do background checks for this sort of thing, you have the RIGHT to ask a company to disclose their finical aid and who it goes to and what it is used for. Look at Haiti and Wyclef, he used funds from his donations to set up a benefit concert. Meanwhile he has millions in his own personal account. what an as$wipe
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 7:44PM Drakkenfyre said
@PR0F3TA
After 9/11, someone noticed the money The Salvation Army was giving out was less than 1/3rd of the money it took in.
An investigation was launched, and they found out they were using most of it to upgrade all of their computer systems in their headquarters.
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After 9/11, someone noticed the money The Salvation Army was giving out was less than 1/3rd of the money it took in.
An investigation was launched, and they found out they were using most of it to upgrade all of their computer systems in their headquarters.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 1:02PM VeeDeeVee said
I'd be tempted to but the american Red Cross? The money pit that thing is.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 1:09PM Alexisonfire said
The TF2 philosophy:
For any problem, the answer is hats.
For any problem, the answer is hats.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 1:15PM Dannyboi68 said
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 2:02PM The Aquacharger said
@Dannyboi68
I think of that when I play TF2.
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I think of that when I play TF2.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 3:48PM PR0F3TA said
part of me finds it pretty pathetic that we have to almost "bribe" people to donate money to help those who are going through what to them is hell... i donated twice already with no incentive besides for the well being of the people in Japan. Don't get my words twisted, hats are cool and all but it makes me think that maybe we should just donate to donate and not expect to get something out of it.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 5:30PM GuardianLegend said
@PR0F3TA
Are you really doing this out of altruism? There have been many great tragic events in the past. Do you donate to them all?
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Are you really doing this out of altruism? There have been many great tragic events in the past. Do you donate to them all?
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 6:04PM poronponporin said
I think only the middle one looks good but its the thought that counts!
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 8:04PM JohnDM said
I do say that I get a good Karate Kid vibe when I see The Scout wearing a Humanitarian's Hachimaki headband.
Posted: Mar 24th 2011 9:04PM PoisonedAl said
@JohnDM Same when you put that thing on a pyro with the Whiskered Gentleman. The Humanitarian's Hachimaki is my new scout hat too.
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Posted: Mar 24th 2011 9:07PM PoisonedAl said
Got the Humanitarian's Hachimaki. I would like to get the "dildo hat," but credit card says "no."
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