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9	* ''VisualNovel/TenDaysWithMyDevil'' has "Prata" shoes, "Horshey's" chocolate, and "Crackle Jacks". Amusingly, in the prologue sequence, Prada is mentioned by name -- Haruhito claims to ''own the company'' -- but it's referred to as "Prata" in all subsequent dialogue.
10	* ''[[VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest The 11th Hour]]'' has a "Victim" mouse trap in the laboratory.
11	* The freeware game ''VideoGame/OneBitHeart'' has "[=BitPhone=]" for "iPhone" and "Mutter" for "Twitter" (though "tweets" are still the term used for sending messages).
12	* ''VideoGame/SeventySevenPEggwife'' has you receiving your Pisstol (not a typo) from [[Creator/{{Amazon}} Abanana]] shipping. Its logo even has the same yellow smiley curve and the capital "A" using the same font.
13	* ''VideoGame/TheAdventuresOfWillyBeamish''. The Beamishes own a high-end television made by -- according to the narrator -- [[TakeThat Fony]]. Then, there are Willy's game systems of choice: his [[Platform/Atari2600 Nintari]] [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem home console]] and portable [[Platform/GameBoy Game Buddy]].
14	* ''VideoGame/AmericanTruckSimulator'': While Kenworth and Peterbilt are real, the rest of the companies in the game are this. You will encounter Chemron (Chevron) gas stations, UDS (UPS) trucks, and [=CarZone=] ([=AutoZone=]) billboards. Also, some jobs consist of transporting cars to or from Voltison dealerships, whose logo, color scheme, and vehicles look strikingly similar to Tesla's.
15	* ''VideoGame/AnimalRestaurant'': Programmer's Dog wears a sweatshirt with the word "Goodle" in the approximate colors of the Website/{{Google}} logo.[[note]]The second 'o' is red instead of yellow.[[/note]]
16	* In ''[[VideoGame/{{ARMA}} ARMA II - Operation Arrowhead]]'', the [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships BAF's]] standard offroad vehicle (simply called offroad in-game) is the ''Hand Over Offender''. [[BlatantLies Totally not]] a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_Defender Land Rover Defender]], even though they are identical.
17	* Maria collects [[MyLittlePhony My Precious Pony]] dolls in the ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'' games.
18	* ''VideoGame/BeamNG.drive'' is built around crashing incredibly familiar-looking vehicles with minor design differences from their real counterparts. As an example, the German brand "ETK" produces cars with a very distinctive grill.
19	* ''VideoGame/BlackMesa'' has "Fony" instead of "Sony", "Swanson" instead of "Samsung", "Tittles" instead of "Skittles", "Coca-Bola" instead of "Coca-Cola", "Del Phoney" instead of "Del Monte", etc. On the more creative end, they have "Ramblers" instead of "Lays" (called "Walkers" in the UK), and "Alpine Hue" instead of "Mountain Dew".
20	* In the Platform/SegaSaturn game ''VideoGame/BugToo''), whenever Bug loses a life, a shoe crushes him. The shoe was apparently made by "Bug Crusha", with a logo that parodies the shoe company British Knights.
21	* In the mobile tycoon game ''Burger Please!'', each of the fast food restaurants the player unlocks and runs is an expy to that of a real-life restaurant chain, such as UsefulNotes/McDonalds or Wendy's.
22	* [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Grottos and Gremlins]], board game of choice of the nerd clique in ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}''. The devs [[https://archive.is/lfd9 wanted to]] feature it as a [[GameWithinAGame playable arcade game]] in a similar style to ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'', but this was dropped due to time constraints.
23	* ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'':
24	** The series, specifically ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'' and ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'', averts this with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EOTech EOTech]] Sight; earlier games used sights from the same company under the generic "Holographic Sight" label. At the same time, though, the HAMR scope returning from ''Modern Warfare 3'' is now simply the "Hybrid Optic".
25	** Later games used fictional brands such as Corvus PBX Holo and Forge TAC instead.
26	* An item from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin'' is called Penters Natural (Werther's Original).
27	* ''VideoGame/CitiesSkylines'' has "Chirper" instead of Twitter.
28	* The ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' {{M\|assivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame}}MORPG has ads for an energy drink called Red Beast.
29	* ''VideoGame/CoffeeTalk'':
30	** When Freya talks about the non-linearity of her novel and how she plans to make it mainstream, she compares it to a [[InteractiveFiction Choose Your Own Adventure]] show on Creator/{{Net\|flix}}Stream that strategically used its marketing to reach the mainstream audience. Strangely, she namedrops the original streaming service in her article "Loving in Silence", implying that [[ExpyCoexistence they both exist in the setting.]]
31	** In the bonus comic "Wanna Be My Mate?", Neil learns the name of the dating app with a fire logo that Earthlings use: Kindlr.
32	** Episode 2:
33	*** Lucas wears a yellow Guxxi hoodie while Riona works as a Grüver driver making intercity deliveries. Strangely for the former, the real clothing brand is mentioned in the Evening Whispers poem "Sing Your Body Electric", implying that [[ExpyCoexistence they both exist in the setting.]]
