left 4 dead 2 and halo 3 odst

is there a way to get the bat in l4d 2 without preordering
and the same with sergent johnson in odst?
please respond

HAck prehaps-cheat device...Otherwise no-but why bother, they are only small things that aren't worth it.

As far as I know the only way to get the bat at this point is to be in an online game with a person(s) who pre-ordered the game. My friend has been in a couple of games with me who just purchased the game a day later and has been able to use the baseball bat.