Advertising in video games consider such advertisements to make up a category of their own. In-game advertising is similar to subtle advertising in films, where the advertising content is within the "world" of the movie. Thus billboards, storefronts, posters, apparel, vehicles, weapons, fliers, sponsored product placement, and the interplay between the player and these elements in the game allow for a great degree of virtual advertisement. Examples include billboards advertising for (and product placement of) Bawls energy drink in "", and billboards for Adidas sportswear in "FIFA International Soccer". The principal advantage of product placement in in-games advertising is visibility and notoriety. For advertisers
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