34	*** One of Lua's status updates has her finding Baileys on [[Platform/{{Tumblr}} Rumblr.]]
35	* In ''VideoGame/ContentWarning'', your goal is to record a scary video in the old world that will go viral on [[Platform/YouTube SpookTube]].
36	* ''VideoGame/{{Control}}'':
37	** The AlmightyJanitor Ahti listens to a Pony Walkman.
38	** The vending machines around the Oldest House sell literal Bland-Name Products - all in plain white packaging, with such wild names like "pistachios" or "chips". This one at least has an In-universe explanation, in that giving them any kind of recognizable feature or imagery could result in objects developing a connection to [[EldritchLocation the Astral Plane]] and becoming [[ArtifactOfPower Altered Items or Objects of Power]].
39	* ''VideoGame/CookieClicker'' has the "Box of brand biscuits" containing, among other things, "Win Mints", "Dim Dams", and "Loreols" (that last one, as the FlavorText indicates, riffing off both "Oreos" and "L'Oréal").
40	* One level of ''VideoGame/TheCorridor'' involves playing a quick game of ''The Legally Distinct [[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Spatial Intruders]]''. The sound effects and player graphic are still completely obvious.
41	* In ''VideoGame/CrueltySquad'', the Chunkopop G-Tech Exec collects Chunkopops, which are obviously a riff on [[Toys/FunkoPop Funko Pops]].
42	* ''VideoGame/DareToDream'': In the first episode, Bouf's bar sells "Spud Lite" beer, and there's a random window advertisement for "Krac Cola".
43	* ''VideoGame/TheDayAfter'' has two brands of fizzy drink: red-and-white Lola-Cola, and blue-and-white Bebsi.
44	* At the end of ''VideoGame/DiceyDungeons Reunion'', Lady Luck tells the dice to follow her on Pentagram (Instagram), and Witch adds that she makes curse reviews there every week.
45	* ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'' has Mao playing an unnamed but strangely familiar RPG on his Slaystation Portable.
46	* The UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame ''Drift Out'' minced the names of its car models: Masda Familio (Mazda Familia), Lancha Deleta (Lancia Delta), Toyata Celca (Toyota Celica), Fard Siara (Ford Sierra), Mitsuboshi Galent (Mitsubishi Galant), BWM [=AW3=] (BMW AWD) and Subaro Legagy (Subaru Legacy). These and other ill-disguised brand names such as Michlin (Michelin) and Shall (Shell) can also be glimpsed on in-game billboards. The sequels avert this.
47	* In ''VideoGame/Driver2'', there is some locomotives located in Las Vegas that read Sharratt Pacific. The color scheme and font are clearly supposed to be that of Southern Pacific, which was already defunct (being merged into Union Pacific in 1995, although several patched and unpatched units would be present for many years after the merger).
48	* ''VideoGame/{{Dyscourse}}'': A bunker at an abandoned military base contains an uneaten can of SLAM.
49	* ''VideoGame/EscapeFromTarkov'' has plenty, thanks to heaps of [[ShopFodder barter items and electronics]] you would have to collect in your entire [[PrivateMilitaryContractor PMC career]].
50	** Suspiciously similar-sounding brands like "Zibbo" (Zippo) lighters, "Paid" (Raid) pesticide, "[[IPhony GPhones]]", "Roler" (Rolex) gold watches, and even cigarette brands like "Malboro" (Marlboro), "Wilston" (Winston), "Strike" (Lucky Strike), and "Apollon Soyuz" (Apollo Soyuz). The Graphics Card is also modelled after an [=ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti=].
51	** Averted for certain items like Ibuprofen painkillers, Grizzly First Aid Kit, and the Powerbank, which is clearly modelled after a Xiaomi Mi 10400mah Power Bank with the Xiaomi logo visibly unaltered.
52	* ''VideoGame/EuroTruckSimulator'':
53	** The game has AI traffic cars that look ''exactly'' like IRL cars except for the brand emblem. German police cars, for example, look most very definitely like a 2012 Volkswagen Passat... but their logo is two V's in a circle.
54	** Amongst real life Volvo and Renault trucks, there was also the Majestic truck company, along with its sole truck model, the Across. A few patches later, it was changed to the actual Mercedes-Benz Actros.
55	* ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'':
56	** Nuka-Cola! Two hundred years after a nuclear war they're still good! They also come in Nuka-Cola Quantum, which is enhanced with a mild radioactive strontium isotope, which gives it a kick and a pleasing blue glow.
57	** Red Racer (Radio Flyer) tricycles.
58	** Chryslus (after Chrysler) Corvega (portmanteau of Corvair and Vega, two of Chevrolet's [[TheAllegedCar worst cars]]).
59	** Cram is obviously a parody of Spam, right down to the packaging.
60	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'':
61	** Cloud is forced to hijack a motorcycle in order to escape from Shinra HQ. It's a Hardy Daytona (Harley Davidson).
62	** During Zack and Cloud's escape from Nibelheim, the truck tires read "Goodstone" (Goodyear + Bridgestone).
