Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is beta testing its Blackout battle royale mode, and I fought off 87 other players long enough to grab some screenshots of this MPH Cola machine!
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Splatoon 2
Splatoon 2 Version 4.0 features these squid-friendly soda machines, which appear to be horizontal flips of the soda machine assets present in the game since its initial launch. Thanks for the screenshot, Pablo!
Tales of the Neon Sea
Brightly lit soda machines line the streets of Tales of the Neon Sea, an upcoming cyberpunk detective adventure. Thanks for the screenshots, Pablo!
Megaquarium
Megaquarium brings the theme park management mechanics we all know and love to the aquarium business — complete with soda machines to keep the visitors refreshed. Thanks for the tip, Cornelius!
Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2
Snow is rebuffed in his heroic attempt to buy Hope a soft drink from this vending machine in Final Fantasy XIII. [Source]
The same soda machine also appears in Final Fantasy XIII-2, as seen in the screenshot below…
Thanks to satsumaclementine and Cornscope for helping me track these down!
The LEGO Movie Videogame
Bad Cop grimaces grimacingly at an Octan Cola vending machine in The LEGO Movie Videogame. Thanks for the screenshot, Cornelius!
Pixel Art Academy
Pixel Art Academy is an old-school adventure game that doubles as a pixel art tutorial! Even better, it features a silhouetted drink machine and a clever callback to the infamous orange/lemon-lime scene from the original Deus Ex. Thanks for the tip, Dan!
Call of Duty: World at War
Juggernog, Double Tap Root Beer, and all your favorite Perk-a-Colas first appeared in Call of Duty: World at War’s zombie mode! The loading screen for the Zombie Verrückt level even features sketches and photos of the game’s Perk-a-Cola machines…
Finally, Treyarch may have removed the Amm-O-Matic Perk-a-Cola prior to World at War’s release, but the vending machine texture map lives on! [Source]
We Happy Few
This vending machine from We Happy Few dispenses drinks and a bunch of other useful stuff, day or night! No wonder everyone in this game seems so peppy. [Source]
LEGO City: Undercover
Chase McCain sizes up a tropical-themed soda machine in LEGO City: Undercover. Thanks for the screenshot, Cornelius!
Antenna Dilemma
Tragically, all the soda has already been purchased from this vending machine in Antenna Dilemma, an adventure game about a robot trying to repair a television antenna so he can watch his favorite show. Here’s the scene in full color…
Thanks for the screenshots, Cornelius!
Dexter: The Game
Dexter shares his analysis of the swimming pool crime scene with Lieutenant Batista, while a soda machine lurks in the background like some kind of Dark Passenger. [Source]
Hellforces
It’s easy to get addicted to the great taste of Crack-Cola in Hellforces, a 2002 zombie shooter for Windows. [Source]
Primal Carnage: Extinction
This vending machine is from human vs. dinosaur shooter Primal Carnage Extinction. Increase your vigor to defeat the terrible lizards!
This next one looks a little more like a snack machine, but there’s “Phoenix Food & Drink” branding on the side and cans of soda on the nearby table, so I’m rolling with it!
Poor dino looks like he fell asleep guarding the vending machine. That’s some outstanding environmental storytelling. Thanks for the screenshots, Cornelius!
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Say what you will about Dr. Otto Octavius, but you have to give him credit for stocking his laboratory with Quality Soda in Marvel’s Spider-Man for PlayStation 4. Thanks for the screenshot, Pablo!