In response to custom, the vacation season really started over a month in the past when Mariah Carey as soon as once more emerged from a big block of ice to sing Christmas anthem “All I Need for Christmas Is You.” Fortnite’s is arriving a bit late to the vacation celebration, however leakers say an upcoming replace to the recreation will replicate this timeless holiday tradition and have Mariah Carey burst forth from a massive block of ice in the recreation, bringing together with her vacation character skins and the Winterfest occasion.
Santa Shaq, Snoop Dogg, and Mariah Carey pic.twitter.com/zGvE8xyhQH
— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey) December 18, 2024
This information comes from outstanding Fortnite leaker iFireMonkey, who has beforehand been a supply of credible Fortnite leaks. Per their info, Mariah Carey can be getting a Fortnite pores and skin as half of its upcoming Winterfest 2024 occasion, alongside Snoop Dogg and Shaquille O’Neal. All of them will, of course, be dressed in vacation finery.
One other leaker, Egyptian_Leaker, means that there can be an extra occasion involving a massive block of ice that is already appeared on the Fortnite map. Per them, the ice block will defrost after three days, and Mariah Carey will seem in-game as an NPC handing out presents to gamers.
MINI-LIVE EVENT CONFIRMED: There’s a very small Winterfest occasion at the begin of it ‼️
Mariah Carey can be an Ice block on the map for 3 days. After she defrosts there can be a small sequence with Fireworks.
Mariah Carey will then be out there as an NPC that offers presents to… pic.twitter.com/lzoBCUuues— Egyptian Fortnite Leaker (@Egyptian_Leaker) December 18, 2024
For the time being, she stays tragically frozen:
Alongside Mariah Carey, iFireMonkey has posted a quantity of different holiday-themed leaks we’re prone to see in the coming days. These embrace masses of holiday-themed skins and equipment (one of them is a backpack full of bread canine!), new emotes and dances, and the return of Sgt. Winter as an NPC. We have additionally heard that Skibidi Rest room is coming to Fortnite…tonight. Simply in time for the holidays.
Winterfest 2024 launches on December 20 and runs by January 7. Along with the rumored vacation skins and Mariah Carey’s ice block extravaganza, Epic Video games has confirmed we’ll see the return of Jonesy’s Cabin.
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