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* The original ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' games for the Platform/PlayStation (as well as ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'') featured plenty of real firearms such as Berettas, Colt revolvers, Remington shotguns among other. Once the series started being released on the [=GameCube=], Capcom decided to use generic names for the weapons: the Beretta was replaced by a custom version called the [[AceCustom Samurai Edge]] (previously introduced in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis''), while the Colt Python was renamed the "Silver Serpent" and had its appearance heavily altered to the point that only the cylinder release from the real revolver is recognizable. Nowadays, wherever the Silver Serpant turns up in a game, it's mostly based off of a Smith and Wesson Model 500 instead, which at least is better representative of its legendary power.

** ''Resident Evil 5'' did have one other notable example among its weapon cache: the [=SVD/=]Cobray Street Sweeper was called the "Jail Breaker" in ''5''. This one is particularly ironic because, as above, ''4'' featured a mashup of Arsmel shotguns that was actually called the "Striker", and yet in a game where most weapons received proper names, the closest relative to the gun that actually managed to avoid being given a fake name ''4'' is given one in ''5''.

** Interesting variation in ''Quantum of Solace'': The Walther guns, the P99 and [=WA2000=], keep their original names due to an endorsement deal between Walther Arms and the Bond films, as does the M14 for some reason. Most of the rest of the guns in the game are named in the form of {{Continuity Nod}}s to previous Bond films - for instance, the Glocks are the [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} GF17/GF18]], the M1911 is the [[Film/CasinoRoyale2006 CR1911]], the M4 is the [[Film/TomorrowNeverDies TND-16]], the AKS-74U is the [[Film/FromRussiaWithLove FRWL]], and the M60 is the [[Film/{{Octopussy}} 8-CAT]]. And, strangely enough, the Dragunov is called the [[Film/AViewToAKill V-TAK]] in singleplayer, but in multiplayer is referred to as the [=WA2000=]. [[http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/007:_Quantum_of_Solace_(VG) More here.]]

** Practically every gun in ''VideoGame/GoldenEye1997'' uses either a generic name or a different name. For example: The Walther [=PPK=] is the [=PP7=], the "RC-P90" for the FN Herstal P90, and the [[JokeItem "Klobb"]] (which is a rename from "Spyder" due to trademark issues) was based on the Škorpion vz. 61.
** In all of the EA 007 games they used fake names that were ridiculously close to the real ones, particularly the "Wolfram [=P2K=]" (for the Walther [=P99=], originally under the [=PK9=] name in ''Tomorrow Never Dies''), with weapons that share manufacturers in the real world generally sharing fake ones in the game (H&K weapons were all labeled "Deutsche" in the N64 version of ''VideoGame/TheWorldIsNotEnough'' and ''VideoGame/{{Nightfire}}'', or "Koffler & Stock" in ''VideoGame/AgentUnderFire'' and the [=PS1=] version of ''TWINE''). The Desert Eagle was also a frequent offender, as even between ''two different versions of the same game'' it was given a different name - it was the "IAC Defender" in the [=PS1=] version of the ''World is Not Enough'' game, and the "Raptor Magnum" in the N64 version.

** Interesting variation in ''Quantum of Solace'': The Walther guns, the P99 and [=WA2000=], keep their original names due to an endorsement deal between Walther Arms and the Bond films, as does the M14 for some reason. Most of the rest of the guns in the game are named in the form of {{Continuity Nod}}s to previous Bond films - the Glocks are the [[Film/GoldFinger GF17/GF18]], the M1911 is the [[Film/CasinoRoyale2006 CR1911]], the M4 is the [[Film/TomorrowNeverDies TND-16]], the AKS-74U is the [[Film/FromRussiaWithLove FRWL]], and the M60 is the [[Film/{{Octopussy}} 8-CAT]]. And, strangely enough, the Dragunov is called the [[Film/AViewToAKill V-TAK]] in singleplayer, but in multiplayer is referred to as the [=WA2000=]. [[http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/007:_Quantum_of_Solace_(VG) More here.]]
** The [[VideoGame/GoldenEye2010 2010 remake]] kind of zigzags with this trope; as with the above, the P99 and [=WA2000=] keep their real names, as does the AK-47, but every single other gun has almost entirely made up names, like the SCAR being the "Kallos-[=TT9=]", the M4 as the "Terralite III", the [=MP5=] and [=MP5k=] being respectively the "Sigmus 9" and "Sigmus", the USAS-12 being the "Masterton M-557", etc.