63	* All over the place in ''VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon'', if you bother looking -- up to and including Cheezee Pooz, a parody of the already bland-name Cheesy Poofs from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. Parodied with some vending machines in the second game for a drink called "Professor Doctor", calling it "the original" and asking that you "don't settle for imitators".
64	* ''VideoGame/{{Flight}}'': One of the billboards in Japan advertises Hitachu, based on the real-life Japanese telecommunications and other electronics company Hitachi.
65	* ''VideoGame/GalGun'' has Packy candy, Zepsi soda, Pony electronics and many others.
66	* ''VideoGame/GameDevStory'' (and many of Kairosoft's simulation games, in fact) contain too many Bland Name Products to count.
67	* ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'':
68	** Throughout the series, due to lack of an FIA license, the F1 cars are generic replicas.
69	** Averted in ''Gran Turismo 5'', which has two actual licensed Ferrari F1 cars in it (the F2007 which also appeared in ''[=GT5=]: Prologue'', and the F2010). Also notable is the use of a number of RUF-branded cars in [=GT5=] as stand-ins for Porsches (which Sony does not have a license for) although since RUF builds their actual cars on top of unmarked Porsche bodies this doesn't necessarily apply. Instead, the cars are described as being based on "vehicles from a German automaker."
70	* Used in ''VideoGame/GrandPrixLegends'' when the developers could not gain the rights to use the "Honda" name from the car company, despite the fact that the Honda in question would have been a UsefulNotes/FormulaOne car from ''1967'', or the rights to the long-defunct Cooper team. The Honda became a "Murasama" and Cooper a "Coventry".
71	* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'': ''Everything'' in the GTA 'verse is this.
72	** Just about every car model in the series is a Bland Name Product version of an existing car. Examples include the Mundano (Ford Mondeo), Counthash (Lamborghini Countach in ''GTA 1''), Beast/Banshee (Dodge Viper; the Banshee is a Corvette in ''Vice City''), Impaler (Chevrolet Impala), Bug (VW Beetle), ''GTA V'''s BF Injection (VW Baja Bug), Penetrator (Jensen-Healey Interceptor), Benson (Mercedes-Benz 300 SL), Aniston [=BD4=] (Aston Martin [=DB4=]), Phoenix (Pontiac Firebird), Fortune (1990s Ford Thunderbird), Cheetah (Ferrari Testarossa in ''III'' and later), Infernus (Lamborghini Diablo in ''GTA III'', Honda NSX in ''San Andreas'', Pagani Zonda in ''GTA V''), Coil Voltic (Tesla Roadster), Buffalo (80's Camaro in ''San Andreas'', Dodge Charger 2012 in ''GTA V''), and U-Jerk truck.\
73	''Grand Theft Auto London 1969'': Fat = Fiat, Squealey = Austin Healey, James Bomb = Aston Martin [=DB5=], Crapi = Ford Capri, Myni = Mini Cooper, Locust = Lotus, Reno = Renault, Harold = Triumph Herald, Raver = Rover, Jug Swinger = Austin Powers Jaguar E-Type, MC Hamper = MG Midget, S-Cart = Ford Escort.\
74	''GTA V'' added car manufacturers that are basically an IRL manufacturer by another name. "Bravado", for example, is the in-game equivalent of Dodge: they make the Gauntlet (2008 Challenger), the Buffalo (2006 Charger), the Banshee (2013 Viper), the Bison (2013 Dodge Ram), and the Gresley (2013 Durango).\
75	It's also important to point out that very few vehicles (at least in the later 3D sequels) are actually exact replications of the car. Although you can usually tell what it's supposed to be mimicking (especially iconic vehicles), it will never be completely accurate (not including the new name).
76	** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' uses "Panoramic" instead of "Panasonic".
77	** ''San Andreas'' and ''IV'' have Sprunk soda, an obvious reference to Sprite.
78	** "Eris" shoes for "Nike" in ''San Andreas'', both being Greek goddesses.
79	** Geta Life, eCola, Burger Shot, Well Stacked Pizza...
80	** The clothing stores Suburban and Ponsonbys are references to Urban Outfitters and Givenchy respectively. Fashion brands available to puchase include Perseus (based on Versace and Hermes), [[LOL69 Sessanta Nove]] (based on Dolce & Gaddana and Luis Vuitton), Blagueurs (based off various street wear brands including Vetements, Crooks and Castles and [[Music/TylerTheCreator Golf le Fleur]]) MANOR (based on skate brand PALACE) Güffy (based on Stüssy and Gucci) and Flying Bravo (based on Ralph Lauren).
81	* In ''VideoGame/GrowingUp'', one of the items you can buy for entertainment is a [[Platform/PlayStation GameStation One]].
82	* ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' has Calorie M**te and [[VideoGame/{{Beatmania}} Keymania IIDX]].
83	* ''VideoGame/{{Headhunter}}'' sports several boxes bearing the amusing logo "Nosy" done in Sony's font.
84	* In the much-loved "A New Life" stage of ''VideoGame/HitmanBloodMoney'', one of the best ways to get started is to slip a pair of drugged donuts to some FBI agents, so you can steal their uniforms. The fauxnuts are, of course, from "Delicious Donuts", using the characteristic color scheme and font of Dunkin' Donuts.
