Source: Official Team Kamala
The custom Fortnite map is part of Harris's campaign to appeal to the youth of the United States.
With only a week to go before the 2024 US elections, US Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has strengthened her attempt to court the youth vote by releasing a custom Fortnite: Battle Royale map themed around her campaign pledges.
In a bid to demonstrate just what could be achieved if Harris and her party were to win the elections, the custom Fortnite map, called “Freedom Town, USA”, will feature tax breaks for small businesses and a focus on affordable housing, among her other pledges.
With the tagline “Fight for Freedom”, Freedom Town is joined by political takeovers of 8 other Fortnite Creative maps, namely: Drive City, Super Box PVP, Meme Boxfights, Football Boxfights, Troll Bed Wars, Bullseye 1v1, Bullseye 2v2, and Bullseye 3v3.
Players who will try out the Freedom Town map will be treated to political in-game signage, custom models, and themed audio cues, including the infamous “they’re eating the dogs, eating the cats” quote of presidential candidate rival former president Donald Trump, which will be triggered when collecting a cat.
The map can be found in Fortnite Creative using the code 733155366547, and will feature in dedicated partner streams from Fortnite content creators like Jordan “Huskerss” Thomas, MODELMORG, Himalyahs, and Khairi “Kdot” Harris.
This latest move follows a concerted effort by the US Democratic Party to rally the country's youth behind Harris, with similar efforts coming in the form of the Geeks and Nerds for Harris fundraiser and Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz hopping on a livestream with congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to play Madden NFL 25 and Crazy Taxi.
