Nope
Logos and trademark names does not fall under anything considered as being fair use as they are considered property.
Google this.
“EA and firearms copyright”
Further as to trade marks.
Would they go after you?
50/50 but probably if your EA or become as big but really do we need to use branded products in a video game? Rule of thumb thought is there is really know way to figure out what will set someone off but if you become as big as EA then it’s 100% someone will sue you for some reason.
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Interactive media is telling a narrative. A movie studio does not have to pay licensing to the brand owner of the phone their character uses and rather it is often phone companies paying for spots in the movie. A book character can talk about their new Porsche without needing to pay licensing fees. Likewise companies such as EA have never paid for the inclusion of guns in their products and have a fair legal groundwork with regards to the use of those products with regards to telling a narrative. They have certain artistic licenses under fair use.
So far no one has challenged this.
With regards to car licensing there is a huge bevvy of legal issues regarding representation. Sure car manufacturers do pay games to include their car or do so more prominently. One issue with regards to attempting to use a fair use claim with cars is they require company specific trademarks rather than simply the product itself. But this gets complicated by their licensing requirements of companies stating what is or is not a fair depiction of their product as some companies wouldn’t want their product in a game where civilians could be injured or the vehicle could be destroyed as it would misrepresent their brand. So car licensing is far more complex issue than gun licensing.