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In Mariah Carey’s own words: it’s time.
Epic Games has kicked off Fortnite’s annual Winterfest event, just in time for Christmas. The event consists of new holiday-themed cosmetics and map changes in Battle Royale, along with the highly-anticipated return of the cosy Winterfest Cabin. In this little cabin, players will find tons of presents to unwrap - and funnily enough, Snoop Dogg, who happens to be playing video games in the lodge for Christmas.
Mariah Carey joins Fortnite for Winterfest 2024
Every year, Fortnite holds an ambitious holiday-themed Winterfest event that runs from right before Christmas to early January. This year, the event is bringing back the Winterfest Cabin, which comes stocked with lots of free presents for players to open. A new present will be available for players to unwrap every single day, from now until the event ends on January 7.
These presents will include Outfits, Back Blings, Pickaxes, Gliders and more for Battle Royale players. A few neat cosmetics like the Santa Dogg Outfit, Yulejacket Outfit, Peppermint Paraglider and more Christmas-themed goodies are in the mix as well - all for free. Players can access the Winterfest Cabin by finding the snowflake tab on their lobby screen.
That’s not all, though. The Battle Royale map is now blanketed in snow and littered with new winter-themed weaponry like the Blizzard Grenade, for players to pick up and bring into battle. Obviously, Epic Games has included a few paid-for cosmetics in the Item Shop as well, including Santa Shaq and Guffmas Tree.
The big ticket item here is, of course, Mariah Carey. Originally teased in the form of a slowly-melting ice block in the battle royale map, the popular singer has been freed from captivity just in time for the holidays. Players can dance with her on the map to score a Holiday Present item. A Wintervestigation series of XP quests is also available during Winterfest for players to complete.
If you’d like to give Mariah Carey a gun, you can pick up the Santa Suit Mariah and gold Mariah Carey Outfits in the Item Shop. A paid bundle also includes Back Blings, and an All I Want For Christmas Is You Emote, themed after her immensely popular Christmas music.
Fortnite’s Winterfest 2024 will end on January 7, 2025. Be sure to grab your presents before then!
