The Harris/Walz campaign has its own Fortnite map<p>We’re in the final stretch of the 2024 presidential election and both sides are pulling out all the stops to get those all-important undecided voters. The Harris/Walz campaign is exploring an unconventional option: a map in Epic Games’ mega online multiplayer hit
Fortnite.</p>
<p><a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.fortnite.com/@clickcreates/7331-5536-6547?lang=en-US">The “Freedom Town, USA” map[/url] available at 7331-5536-6547 is a little different from the usual
Fortnite matches. <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/10/29/i-played-the-kamala-harris-fortnite-questline-and-heres-what-i-found/">
Forbes senior contributor Paul Tassi[/url] played the new map and reported that there aren’t any guns in Freedom Town (probably for obvious reasons). Instead, the game focuses on racing with cars and parkour style. The map also has some campaign signs and decorations for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz’s presidential run.</p>
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<p>Video games have become a cornerstone of the Harris/Walz campaign. Harris’ camp has <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/kamala-harris-twitch-account-streamed-tim-waltz-rally-alongside-live-wow-gameplay-021612716.html">its own Twitch page [/url]that’s been broadcasting games like
World of Warcraft and the latest Madden title as a way to spark discussions with the voting public. The
Fortnite map, however, doesn’t look like it’s doing a great job of getting the message out to players. As of this story’s publishing, the map only has less than 300 active players.</p>
<p>Political ads and recruitment in video games isn’t just limited to this campaign cycle. Then-candidate Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign introduced the concept to politics when they purchased ads in 18 games including
Need for Speed: Carbon and
Madden NFL 13 on Microsoft’s Xbox Live service and the mobile version of
Tetris, according to <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://www.npr.org/2012/10/01/162103528/presidential-campaigns-rock-the-gamer-vote">NPR[/url].</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-harriswalz-campaign-has-its-own-fortnite-map-220450255.html?src=rssSource:
The Harris/Walz campaign has its own Fortnite map
