Disney takes a minority stake in Epic Games. The two groups will collaborate to develop a Disney gaming universe that works with Fortnite.
The Walt Disney Company announces its entry into the capital of Epic Games with an investment of 1.5 billion euros. She takes the opportunity to discuss an ambitious project to port its flagship video game licenses, in particular through Fortnite and Unreal Engine.
Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars And Avatar in a universe Fortnite
“The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games will collaborate on an entirely new universe of games and entertainment”, the press release said. For the moment, the two entities have not shared a lot of details about this new universe, but the little information made available to us suggests sandbox type experiments.
” In addition […] to interact with Fortnite, the new persistent universe will provide a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, purchase and interact with content, characters and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar and more »we learn.
Players could thus access a kind of enormous virtual theme park, and we understand that gateways will exist with other Disney services and products.
As a matter of course
Tim Sweeney, CEO and founder of Epic Game, speaks “a persistent, open and interoperable ecosystem that will bring together the Disney and Fortnite communities”.
“Epic Games’ cutting-edge technology and Fortnite’s open ecosystem will help us reach consumers where they are so they can interact with Disney in the way that suits them best.”adds Josh D’Amaro, president of Disney Experiences.
This partnership is the culmination of an ever-strengthening rapprochement between Disney and Epic Games. Fortnite has already hosted numerous seasonal events highlighting Disney’s strong licenses, particularly Marvel and Star Wars. Video games Kingdom Hearts 3 And Star Wars Jedi: Survivor were developed on Unreal Engine, which was also used for the editing and animation of Disney productions, as well as for the creation of around fifteen Disney park attractions.
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- A Battle Royale reference
- Regular updates
- Still a large player base
Fortnite remains, despite a certain decline in popularity over recent years, a certain reference in the field of Battle Royale. Epic Games’ game has been able to renew itself over the months thanks to regular content updates and the addition of new game modes. Furthermore, its accessibility still makes it one of the most popular online games of the moment. .
Fortnite remains, despite a certain decline in popularity over recent years, a certain reference in the field of Battle Royale. Epic Games’ game has been able to renew itself over the months thanks to regular content updates and the addition of new game modes. Furthermore, its accessibility still makes it one of the most popular online games of the moment. .
Source : The Walt Disney Company
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