85	* In ''VideoGame/{{Homescapes}}'', Austin's father has a collectable "Forche" in the garage, while Austin and his best friend Robbie relive their boyhood by having an all-night session with a "Gametendo".
86	* ''VideoGame/TheHunterCallOfTheWild'' features what looks almost exactly like cans of Sprite on the South American map. Look closely, though, and you'll see the label reads "Spirit". Other maps feature Panadunic [=VCRs=], Abby's canned vegetables,[[note]]There actually is an Abby's Foods, but these cans are clearly meant to look like Libby's,[[/note]] Dumbell's Soup, and yet more cans of "Spirit". Basically all the weapons are {{AKA47}}s, as well.
87	* The intro to ''[[VideoGame/Interstate82 Interstate '82]]'' reveals that retired auto-vigilante Groove Champion drinks Dan Jackal's Bourbon (rather than Jack Daniels' Tennessee Whiskey). And then there are all the cars - the Courcheval Manta, the Phaedra Clydesdale, and the Reliable J to name just a few.
88	* In ''VideoGame/JumpjetRex'', one of the vending machines in the Dinonaut Base sells triangular chips named "Ditos".
89	* In ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'', most of the storefronts are made-up companies to keep things lawyer friendly but there are a couple that are clearly based on real ones.
90	** Ellie has to go through a cosmetics store called “Merci” to progress. The store’s layout and black and white color palette makes it a clear stand-in for Sephora. The name’s also a giveaway because Sephora is a subsidiary of French luxury conglomerate LVMH.
91	** There’s an optional supermarket with tropical theming and liberal use of chalkboards that isnreminiscent of Trader Joe’s.
92	* ''VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram'' features the rocket engine manufacturer "Kerbodyne". The real company was Rocketdyne, designer of numerous engines, including the F-1 and J-2 that powered the Apollo missions.
93	* Subverted in ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising''. Palutena starts talking about "Super Bash Sisters", only to be corrected by Pit that it's actually ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.
94	* ''VideoGame/{{Kindergarten\|2017}}'' has the [=McGlob=]'s Silly Meal instead of the [=McDonalds=] Happy Meal.
95	* ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' has more of these than you can poke a stick at, although it's more because [[PungeonMaster the dev team love puns]] than for legal reasons. Cloaca Cola and Dyspepsi Cola, Tom's of the Spanish Main toothpaste, Hatorade sports drink, Red Minotaur energy drink, Domesticated Turkey bourbon, Eye-Pod mp3 players, Elmley sunglasses... The list of crimes against the English language is almost endless.
96	* The pain [[MemeticMutation PEELZ]] bottle in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' is very clearly based on that of Target-brand ibuprofen tablets.
97	* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky FC'', Dorothy comments that Nial told her that their coverage of the coup attempt will likely win them the Fuelitzer Prize. In the English translation, Estelle comments "[[LampshadeHanging Don't you mean the Pu]]--" and Joshua shushes her.
98	* ''VideoGame/MafiaIII'' has Perfect Waffle restaurants, which are ones for Waffle House, a breakfast restaurant chain usually found in the southern United States.
99	* The Japanese version of ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'' features sponsors such as Marioro (cleverest use of a cigarette brand ever), Luigip (after Italian motor oil company Agip -- the logo is Luigi's nose-and-'stache instead of the six-legged lion), and Yoshi 1 (after German motor oil Mobil 1). The only one that carried over to the American version was Koopa Air (while the name does not denounce any brand, its boards have the same color scheme as those of Goodyear tires in the Japanese version, unlike the American version). Luigi Raceway also has a "64 ball", a reference to the Union 76[[note]]Also known as simply "76".[[/note]] ball.
100	* ''Franchise/MassEffect'' refers a few times to an in-universe {{M\|assivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame}}MORPG called ''[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Galaxy of Fantasy]]'', in which, according to the dossier the Shadow Broker has on [[MindHive them]], [[spoiler:Legion]] apparently have a level 612 [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Ardat-Yakshi]] {{necromancer}}. They also have the [[UltimateGamer386 maximum possible score]] in ''[[VideoGame/MedalOfHonor N7 Code of Honor]]: [[VideoGame/CallOfDuty Medal of Duty]]''.
101	* In ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'', there is [[Platform/IBMPersonalComputer IBN]] computer equipment.
102	* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
103	** In ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake'', Snake's favourite brand of [[SmokingIsCool cigarettes]] is Lucky Strike'''r'''s, in a white box with a red spot.
104	** In the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', Snake mentions that his favorite brand is now "Moslems". This brand actually appeared before in ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}'', where they were sold packaged in a Marlboro-style red box.
105	** Most of the guns in the recent games are real, save the obvious fantasy weapons, but in the original ''VideoGame/MetalGear'', Snake's submachine gun was a [[AKA47 Mac II Ingram]]. Squint at it. Yes. Not a Mac ''11'' Ingram, that would be a real gun.
