Christmas has come early for Fortnite gamers following the announcement that Epic Games have launched a new game mode.

Fortnite Ballistic is a new first person tactical first-person shooter coming to Fortnite’s game catalog. Here’s everything you need to know in order to play.

A new game mode called Ballistic is coming to Fortnite in early access on December 11, bringing a 5v5 tactical first-person shooter experience. In Ballistic mode, one team will be tasked with planting a Rift Point Device — which will detonate 45 seconds after it’s placed — and the other team will have to stop that from happening.

The beginning of December marked the start of the game’s Chapter 6, Season 1 ‘Demon Hunters’ release. Then, this Friday, the permanent “OG Fortnite” mode launched, inviting players back to the original island and earliest seasons of the game to relive the wonder years.

Fortnite Ballistic, the long-awaited first-person mode for Epic Games’ hit battle royale shooter Fortnite, will finally come to the game on December 11. Epic Games

Ballistic provides intense, round-based gameplay with two teams (attackers and defenders) facing off on the Skyline 10 map. Attackers must plant and protect a "Rift Point

The round-based, 5v5 competitive game mode looks a lot like Valorant and Counter-Strike, though with a slightly more family friendly tone.

: Fortnite developer Epic Games has disabled matchmaking ahead of the release of update 33.10. This means that unless you're already in a game, you will no longer be able to jump into a match. The servers will go offline in full at 9am GMT,