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Infantry Rifle coming soon to Fortnite: Battle Royale

"Classic design meets new combat style."

Fortnite: Battle Royale fans have a brand-new rifle to look forward to using soon.

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The Infantry Rifle is “coming soon” to Fortnite, according to todayā€™s in-game News message.Ā ā€œClassic design meets new combat style,ā€ the message reads.Ā 

Screengrab via Epic Games

The Infantry Rifle looks similar to an M1 Garand or other older military rifles. It will likely be a single-shot or semi-automatic weapon that will excel in long-range gunfights.

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Epic usually teases that new additions are ā€œcoming soonā€ right before itā€™s ready to introduce them to the gameā€”so the Infantry Rifle could join the world ofĀ FortniteĀ as early as this week.


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