Rename the FM-1500

9mmfu answered my question.  Here's info on the real gun.

Rocawear and UnderArmour paid MxO to put their stuff in game.  I wonder if politics allows gun makers to sponsor video games these days.

kou_urake wrote:

WGAnubis1 wrote:

9mmfu wrote:

There are legal issues involved with using real life names for items in-game, meaning we would need to pay out to them for the use of their products.

Really? That covers weapons as well? If so could you rename the weapons to something similar? I mean FM-1500 Magnum just doesnt seem fitting for a weapon that the systems agents would use.

That's why their full name is "System Fm-1500 Magnum"

As in "Magnum Research"?

Counter Strike avoids this issue, by simply renaming the gun to something... different.

However if you visit the Magnum Research home page and dig around some. They mention games/movies, etc. that use their gun.

Of the games listed is Counter Strike. Which CS lists it as the Night Hawk or something like that... but the game object name is DE... so perhaps a simple... "Can we use the name?" will be cool with Magnum Research.

As someone else mentioned...

Additional revenue for the game:
Gun of the Month (or maybe quarter) where a gun maker pays mxo staff to place one of their guns in the game.