106	* ''VideoGame/MushroomMen'' runneth over with various, amusingly labeled products. If it exists in the game, chances are good it either has a humorous made-up name (like matchbooks from "Ned's Banjos & Feline Taxidermy") or a Bland Name. Some of them are quite subtle, too -- very few people outside of artists would recognize what "Prissy Color" pencils are related to (Prismacolor art products, for the curious), for example.
107	* ''VideoGame/NanashiNoGame'''s plot centers around a dual-screened handheld game system called the [[Platform/NintendoDS TS]].
108	* ''VideoGame/NancyDrew'':
109	** Throughout the series, a brand of chocolate bar called "Koko Kringle" is enjoyed by various suspects and background characters. When Nancy finally gets to eat one in game #17, the unwrapped bar has its name embossed on its surface, closely mimicking the brand names on Hershey bars. Koko Kringles could also be considered a ShoutOut or EasterEgg to previous games, considering they were made in Wickford Castle from game number four, which was apparently turned into a candy factory after you solved the mystery.
110	** Danger by Design has a tin of "Pricsy Colors", whose tin closely resembles that of some Prisma color boxes.
111	* ''VideoGame/NeedyStreamerOverload'' has several of these. Twitter is Tweeter, LINE is JINE, Steam is Esteem, and the list goes on.
112	* In ''VideoGame/NewYorkCityBusSimulator'', the streets are filled with these (as well as, inexplicably, what appears to be Engrish). Chevy becomes Cheyyv, Cold Stone becomes Old Son... Witness it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQzvo6KUk9M here]].
113	* The arcade version of ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' has signs for "Caca" Cola and "Fefs" (Pepsi), and "Esso Gus" [[CrateExpectations barrels]].
114	* In ''VideoGame/NoUmbrellasAllowed'', some of the items you can sell at Darcy's are a [[Creator/{{Microsoft}} Mindows 2000]] Installation Guide, a phone made by [=SAMple=] (a {{Portmanteau}} of Samsung and Creator/{{Apple}}), a handheld [[Creator/{{Nintendo}} Artendo]] console that resembles a Platform/Nintendo3DS, an Etch Etch (Etch A Sketch), and the card game [[TabletopGame/{{UNO}} ONU]].
115	* D.Va's "Game On" emote in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' is directly inspired by the Mountain Dew and Doritos-obsessed "Gremlin D.Va" that the fandom created. She munches from a bag of "D.Vatos" while playing her game.
116	* Several of the ''VideoGame/PapaLouieArcade'' time management games use "Creameo" bits as a dessert topping, whereas in real life Oreo bits are a popular dessert topping.
117	* All Glock-inspired firearms in ''VideoGame/PaydayTheHeist'' are manufactured by Chimano.
118	* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
119	** ''VideoGame/Persona3'':
120	*** The vending machines all have CaptainErsatz brands of beverages, such as [[VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga Cielo]] Mist, [=SoBay=], Mad Bull, Dr. Salt, One-Up, and Fountain Dew. {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d or at least poked fun at by the punny item descriptions. [=SoBay=], for example, is described as a drink that has uncanny popularity in Internet auctions. The [=BauerBar=] is said to have enough energy packed to "keep you going for Series/TwentyFour hours straight."
121	*** There's also [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Cylon Tea]], which comes in twelve flavors.
122	*** One of Elizabeth/Theodore's requests requires you to ask for Junpei's [[Literature/DigitalDevilStory CO]][[VideoGame/MegamiTensei MP]][[Platform/PlayStationPortable station Portable]], and its description states that there's a disc for ''[[VideoGame/OdinSphere Odin Cube]]'' inside of it.
123	** The spinoff game ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' mentions both Mad Bull and Dr. Salt again, with the former even getting its own {{tagline}} ("Mad Bull gives you wins!"), and when you encounter a fake wedding photo in the second labyrinth (based on Group Date Cafes and wedding imagery), several characters will comment that the picture looks "Photochopped".
124	** In addition to many of the above examples, ''VideoGame/Persona5'' adds a few of its own, including:
125	*** One of the retro games the player can obtain for their gaming console is ''[[Franchise/StarFox Star Forneus]]''.
126	*** During [[WhamEpisode the fateful moment]] where [[spoiler:Kunikazu Okumura is about to reveal to the public the nature of TheConspiracy controlling Japanese society from the shadows, only to suffer a mental shutdown and gruesomely die on live TV]], the broadcast is immediately cut, with the words [[Platform/NicoNicoDouga PicoPico]] in the lower right corner.
127	* ''VideoGame/Poke646'': The vending machines of the titular company are full of different sodas. Would you like a bottle of Poke?
128	* The original version of ''VideoGame/Pikmin2'' actually averts this by having ProductPlacement from real life brands. Treasures include things such as Duracell batteries, a jar of Skippy peanut butter, and a Dr Pepper soda cap. However, the 2023 HD re-release ditches real life brands in exchange for fictional ones that evoke what the originals were.
129	* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' series generally avoids using this trope, with most named in-universe products being wholly original. However, in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]'', a brand of dolls named "[[Franchise/HelloKitty Hi Skitty]]" is brought up a few times.
