For the first time in well over a decade, today we can celebrate a new foray into the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has a bunch of Alyx-themed in-game goodies up for grabs.
As announced on the CS:GO blog, there's a raft of stickers, collectable pins, and patches inspired by both the new game and the Half-Life series, now available for purchase in the in-game store. The iconic Lambda logo featured across the Half-Life games makes several appearances, sometimes with the classic orange-black combination, but there are a few more colourful options, too.
There are, of course, also headcrab stickers on offer – including one that says 'big hugs!' (shudder) – as well as some of Alyx, masks, other logos, and even one of that scientist, which proclaims: 'Greetings!'
But that's not all – the post also reveals if players have "purchased Valve Index hardware prior to Alyx's release, you'll receive a genuine version of the Alyx pin from the new collection, as well as an exclusive Half-Life: Alyx music kit." Sweet.
Today we're celebrating the release of Half-Life: Alyx in CS:GO! Half-Life themed pins, stickers, and patches are now available, and s who purchased Index hardware receive an exclusive HL:A Music Kit and Genuine Alyx Pin in-game: https://t.co/Rd094W5s0b pic.twitter.com/PyX6TbgVXW
— CS2 (@CounterStrike) March 22, 2020
If you're excited for the next Half-Life adventure, you don't have long to wait – Half-Life: Alyx preloads are now available. The game itself is due to drop at 10:00 PDT/ 17:00 GMT/ 13:00 EDT today.