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In a casual playthrough of Capcom's upcoming Bionic Commando at a CES 2009 event, a vending machine in the background scenery caught our eye while running by. We did a double take when we thought we saw something different than the imaginary brands plastered all over the post-apocalyptic setting of this title.

Our double take confirmed it: there's a Pepsi machine in Bionic Commando. With a well-placed shot to the vending machine, cans of this delightful soft drink will be dispensed.

We asked Capcom what the deal was with the Pepsi machine. It turns out that this isn't necessarily product placement -- think of it more as a tribute. It's just a real product thrown into a world with a bunch of fake ones. It seems that the Intel logo might make an appearance as well. We've also heard rumors of some other hidden and somewhat pervy buisness names, so be on the lookout for those.








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mister1337's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 14:35
mister1337
Pepsi FTW!!!!!
Amaru's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 14:38
Amaru
If it wasn't necessary then they should have at least put in Coke, I mean Pepsi??? Watered down horse pee.
Red TheHaze Veron's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 14:41
Red TheHaze Veron
This is the kind of in-game advertisement I like, its not obnoxious or feels like an ad. If it were, people would just automatically tune it out, which means it just failed its sole purpose.
CypherVR's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 14:55
CypherVR
old pepsi logo, i used to drink pepsi/dew when i was younger then switched over to coke then to mellow yellow/surge, now i'm on Vault
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 15:00
mistic
I'm on Coke Zero, Sprite Zero and Fanta Zero since I can't have any sugar, but I think Pepsi is shit, even Pepsi Max :p
Knigge's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 15:12
Knigge
"think of it more as a tribute"

BWUAHAHAHAHA. I'd like to think of GH3 as the greatest "tribute" to everything ever, then.
MowDownJoe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 15:17
MowDownJoe
I used to drink Pepsi Twist by the gallon load. Why'd they stop making that? Lemon juice can't be that expensive.
Tron's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 15:19
Tron
anyone else think if Nuka Cola from hearing that old pepsi clip?
darkcyder's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 15:20
darkcyder
Fuck Coke, put Pepsi in every game!
zeroword's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 16:00
zeroword
Tribute my ass.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 16:00
Wedge
I'll never understand why people argue with pepsi and coke. They're BOTH crap, try something decent like Royal Crown or Jones or Blue Sky sometime...
cbebop007's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 16:09
cbebop007
I'm fine with this kind of advertising in games, but the whole "isn't necessarily product placement" bit...c'mon. That's bullshit. Pepsi paid for that, especially if it's their new logo.
Drach's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 18:08
Drach
No one complained about Nuka-Cola being in Fallout 3.. I find myself buying more and more Coke because of this.. (I crave it after playing Fallout) It reminds me of Coke, and I find myself craving it when I insert my regular Nuka-Cola into my vending machiene to make it Ice cold. Damn you Bethesda! Damn you Coke-Cola!

@cbebop007:
Uh.. I don't think that Pepsi has changed their logo for at least 19 years. How can you call it a "new" logo? I recall when I was a child that they changed it to the circle with three wavy bars.. but again.. "New" logo? People haven't used the old one for 20 years... Why would they put the old logo into a new game? O_o
http://www.pepsinut.com/pepsi_slogans.htm

I like Arizona Tea personally. Last year I almost quit drinking the damn stuff (soda pop), and now because of Fallout (and my sugar/caffeine addiction) I'm drinking soda again! $%#@!

And as for ads in games? I do like the fake Nuka-Cola ads, and I oftentimes find myself entertained by parody ads in games.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 19:10
Sharpless
This is clearly a tribute to Dyson.
GoatRoyale's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 19:20
GoatRoyale
I'm playing through Yakuza 2 right now and got a kick out of the fact that you can go to a bar and have your choice of real world brewers & distillers like Suntory, Jack Daniels, & Stolichnaya. In a game that strives for realism it's a nice touch, but in a game where you're a dude with a giant mechanical arm? Eh, not so much.

Now if it were a giant Jones Soda machine filled with that Metroid berry soda...
gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 19:33
gamadaya
I'm a Coke fan myself. Whether it's the rich, bold taste, the stylish red and white can, or the fact that Pepsi drinkers are a bunch of fags, I always choose Coke. ;)
Paul Soth's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 20:05
Paul Soth
Needs PepsiMan DLC.
JDavis1186's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 20:11
JDavis1186
@Drach: They JUST changed the logo in October. Go check out the official Pepsi website or the Wikipedia article for the new one.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2009 20:19
Nick Chester
Yeah, Pepsi has a new logo, guys. So does this mean that Bionic Commando's view of the future is completely bunk? ;)
downsouthhustla's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2009 01:22
downsouthhustla
Pepsi>>>>>>Urine>Coca-Cola. After I drink a coke it's like my teeth decided to put on sweaters. I immediately have to go and brush. Gay.
BulletTrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2009 11:55
BulletTrain
ugh. Pepsi tastes strange.

Diet Dr. Pepper is where its at.
mekklesack's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2009 17:46
mekklesack
lolz.
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