130	* The actual cars in ''VideoGame/PoliceSimulatorPatrolOfficers'' are fully fictitious brands. Even the police car which is clearly modeled after the Ford Crown Victoria, the most popular American model for police cars, does not show a Ford logo. In addition, everyone has insurance from the fictitious Newton Valley Insurance company.
131	* ''VideoGame/Postal2'' features a game called ''[=SymHomeless=]''. The trope is lampshaded by a local newspaper telling that "lawsuit narrowly averted by changing i to y."
132	* This trope goes all the way back to [=GameTek=]'s [[http://mstiescott.tripod.com/tpirgame/tpir.html MS-DOS and Commodore 64 adaptations]] of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', released in 1990. The prices roughly correspond to their real-world counterparts.
133	* The early instalments of ''VideoGame/ProEvolutionSoccer'' were praised for its superior gameplay over its competitors but the series has been notorious for its lack of [[LicensedGame licenses]], resulting in fake player and team names due to not having the budget then and/or being exclusively acquired by ''[[VideoGame/FIFASoccer FIFA]]''. They run the gamut from BilingualBonus (Bayern Munich in ''PES 4'' was called "Rekordmeister", i.e. "record champion" -- which they are in the Bundesliga) to AsLongAsItSoundsForeign (as was the case between the ''2012'' and ''2015'' editions, except for English teams which almost always are indicated by their region, such as "Merseyside Red" for Liverpool though Crystal Palace have appeared in the series as "Crisisbless").
134	* ''VideoGame/Progressbar95'' is full of Bland-Name Products. The versions of Progressbar OS parody that of Microsoft Windows, and include 95, 98, Meme, 2000, XB, Wista, 7 and 10. The available hardware also counts, such as Vooodoo graphics cards and Seleron processors.
135	* The import/export warehouse level in ''VideoGame/RainbowSix3RavenShield'' has boxes labeled "Panafonic".
136	* ''VisualNovel/REAlistair'' has its {{M\|assivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame}}MORPG "Rivenwell Online". Stores in the mall include "Boundary's Books", "The Divide", and "Gamego". Boundary's sells a book called "Planetost" (the others are generic, like notebooks and encyclopedias), and Gamego sells "Movie Maniac", "Diamond Moon: Final Phase", "Other Saga", "Monochrome Diet", "Demon of Edo", "Walk This Way", and "Rock Festival".
137	* ''VideoGame/RedAlert3'':
138	** [=MiG=] fighters are manufactured by Mikevich-Gurevoyan (instead of Mikoyan-Gurevich).
139	** One of the GarrisonableStructures is a burger restaurant with a big rotating gorilla up top, called Burger Kong.
140	* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'':
141	** All of the games use real-life weapon models for the guns, but only in the first game do they actually go by their brand names (Beretta, Remington shotgun, the Colt Python magnum, and a MAC-10 automatic gun in the PC version). Later games either address guns with a generic title ("handgun", "magnum") or give them a different name altogether (In the remake, for example, the Colt Python became the Silver Serpent). ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'' has a mixture of both (a 909 and the "Wing Shooter", for one).
142	** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' has plenty of these, such as vending machines selling "Cho Cho Cola" in a red can and "Cool Soda" in a blue can with a white recurved stripe; because the stripe is also a trademark of Coca-Cola, the former was replaced in later releases by a plain black can, the latter by a coffee machine. There's also a cigarette billboard that resembles the Marlboro chevron, only green -- Capcom was evidently unaware Marlboro uses that particular color scheme for their menthol line. Finally, there are the Exevia batteries, parody of Exide.
143	** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'' has a [=DeLorean=] replica ([[SerialNumberFiledOff sans emblems]]) at the Stagla gas station. And ads for "Safsprin", "Aquacure", and "Adravil".
144	* ''VideoGame/RidgeRacer'' series:
145	** Devil = Lamborghini Diablo, Age Erisso = Fiat 500, Age Abeille = Renault 5 Turbo, Age Pegase = Lotus 7, Lizard Bayonet = Corvette, Assoluto Istante = Vector W8, Assoluto Gephardo = Porsche 952 LM, etc. The cars in ''R4'' and later are mostly completely made up, although some have bits and pieces from real cars. The car on the ''[=RR7=]'' cover resembles a Saleen S7.
146	** The Gamespot reviewer for ''Ridge Racer 6'' once confused the "Klonoa" signs found in the game with the real-life "Nokia."
147	* A rather badly done example in the ''Robot Wars'' game ''Arenas of Destruction'' (no, not ''that [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars Robot Wars]]''). In the Robot Builder, some of the motors and batteries you can equip your machine with include "Dosch" and "Yuarta"... except in the preview images for these items, the names and logos of the real-world companies (Bosch and Yuasa) are shown on them instead. Oops.
148	* The ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series has the Freckle Bitch's fast food chain, an obvious stand-in for Wendy's and its freckled female mascot.
149	* ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxHitTheRoad'': The Freelance Police can stop at one of three locations for Snuckey's, a rest stop and convenience store based on the real-life roadside chain Stuckey's.
