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- After LEGO Fortnite was released last week there was only one day left to recreate 9/11.
- The LEGO Fortnite ad destroyed Fortnite’s number one player base.
- LEGO Fortnite has been rated E10+ by the Entertainment Regulatory Authority.
When Fortnite released its new LEGO mode on Thursday, it took less than a day for players to create 9/11.
The release of LEGO Fortnite brought millions of players to the game, breaking the previous record for the most players online at the same time with 6.6 million, according to and the story. Dexerto.
Unlike Fortnite’s traditional “battle royale” mode – which pits 100 players against each other, Hunger Games-style, with guns, grenades, and other weapons – LEGO Fortnite has been marketed as a place to “collect LEGO resources to create your own houses. and make villages for you and your friends to live in.”
But that didn’t stop anyone from trying to cause as much trouble as possible.
Athletes began posting videos of themselves re-enacting the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center on social media such as TikTok and X, formerly known as Twitter. One video in X has crossed 11 million views and over 170,000 likes at the time of writing.
Fortnite’s new LEGO mode, in particular, has a low ESRB rating and doesn’t feature gameplay between games, so players can’t hit each other directly. Fortnite is rated T, which means it’s intended for users 13 and up and may contain violence. LEGO Fortnite, however, is rated E10+, which means its content is suitable for children over 10, but allows for some graphics, imagination, or violence, according to ESRB.
Although there is a low-level demo, getting LEGO Fortnite is still possible by downloading the actual game, according to LEGO Fortnite parental guidance.
Since every “island” – or virtual map – in Fortnite has its own ESRB rating, parents can choose how many islands their child can visit based on the parental controls. , said the guide.
Epic Games, which produces Fortnite, did not immediately return Business Insider’s request for comment Saturday.