Hello and welcome to another Side-Quest episode of Talk This! It’s Dangerous to Podcast Alone! This week, we’re talking about product placement in video games. AKA the return of Cup Noodletis, baby.
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The Topic
What is product placement? Why is product placement? How does it manifest itself in video games? Is it a necessary evil for game development in this day and age? How have some games made use of product placement in ways both subtle and in-your-face?
The Actual Discussion
We talk about some of the bigger examples of product placement in the last few years and distinguish it from the “advergame” which used to be all the rage. We also attempt to define the difference between product placement and whatever Fortnite is doing. Of course, this features the return of Cup Noodletis – we missed you, king. But there are plenty of other examples to pull from as well.
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