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<p>Epic Games is teaming up with Marvel for an <em>Avengers: Infinity War</em> crossover in <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/fortnite/">Fortnite</a>: Battle Royale. Going along with Season 4&#8217;s movie theme, the villain of Marvel&#8217;s superhero blockbuster, Thanos, will make a surprise appearance in the free-to-play battle royale mode on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and iOS (via <a href="http://ew.com/gaming/2018/05/07/thanos-fortnite-avengers-infinity-war/" rel="nofollow">Entertainment Weekly</a>).</p>
<p>The crossover takes the form of a limited-time event called the Infinity Gauntlet Mashup, which kicks off tomorrow, May 8. Like a typical game of Battle Royale, it pits 100 players against each other in a fight to be the last one standing, with one significant wrinkle: the Infinity Gauntlet will appear as a weapon.</p>
<p>During the match, the Infinity Gauntlet&#8211;equipped with all six Infinity Stones&#8211;will spawn somewhere on the map. The player who manages to find and equip it will transform into Thanos, which, according to EW, grants them &#8220;all the power that comes with him.&#8221; You can see an image of Thanos below.</p>
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<p>The Infinity Gauntlet Mashup is the first special event of Season 4, which began last week with the release of Fortnite&#8217;s latest <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-server-downtime-over-season-4-update-live/1100-6458606/">update</a>. Epic hasn&#8217;t announced how long the mode will remain in rotation, but previous limited-time events have typically only been available for about a week.</p>
<p>Along with the start of a new season, last week&#8217;s update made some significant changes to Battle Royale. The mysterious comet that had been looming in the sky finally crashed over Dusty Depot, turning it into <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnites-meteor-hits-in-the-season-4-update-chang/1100-6458635/">Dusty Divot</a>. Epic also recently vaulted another weapon; this time, the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-season-4-battle-royale-update-vaults-anot/1100-6458636/">crossbow</a> was removed from the game.</p>
<p>With Season 4 now underway, Battle Royale players have a new set of <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/fortnite-season-4-new-rewards-skins-revealed-from-/2900-1975/">skins and rewards</a> to earn by completing new Battle Pass challenges. We&#8217;ve put together a guide on how to complete the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-season-4-where-all-letters-are-tomato-tow/1100-6458641/">first set of Season 4 challenges</a>. Players who&#8217;ve completed those can also <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-season-4-how-to-obtain-a-free-battle-pass/1100-6458711/">get a free Battle Pass Star</a>.</p>
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