150	* ''VideoGame/SanFranciscoRush'' series: Most of the cars are knockoffs of real ones, although a few are completely made up. Compact = Acura Integra R, Muscle Car = Corvette Sting Ray, Bruiser = Plymouth Hemi Cuda, Exotic & Super GT = Vector M12, Mobster = Chevy Fleetline, Sportster = Dodge Viper (RT-10 roof, but with GTS competition stripes), 4x4 = Ford Explorer, Protoype = Ford [=GT90=] concept car, Euro LX = BMW Z9, Venom = Lamborghini Diablo, Concept = possibly the BMW Nazca C2, Panther = [=McLaren=] F1. The gas stations are also generic imitations of Shell, with the word "Fuel" and a smiley face in place of the shell logo.
151	%%* ''VideoGame/ScarfaceTheWorldIsYours'' does this with its cars.
152	* ''VideoGame/SCPSecretLaboratory'' depicts SCP-207 as a bottle of "Conta-Cola", unlike the ''Website/SCPFoundation'' article which [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-207 depicts it as a regular Coca-Cola bottle]].
153	* ''VideoGame/SeasonOfTheSakura'': The Yamagami Electronics Shop has Sany and Shapr TV sets, and the video game consoles Neo Ger CD, Sage Seturn, Playson, and an obscured PC-FX.
154	* ''VideoGame/{{Shadow Warrior\|1997}}'': Pickup trucks and occasional other equipment have a prominent "Titsubishi" sign.
155	* ''VideoGame/{{Shenmue}}'' has "Bellwood's Cola", which has a graphical design very close to Coca-Cola. This is because in Japan it actually ''is'' Coca-Cola, complete with the actual license, but the license didn't carry over to the international market.
156	* Most of the airlines featured in ''VideoGame/SkyHavenTycoon'' are either defunct or fictional, but two currently active ones have different names and just-different-enough logos: one is Royal Aviation Company (a.k.a. KLM), the other is Royal Postmaster Office (a.k.a. Royal Mail).
157	* ''VideoGame/SoulHackers2'':
158	** Upon completion, an early-game Request ("A Necklace, A Movie, and Me") sees one NPC make mention of Pinstagram. Funnily enough, there is an actual third-party app by the same name that combines Instagram photos with a Pinterest-style interface and it's existed since 2012 -- a whole decade before ''[=SH2=]'' hit shelves.
159	** A lategame Hangout Event initiated by Ringo finding a retro game console while out exploring has Saizo bring up one ''[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Bokumon]]'' while reminiscing about the past. Arrow, not being much of a gamer, [[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure has no clue what he's talking about]], dumbfounding his teammate and prompting Saizo to drop the series' tagline: "Gotta '''snatch''' 'em all!" When Saizo explains the gameplay basics (catching, raising, and training {{Mon}}s), Ringo replies [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall that it sounds a lot like being a]] VideoGame/DevilSummoner (with Saizo having an EyeTake as he realizes she's right), a sly nod to how ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' predates ''Pokémon'' [[VideoGame/MegamiTensei by nearly ten years]] yet is the less recognizable MonsSeries overall (particularly outside of Japan).
160	** One consumable item the party can use at their safehouse is a sports drink by the name of "Demon Dew", most likely another Mountain Dew ersatz in addition to the aforementioned Fountain Dew from ''Franchise/{{Persona}}''.
161	* ''VideoGame/SpikeOut'' has an area in a mall selling "Kevin Clime" fashion.
162	* ''Franchise/SilentHill'' has an out-of-place bag of jellybeans bearing a logo almost identical to Jelly Belly's. Oh, and buried somewhere in there is [[AvertedTrope a legitimate Jack Daniels logo painted on a cargo door]].
163	* ''VideoGame/SpaceQuestIVRogerWilcoAndTheTimeRippers'':
164	** An Energizer Bunny stand-in known as the Eveready Bunny wanders the streets of Xenon in the BadFuture of ''Space Quest XII''. Ironically, Eveready is also the real-life parent company of Energizer.
165	** Monolith Burger, also featured in [[VideoGame/SpaceQuestIIIThePiratesOfPestulon the previous game]], is a blatant UsefulNotes/McDonalds clone, down to the golden arches and "Fun Meals."
166	** The Dandy computer brand is named after Tandy, and Radio Shock after Radio Shack, prior to being renamed Hz. So Good for copyright reasons.
167	** The software store in the Galaxy Galleria has games titled "[[VideoGame/{{Loom}} Boom]]", "[[VideoGame/SimCity Sim Sim]]", "[[VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert1989 It Came For Dessert]]", etc.
168	* The car manufacturers in ''VideoGame/SplitSecond2010'' are pastiches of real companies. Ryback cars look like modern versions of classic American muscle cars such as the Camaro, Mustang, and Dodge Challenger. Cobretti look like Italian speedsters and the name sounds like Ferrari or Lamborghini. Hanzo has cars that resemble the Impreza and Lancer, and the name sounds like Mazda or Honda.
169	* In ''VideoGame/StickyBusiness'', one of the gaming sticker parts you can collect is the [[Platform/NintendoGameCube Guerrilla Collective]].
170	* ''VideoGame/{{Superliminal}}'': Some boxes are labelled "Idea" (over the IKEA logo).
