Why the names of (real world, not made-up) video games and other media are usually changed when used in fiction?
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Probably to completely sidestep copyright / permission concerns. But can you give an example?
WcDonalds is probably one of the most well known examples of changing a real name to one that is fictional, since McDonalds made it part of their bag for a few months.
They were not wrong:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wc
abbreviation for water closet: a toilet, or a room containing a toile
