MLK Is Coming to Battle Royale Video Game Fortnite

When you consider the web online game Fortnite, what’s the very first thing that pops into your head? If you answered “the late Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.,” then there’s excellent news for you: a brand new digital in-game exhibit can pay tribute to the slain chief by exposing gamers to his speeches and campaign for justice, Fortnite’s father or mother firm, Epic Studios, introduced on Thursday.

Fortnite—a recreation finest recognized for its battle royale-style violence—has beforehand featured promotional appearances by artists like Travis Scott and Ariana Grande, making Martin Luther King Jr., a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and well-known advocate of nonviolent protest, an apparent subsequent selection for an in-game characteristic. According to Epic, the brand new exhibit, which was created as a part of a partnership with TIME Studios, “teleports players to D.C. 63, a reimagined Washington, DC.,” the place they are going to be capable to go to the Lincoln Memorial and the National Mall to listen to to King ship his notorious 17-minute speech calling for civil rights.

“The experience extends with museum-inspired points of interest, and collaborative mini-game quests you complete with others,” Epic stated. “These activities progress players through the experience and bring to life important themes of Dr. King’s speech: we move forward when we work together.”

Lest you assume {that a} violent battle recreation senselessly appropriated the message and likeness of a person who was actually assassinated throughout his makes an attempt to dealer peace, know that the King Estate performed an lively function in green-lighting the homage. Eric D. Tidwell, Esq., the managing director and common counsel of the King Estate stated the group was “excited” to work with TIME on the Fortnite undertaking.

“With the advent of emerging technology, we seek to use all resources available to continue to spread his wonderful legacy of hope, peace, love, and equality,” Tidwell advised The Wrap in an announcement. “Presenting his most famous speech in such an interactive format helps us achieve that goal.”

Indeed, maybe that is the push America’s gamer youth wants in an effort to transfer us right into a brighter, extra egalitarian future, one free from mindless violence and ugly prejudice. Or possibly it will simply result in extra idiots utilizing their Fortnite avatars to floss on the National Mall whereas King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech blares within the background—one or the opposite.