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Disney is investing $1.5 billion in Fortnite creator Epic Games. As part of this initiative, Disney and Epic Games will create an entirely new “universe of games and entertainment” over the next several years, Disney said in a statement.
“Our exciting new relationship with Epic Games will bring together Disney's beloved brands and franchises with the wildly popular Fortnite in a transformative new universe of gaming and entertainment,” Disney's CEO wrote in a statement. Bob Iger. “This marks Disney's largest entry into gaming and provides significant opportunities for growth and expansion.”
Players will be able to “play, watch, shop and interact with content, characters and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar and more” in the new entertainment universe, which will be powered by Epic's flagship Unreal Engine. Disney currently uses Unreal Engine to create films, video games, and content used in Disney theme parks around the world. The company also previously partnered with Epic Games to bring characters from Marvel, Tron and Star Wars to Fortnite.
“[We] are collaborating on something completely new to create a sustainable, open and interoperable ecosystem that will unite the Disney and Fortnite communities,” the CEO said in a statement Epic Games Tim Sweeney. “Disney was one of the first companies to believe in the potential of combining their worlds with ours in Fortnite[.]”
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