Current:Home > FinanceFortnite Is Letting You Relive MLK's 'I Have A Dream' Speech -LegacyCapital
Fortnite Is Letting You Relive MLK's 'I Have A Dream' Speech
View
Date:2025-04-23 00:37:48
History is no game, but the developers of Fortnite are adding an iconic moment featuring Martin Luther King Jr. to the popular video game — and some people worry it sends the wrong message about the civil rights leader.
Fortnite said it is partnering with TIME Studios to go back in time, adding a new virtual experience featuring King's "I Have A Dream" speech. The experience, called "March Through Time," teleports players back to a "reimagined" Washington, D.C., in 1963 — where King delivered the speech during the March on Washington.
Throughout the game, players will travel to the Lincoln Memorial and the National Mall, where King gave his famous speech.
"March Through Time" includes collaborative mini-game quests, popup galleries and educational resources. The museum-inspired points of interest along with its historical imagery are intended to give context to King's historic speech, Fortnite said in a news release.
The activities featured in the game will progress players through the experience while bringing to life important themes of the speech.
The new feature has received some negative reactions across social media — some people are worried that King would be remembered by younger gamers as the "Fortnite guy" and not an activist.
veryGood! (698)
Related
- Everything Simone Biles did at the Paris Olympics was amplified. She thrived in the spotlight
- Lowe’s changes some DEI policies amid legal attacks on diversity programs and activist pressure
- Two workers killed in an explosion at Delta Air Lines facility in Atlanta
- Bachelorette Jenn Tran Slams One of Her Suitors for His “Blatant Disrespect” to the Other Men
- Tropical rains flood homes in an inland Georgia neighborhood for the second time since 2016
- RealPage lawyer denies collusion with landlords to raise rents, 'open to solutions' to resolve DOJ lawsuit
- Jimmy Fallon Jokes His Kids’ Latest Milestone Made for a “Traumatic” Summer
- Pacific Islands Climate Risk Growing as Sea Level Rise Accelerates
- The Best Stocking Stuffers Under $25
- West Virginia middle school student dies after sustaining injury during football practice
Ranking
- USA men's volleyball mourns chance at gold after losing 5-set thriller, will go for bronze
- Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states — and around the world
- Atlanta’s former chief financial officer gets 3 years in federal corruption probe
- Florida says execution shouldn’t be stayed for Parkinson’s symptoms
- Brianna LaPaglia Reveals The Meaning Behind Her "Chickenfry" Nickname
- Green Bay Packers trade for Malik Willis, a backup QB with the Tennessee Titans
- Need a table after moving? Pizza Hut offering free 'moving box table' in select cities
- 3 Utah hikers drown after whirlpool forms in canyon in California's Sierra Nevada range
Recommendation
DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
'I was trying to survive': Yale Fertility Center patients say signs of neglect were there all along
Pennsylvania museum to sell painting in settlement with heirs of Jewish family that fled the Nazis
Florida says execution shouldn’t be stayed for Parkinson’s symptoms
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
You practice good hygiene. So why do you still smell bad?
TikToker Alix Earle Addresses Past Racial Slur
Future of sports streaming market, consumer options under further scrutiny after Venu Sports ruling