Biden campaign launches Fortnite custom map, complete with No Malarkey train station

Biden's Fortnite drop-in comes as a record 90 million Americans have already cast their votes. — AFP

LOS ANGELES: With just days to go before Election Day in the United States, the Biden-Harris campaign kicked off a new get-out-the-vote effort in Fortnite, Epic Games' popular battle royale game.

The former Democratic VP's presidential campaign on Oct 30 launched "Build Back Better With Biden", a custom map in Fortnite located in "Reboot City" that encourages players to vote and lets them engage in challenges tied to Biden-Harris platform themes. After arriving at the No Malarkey Station, visitors can play up to six mini-games centred on such topics as clean energy, eco-cleanup, 5G broadband buildout and research.