According to tradition, the holiday season actually began a month earlier when Mariah Carey re-emerged from a giant block of ice to sing the Christmas carol “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Fortnite is coming a little late to the holiday party, but leakers say an upcoming update to the game will replicate this enduring holiday tradition and require Mariah Carey to burst from a large block of ice in the game, bringing her holiday character skins. Winterfest event.
Santa Shaq, Snoop Dogg and Mariah Carey pic.twitter.com/zGvE8xyhQH
— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey) December 18, 2024
This news comes from prominent Fortnite leaker iFireMonkey, who has previously been the source of credible Fortnite leaks. According to their information, Mariah Carey along with Snoop Dogg and Shaquille O’Neal will get a Fortnite skin as part of her upcoming Winterfest 2024 event. All of them, of course, will be beautifully dressed for the holiday.
Another leaker, Egyptian_Licker, suggested that there will be an additional event involving a large block of ice that has already appeared on the Fortnite map. According to them, the ice block will defrost after three days and Mariah Carey will appear in the game as an NPC to give gifts to the players.
Mini-Live Event Confirmed: There’s a very small Winterfest event at the beginning of this ‼️
Mariah Carey will be an ice block on the map for 3 days. After he defrosts there will be a short sequence with fireworks.
Mariah Carey will then be available as an NPC that gives… pic.twitter.com/lzoBCUuues— Egyptian Fortnite Leaker (@Egyptian_Leaker) December 18, 2024
For now, he remains sadly frozen:
In addition to Mariah Carey, iFireMonkey posted several holiday-themed leaks that we’ll be seeing in the coming days. These include holiday-themed skins and loads of accessories (one of which is a backpack full of bread dogs!), new emotes and dances, and the return of Sgt. Winter as an NPC. We also hear that SkiBD Toilet Fortnite is coming…tonight. Just in time for the holidays.
Winterfest 2024 opens on December 20 and runs until January 7. In addition to the rumored holiday skin and Mariah Carey’s Ice Block extravaganza, Epic Games has confirmed that we’ll see the return of Jonesy’s Cabin.
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