Fortnite players shocked as March Through Time event adds MLK to the game Epic GamesEpic Games and Time Studios made an announcement on August 26 that they are bringing a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. event to Fortnite, shocking Fortnite players and the gaming community in general. The title has become the king of crossovers in the battle royale space. From Marvel to Alien vs Predator, Fortnite has become a hub for all different types of entertainment franchises to be represented in. Fortnite has also hosted some huge events like a Travis Scott concert, which brought the games\u2019 player base up to record numbers. The game also hosted an event called \u201cWe The People\u201d in July 2020, highlighting the Black Lives Matter movement. While the popular game has touched on political topics in the past, it\u2019s bringing in a serious historical figure to Fortnite, and players are in pure disbelief by it. MLK joins Fortnite and fans react The new Fortnite event is titled March Through Time, and is a celebration of the life and achievements of MLK. Epic Games community manager Ryan Broseker uploaded a blog post describing the event saying, \u201cMarch Through Time will teleport players nearly 60 years in the past to a re-imagined Washington, DC called D.C. 63. Developed by members of the Fortnite Creative community, this fully immersive experience will allow players to witness the Civil Rights teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King.\u201d Read More: What\u2019s in September\u2019s Fortnite Crew Pack? – The event includes a museum point of interest, as well as quests that be completed through co-op. Players are able to unlock a DC:63 locker spray by completing the Dr. King and Civil Rights movement challenges. Fans divided The video sparked an immediate reaction on social media, as the clashing of the seriousness of MLK\u2019s message and the cartoon-styled Fortnite did not seem like a natural fit. They bouta have MLK flossing on fortnite I\u2019ve seen enough \u2014 Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) August 26, 2021 A Twitter user named jeo highlighted the strangeness this event will cause in-game saying, \u201cI understand the message and the reasoning behind MLK in Fortnite but it\u2019s going to cause people to be acting real weird in game.\u201d Read More: What\u2019s in September\u2019s Fortnite Crew Pack? – The event\u2019s interactive museum is currently playing a loop of MLK\u2019s famous \u201cI Have A Dream\u201d speech, which players can dance in front of. MLK\u2019s \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d speech is currently being celebrated with a interactive online museum in Fortnitepic.twitter.com\/baWiQPtnT5 \u2014 Dexerto (@Dexerto) August 26, 2021 Fans are also pointing out the poor taste of putting MLK in a video game about shooting each other with guns. Overall, it seems there is no real consensus in relation to Fortnite including MLK, though having such a huge game share his messages of inequality and injustice is undoubtedly a positive boost. Some players are just concerned it\u2019s not the right fit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fortnite players shocked as March Through Time event adds MLK to the game Epic GamesEpic Games and Time Studios made an announcement on August 26 that they are bringing a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. event to Fortnite, shocking Fortnite players and the gaming community in general. The title has become the king of crossovers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74035\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}