** The ''Dragon's Teeth'' DLC for ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield 4}}'' adds the Desert Eagle, referred to in game as the "Deagle 44". Still sounds better than "[[VideoGame/BattlefieldHardline Bald Eagle]]".

* The original ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' games for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation (as well as ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'') featured plenty of real firearms such as Berettas, Colt revolvers, Remington shotguns among other. Once the series started being released on the [=GameCube=], Capcom decided to use generic names for the weapons: the Beretta was replaced by a custom version called the [[AceCustom Samurai Edge]] (previously introduced in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis''), while the Colt Python was renamed the "Silver Serpent" and had its appearance heavily altered to the point that only the cylinder release from the real revolver is recognizable. Nowadays, wherever the Silver Serpant turns up in a game, it's mostly based off of a Smith and Wesson Model 500 instead, which at least is better representative of its legendary power.

* From ''VideoGame/{{Brigador}}'', there are 5 weapons that are based on real life guns (although only 3 are explicitly stated to be pre-space weapons), namely Carlos/[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Gustaf_recoilless_rifle Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle]], Mãe Dois/[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Browning M2 Browning]], Abbot/[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Ordnance_L7 Royal Ordnance L7]] (although its name is reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV433_Abbot_SPG FV433 Abbot]] which is an SPG), Bonesaw/[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_42 MG 42 a.k.a. "Hitler's Buzzsaw"]][[note]]The Bonesaw is mentioned to have undergone a name change InUniverse due to the previous name referencing [[ThoseWackyNazis some old regime]]. As well, despite the name, the 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge fired by the MG 42 is [[NonIndicativeName an 8mm cartridge]], just like what the Bonesaw fires[[/note]] and König/[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-8_Avenger GAU-8 Avenger]].

* Most games based around the Film/JamesBond franchise

** Averted in ''VideoGame/EverythingOrNothing'', as all the guns have their real names (i.e. P99 instead of [=P2K=]).

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}} Online'' would have added [[http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Assault_rifle#AKA-47 a weapon]] literally called the [[http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/The_Armageddon_Rag,_Vol._4#Crazy_Ivan.27s_New_and_Used_Guns AKA-47]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' give real-world and slightly-fictionalized guns generic names like "Assault Rifle" (H&K [=G3=]), "Assault Carbine" (Colt 733), "Battle Rifle" (M1 Garand), "Service Rifle" (AR-15), "Anti-Materiel Rifle" (PGM Hecate II) and many more.

* The ''Franchise/{{Hitman}}'' series initially inverted this in the original ''[[VideoGame/HitmanCodename47 Codename 47]]'', with all weapons except for an older pepperbox-style revolver (called simply the "Derringer") going by their real names, and even including the manufacturer's names in the menu. The demo for the follow-up game ''[[VideoGame/Hitman2SilentAssassin Silent Assassin]]'' continued using real names for the guns, but these were changed to generic/false names for the full game, a trend which every following game has continued. Perhaps weapons producers don't like their weapons to be associated with ''bad'' killings, as if there are 'good' killings. This is played interestingly with the AMT Hardballer, as its rename to the "Silverballer" in the second game also came with an extensive redesign of the in-game model, making it clear that the Silverballers are meant to be Agent 47's [[AceCustom custom design]].

* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003''. The Stallion is actually a [[CoolGuns COP .357 derringer]]. It's not the only thing on the series [[CallARabbitASmeerp with an unusual similarity to something from Earth]]. After all, this has all happened before and will all happen again...

* In some episodes of ''Series/{{Monk}}'', such as "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies" and "Mr. Monk Is On the Run," there are such things as "Lane & Westen" pistols. When they are shown, they are clearly shown to just be Beretta 92FS pistols under an alternate name. Interestingly, there are other episodes where Beretta pistols appear and are appropriately referred to as Berettas.