[STEAM] Fortnite Leakers Say Mariah Carey Will Soon Emerge From a Giant Block of Ice in the Game

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According to tradition, the holiday season actually began over a month ago when Mariah Carey once again emerged from a giant block of ice to sing Christmas anthem "All I Want for Christmas Is You." Fortnite's is arriving a bit late to the holiday party, but leakers say an upcoming update to the game will replicate this

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and have Mariah Carey burst forth from a large block of ice in the game, bringing with her holiday character skins and the Winterfest event.



Santa Shaq, Snoop Dogg, and Mariah Carey

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This news comes from prominent Fortnite leaker iFireMonkey, who has previously been a source of credible Fortnite leaks. Per their information, Mariah Carey will be getting a Fortnite skin as part of its upcoming Winterfest 2024 event, alongside Snoop Dogg and Shaquille O'Neal. All of them will, of course, be dressed in holiday finery.

Another leaker, Egyptian_Leaker, suggests that there will be an additional event involving a large block of ice that's already appeared on the Fortnite map. Per them, the ice block will defrost after three days, and Mariah Carey will appear in-game as an NPC handing out gifts to players.

MINI-LIVE EVENT CONFIRMED: There's a very small Winterfest event at the start of it

Mariah Carey will be an Ice block on the map for 3 days. After she defrosts there will be a small sequence with Fireworks.
Mariah Carey will then be available as an NPC that gives gifts to…

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For the time being, she remains tragically frozen:

Alongside Mariah Carey, iFireMonkey has posted a number of other holiday-themed leaks we're likely to see in the coming days. These include loads of holiday-themed skins and accessories (one of them is a backpack full of bread dogs!), new emotes and dances, and the return of Sgt. Winter as an NPC. We've also heard that

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...tonight. Just in time for the holidays.

Winterfest 2024 launches on December 20 and runs through January 7. In addition to the rumored holiday skins and Mariah Carey's ice block extravaganza, Epic Games has confirmed we'll see the return of Jonesy's Cabin.

Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected].

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