171	* ''[[VideoGame/HangOn Super Hang-On]]'' featured real-world brand names on billboards in the game in its original arcade iteration. However, when released on the Sega Genesis, the names were changed. "Bridgestone" became "Dridalstone", "Marlboro" became "Morobare", and "NGK Spark Plugs" became "NOK Spark Plugs", to name a few.
172	* ''Super VideoGame/JamesPond'' (also known as ''[Super] James Pond II'') has "Bony" stereo systems.
173	* ''VideoGame/SwordOfTheStars'' has, among others, [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Kaprica]] and [[VideoGame/{{Homeworld}} Heegaraa]].
174	* ''VideoGame/{{Tattletail}}'' has the eponymous Talking Tattletail doll, an [[CreepyDoll extra-creepy]] version of the infamous Furby dolls.
175	* A number of organizations in ''VideoGame/TerraInvicta'' are obvious pastiches of real ones, such as the "Free Federation of Industrial Workers" -- a pastiche of the Industrial Workers of the World. Averted, however, for government and military entities, which appear with their real names.
176	* In ''VideoGame/{{Temtem}}'', the [[CreatorCameo Crema staff]] in Neoedo mention an engine called Duality (a play on Unity) and a console called the [[Platform/PlayStation5 GamingStation 5]].
177	* ''VideoGame/ThrashRally'', a top-down Platform/NeoGeo rally racing game, has -- among others -- ''Toyot GT-Four''/''Land Crusher'' (Toyota Celica GT-Four), ''[=Parsche911=]''/''OD 6000X'' (Porsche 911), and ''Mitsuboshi''/''Thunderjet'' (Mitsubishi Pajero).
178	* ''VideoGame/TimeAndEternity'' gives us Rad Bowl energy drinks.
179	* In ''VideoGame/ToTheRescue'', you can advertise your dog shelter by making Barkbook and [=LeashedIn=] accounts starting on Week 2 in Story Mode.
180	* ''VideoGame/TokyoXanadu'' takes place in contemporary Tokyo, and one of the stores is an electronics shop with shelves of video games, sorted by console manufacturer. One third is for "Sany" games, one third is for "Antendo" games, and one third is for "Mystsoft" games.
181	* ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer Zero'' lacks licensed cars, instead using replicas of them, each named "TYPE-_____." If you get up close to a car and look at its emblem, you'll notice that it looks almost like a real brand name, but altered slightly; for example, Isuzu-like trucks have the emblem spelling out "USUZU."
182	* Several instances are shown in ''[[VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]''. Most notable are "The Foxy Theatre", "69 Gas", and "Kuchi", a clever take on the Gucci clothing brand.
183	* ''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend]]'': ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' is ''Legend of Rinkle: Screams of the Wild''.
184	* The original ''VideoGame/TransportTycoon'' used real names for trains/trucks/planes. In ''Transport Tycoon Deluxe'', however, they changed these names to something that sounds similar (for example, "[=EuroStar=] -> [=AsiaStar=]).
185	* The remake of the first ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter'' has Pochy. No points for getting the reference right.
186	* ''VideoGame/TheUniversim'': The sidequest associated with the courier building is about a company called Mammozon, owned by Neff Nuggszos.
187	* ''VideoGame/{{Unpacking}}'': There is an ''Operation''-like board game seen in the 1997 level called ''Procedure''. There are also {{Fictional Video Game}}s seen when a game system is turned on, called ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart Cactus Carts]]'', ''Lash 'n Dash'', ''Android Cold War III'' and ''[[VideoGame/WiiSports Witch Sports]]''.
188	* ''VideoGame/AVampyreStory'' has an energy drink called "Scarlet Bovine". This is a double bland-name, referring both to the Red Bull energy drink and Crimson Cow, the game's publisher.
189	* ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'' repeatedly takes advantage of the stylized graphics to disguise nonsense names as proper brand names. For example, one part of Season 2 has you distracting walkers by honking the horn of a "CHOVET" truck, which, thanks to the smudges and dirt, looks almost indistinguishable from "Chevrolet".
190	* ''VideoGame/WallStreetKid'' ran on this. It's about buying stock in very familiar-sounding companies (Carnivore Cruise Lines, Rattel Toys, Pan Nam flights, etc.).
191	* ''VideoGame/WantedDead'': The names of the soft drinks in the universe are parodies of real-life ones, such as Depsi for Pepsi and Vitarade for Gatorade.
192	* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' has Pom 2 computers in Albrecht Entrati's labs on Deimos, based on the Platform/AppleII computer.
193	* One of the items you can buy in ''VideoGame/WhileTrueLearn'' is a Sumsunq [=X456=] (Samsung).
194	* Platform/Nintendo64 racing game ''VideoGame/WorldDriverChampionship'' has, among others: Ellipse Stallion = Ford Mustang Cobra R, Rage 512 [=EVO=] = Porsche 911 [=GT1 EVO=], Reeds [=R12=] Manta = Chevy Corvette [=C5R=], Elan Swift TT = Lotus Esprit [=GT1=], Ram Venom [=GTR=] = Dodge Viper [=GTSR=], and [=EXR=] Mystic = TVR Speed 12.

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