You might have been enjoying a rare break over the festive period, but Fortnite definitely was not. Epic Games has been continuing to expand its battle royale phenomenon, and its latest update adds a new item, the Boom Box.

A specialist structure-counter, the Boom Box delivers "blasts of music that deal structure damage in a large area," according to Epic. "Newly built walls in the radius of the box are destroyed with every blast." Boom Boxes are discoverable in chests, and they are destroyed when shot. They deal no direct damage to players, but completely stop buildings and structures from forming and destroy them if already built.

Elsewhere, two new weapons have been added to Save the World. The Pain Train Assault Rifle has a slow rate of fire but high damage, and it's available in the weekly store until January 9. The Tree of Light Sword, meanwhile, is available as a weekly challenge reward, and is also a high-damage weapon--it does take a while to swing, however. Check out the full patch notes below, via Epic.

Fortnite is currently in Season 7, which offers a bevy of new cosmetics for those who complete the Battle Pass. You can check out our challenge guide for tips on how to complete the various tasks and earn your stars. Meanwhile, Epic is fending off legal challenges from the most unexpected of places: various celebrities and viral video stars suing over the use of their dances.

Battle Royale
Limited Time Modes
The 14 Days of Fortnite event will feature both new and returning LTMs. Large team modes switch every two days and small team modes rotate every 24 hours.
Log in each day at 9 AM ET(1400 UTC) to find out which modes are available to explore. Let us know which LTM is your favorite on our social channels!

Weapons And Items
Boom Box
Activate to create powerful blasts of music that deal structure damage in a large area!
Newly built walls in the radius of the box are destroyed with every blast.
Shoot the Boom Box to stop its effects.

Creative

What's New?
Ice Castle Prefabs: Sculpt your masterpiece in Creative with 8 new Ice Castle Prefabs!
This is an early release so you may experience client crashes, loss of progress, or other unexpected errors.

Weapons And Items
Boom Box added to Creative Inventory Consumables
Activate to create powerful blasts of music that deal structure damage in a large area!
Newly built walls in the radius of the box are destroyed with every blast.
Shoot the Boom Box to stop its effects.

Prefabs
8 Ice Castle Prefabs
5 Ice Castle Galleries including with and without snow

Save The World

What's New?
Pain Train Assault Rifle: Bring the pain with this heavy hitting assault rifle, available in the Weekly Store.
Tree of LIght Sword: Chop down Husks and stun enemies with the light from this melee weapon! Unlock this reward from Frostnite Weekly Challenges.

Missions And Systems

Weekly Frostnite Challenge Missions:
Each week during the Frostnite event, there will be a new Weekly Challenge mission in the Frostnite zone.
These zones include specially crafted challenges to push player’s skills using a variety of modifiers
Weekly Frostnite Challenge 1: Slip Out
Touching snow or ice will cause players to slide. Use building to your advantage!
Weekly Frostnite Challenge 1 Quest rewards include:
Challenge Banner 1
Tree of Light Sword
Snowflake Tickets

Heroes
Crackshot Soldier available as a quest reward from 14 Days of Fortnite.
A Legendary variant of the Rescue Trooper subclass.

Weapons And Items
The Pain Train Assault Rifle will be available on the Weekly Store
Assault rifle with a slow rate of fire that packs a punch per shot. Slow and steady wins the race!
Available in the Weekly Store from January 2 at 7 PM ET until January 9 at 7 PM ET.
The Tree of Light Sword will be available as a Frostnite Weekly Challenge reward
A slow, edged weapon with high damage per hit.
Includes a new 6th perk that stuns nearby enemies after 8 hits.