I promise you read that headline correctly. Kamala Harris is taking her campaign right to 'Fortnite' in a truly surreal way.
  • JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    28 minutes ago

    Call me when it’s maga hats on the lycans in Resident Evil.

    Or a re-release of the game somebody already made: Nazi Zombies.

  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    3 hours ago

    This isn’t weird, you just don’t like fortnite.

    I don’t either, but I’m not exactly holding out for them to put a political ad scroll in noita.

    • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
      41·
      2 hours ago

      Yes, it is still weird. Wewve just gotten used to it.

      The weirdness of that stuff is the reason people don’t like fortnite.

      • The Snark Urge@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        I’m not sure how to have a conversation about this if weirdness has a secret definition. What is normal but the weird stuff you’re used to in life?

        • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
          21·
          2 hours ago

          I don’t have a comprehensive definition of “weird”. But having “concerts” and election propaganda in a multiplayer shooter isn’t weird to you?

          • The Snark Urge@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            1 hour ago

            I heard there have been concerts in Minecraft that were popular. Anything beats doing it in Zuckerberg’s whatever thing, imo. Virtual concerts seem lame certainly, but some enjoy it.

            As for election propaganda, video games are big media. Bigger than Hollywood. Whatever my preferences, it would be absurd to expect it to be some kind of ideological dead zone.

            Like I said I feel pretty disinterested, but more on grounds of taste than any firm feelings of social norms.

  • taiyang@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    4 hours ago

    When Biden ran in 2020, they gave out patterns in Animal Crossing. But if I’m being honest, I didn’t mind that pandering and some effort was involved, plus it was kind of what everyone was going during lockdown. Now this… mixed feelings but it must not have been cheap and at least there’s some effort there (likely from a staffer). I only hope it works.

    Gamer me only really trusts AOC, though.

    • NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      44 minutes ago

      You must not have seen Walz playing Crazy Taxi with AOC then! I reckon he has at least dipped a toe in Fortnite.

  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    7 hours ago

    I uhh… I got nothing. If this isn’t in the new South Park season I don’t know what is.

    • swab148@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      5 hours ago

      Between this, and the Walz/AOC Madden stream, yeah they’re really going after the gamers!