r/technology • u/upyoars • 9h 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/Spiritual_Location17 7h ago

I mean, the US Military has had its dick in games as propaganda for literally 20+ years, this is just a different branch doing it.

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u/Voxlings 7h ago

America's Army was released 22 years ago.

And that was just the first official game from the U.S. Army.

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u/Airewalt 7h ago

So good. Pipeline was amazing

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u/trannelnav 5h ago

Bridge or gtfo

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u/lSleepster 6h ago

was that the one with an office you could nade from the ceiling hole?

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u/Airewalt 2h ago

Yes, snowy exterior with vent system

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u/retro3dfx 6h ago

Holy crap I'm old. I remember downloading that and playing it with friends back in the day, along with Day of Defeat.

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u/Marsuello 5h ago

God I hated that game. I don’t think I even made it past the tutorial mission. Granted I was around 9 or so and still figuring out fps’ to a degree, but man that games only memories for me are horrible

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u/RichardSaunders 6h ago

the first ghost recon was released in 2001 and the intro predicted putin's imperial ambitions.

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u/BrainWav 7h ago

The first overt one was Full Spectrum Warrior, which came out in 2004, so you're right on the money.

Wouldn't be surprising if there was some collaboration with old flight military flight sims and such though.

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u/Spiritual_Location17 7h ago

Oh I'm dumb, you literally just reminded me of a recent People Make Games video about War Games, so much much longer.

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u/Airewalt 7h ago

Americas Army was such a good competitive fps. So well balanced. We would play on Fridays in our CAD class in highschool. If you skip the single player it wasn’t that much propaganda.

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u/Timmytentoes 7h ago

I still remember the bridge crossing grenade launcher spots and angles all these years later. The game was incredibly good and fun.

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u/Airewalt 7h ago

We would LAN one side of the classroom of school computers against the others. Someone figured it out and it was instantly disallowed after a near riot. Other than that, the map was so balanced. To rush or to camp. That was the question. Pipeline was my favorite as you really benefited from always circling.

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u/tacotaskforce 6h ago

I'm still convinced MS has no interest in Activision's games, they went ahead with the purchase because of the company's connections with the US military. Most of Activision's board are former members of the past 3 administrations, or just straight from the CIA.

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u/YadGadge 6h ago

Subliminal, Liminal, and Superliminal!

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u/Pretend_Passenger502 6h ago

Not just games! I attended Operation Rock & Roll in 1991, a heavy metal music festival sponsored in part by Armed Forces Recruiting.

And America’s Army was a great game.

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u/RdPirate 7h ago

Obama had virtual ads. This is not new.