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Universal Pictures has signed a deal with Virtual Greats to create virtual goods for two of its films, Brian DePalma’s Scarface with Al Pacino and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. The first batch of virtual goods will be found on Meez.com, a social entertainment destination for teens and young adults, according to a press release.

Virtual goods, by the way, are things bought in virtual communities or virtual games that cannot leave that environment. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the most expensive virtual good ever sold was in the virtual Entropia Universe, where a space station called the Crystal Palace went for $330,000. Hey, the place came with four biodomes stuffed with aliens to hunt down along with a lovely bar to quaff virtual lagers.

Prices like that help explain the results that research firm In-Stat came up with last year when it predicted that $7.3 billion would be spent in virtual goods in 2010. So Universal wants a piece of that action and its first items will appear on Meez later this month. And more Universal virtual goods are surely to follow at Meez and on other sites.Continue reading...

Last week, Brandcameo introduced a new quiz testing product placement recall: The Product Replacement Quiz. We started with three placements from recent films. Could you name all of them? If you're ready for the answers, they're after the jump.Continue reading...

The world was maybe too much for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, which got bested by Rambo 7 The Expendables. We'll never know just how much Coke Zero product placement was in the film adaptation of the graphic novel.

The Expendables, meanwhile, describes the characters of the plot and most of the product placement in the film. Ducati continues its fantastic run in this year's top-grossing action films. Also, the AA-12 automatic shotgun, which we mentioned for its placement in Predators a month ago, gets its greatest role ever in The Expendables.

Also, Belstaff shows up to leather-up some already-leathery-looking dudes. For a rundown of brand placements in The Expendables, check out our latest installment of Brandcameo.

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