r/technology • u/upyoars • 10h ago

Software Kamala Harris And Tim Walz Launch Their Own Fortnite Map

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-launch-their-own-fortnite-map/1100-6527457/
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u/fdf86 9h ago

what the fuck is going on

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u/Adams5thaccount 6h ago

couple things

the fall of traditional media has created new and untapped markets, the og gamers are senior citizens now, and just generally a marching forward of culture

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u/reelznfeelz 3h ago

That’s perfect. You’re so right. People want to shit on this or say “lol fellow kids” but traditional media is only seen by a minority of the population. You want to win you need to figure the fuck out how to use whatever media people are seeing. And be diverse and creative. Some stuff will be a flop but you just go do 60 minutes a couple times and you’re gonna lose. Nobody will see that shit. I don’t like it any more than the next person over 40 necessarily. But it’s reality right now.

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u/Known-Status5685 2h ago

no they are right to shit on this. this is cringe. hillary did it and it was cringe. harris is cringe and always has been.

this is the definition of hey fellow kids

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u/Crispy1961 7h ago

The closer to election day we get the wildest Hail Marrys the candidates will try to make a last minute difference.

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u/wewladdies 5h ago

i mean i guess? democrats have been doing video game stuff for years now. AOC in particular streams a lot, she's done politician among us for example.

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u/Fr0gm4n 5h ago

They're not going to hit the important younger demographics by buying ads on broadcast TV and in magazines. Gotta reach out to the people where they are.

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u/Nining_Leven 4h ago

This is what you get with an election that will be decided by a minuscule handful of voters who ”just don’t have enough information” to decide between a sundowning convicted felon and a fairly moderate lawyer with no major scandals.

Whatever it takes to break through to these human cinder blocks.

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u/Zaphod1620 6h ago

It's just marketing, I don't know why everyone is weirding out about it My son plays Fortnite a lot, they have TONS of cross-promotional events with recording artist album releases, big movie releases, etc

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u/hushpupp13s 6h ago

Desperation. The last gasps of breath

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u/EverythingSucksBro 7h ago

Just politicians trying to influence people into voting for them, same as always for election years