Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new content WWW.CNBC.COM Disney is investing $1.5 billion for an equity stake in Epic Games. Quote Disney is investing $1.5 billion for a stake in Epic Games, CEO Bob Iger said Wednesday, in its biggest bet yet on the gaming space. The media giant will work with the Fortnite studio to create new games and an entertainment universe where consumers can “play, watch, shop and engage with content, characters and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar and more,” Disney said in a press release. “Our exciting new relationship with Epic Games will bring together Disney’s beloved brands and franchises with the hugely popular Fortnite in a transformational new games and entertainment universe,” said Iger in a statement. Disney did not say what the valuation of Epic, a private company, would be after the Disney funding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skillzdadirecta Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 The mouse is jumping into games eh? Maybe THEY can put out a console to compete with Sony and Nintendo when Xbox leaves the market 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Hmmm, wonder what this means for EA and Ubisoft Star Wars content going forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 While Disney didn't disclose exactly how much of an ownership stake it acquired, based on the last estimated valuation of Epic's privately-held shares, it seems that this equates to 3% to 4% ownership which puts them just behind Sony's estimated 5%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 So, how can we work this to get Bloodborne on PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 EA must be so pissed they fumbled the Star Wars exclusivity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Oh fucking hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 7 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: The mouse is jumping into games eh? Maybe THEY can put out a console to compete with Sony and Nintendo when Xbox leaves the market It was rumored some time last year they wanted to acquire a publisher though it made not too much sense. Investing in epic and having them make disney games is probably better... I guess... 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Mickey and Goofy in Fortnite, then? Ha! Let’s go. No Donald, though. That duck has enough PTSD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, GameDadGrant said: Mickey and Goofy in Fortnite, then? Ha! Let’s go. No Donald, though. That duck has enough PTSD. On the contrary. I believe the inner rage that Donald holds inside would make him a demon on the battlefield. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 4 hours ago, GameDadGrant said: Mickey and Goofy in Fortnite, then? Ha! Let’s go. No Donald, though. That duck has enough PTSD. T H I S M I G H T B E A G O O D S P O T T O F I N D S O M E I N G R E D I E N T S 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Aside from just gaming, doesn't Disney also use Unreal Engine for a bunch of their stuff? At the very minimum, I know they use UE on their LED stages over at ILM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 holy fuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I think it's worth remembering the two $1B investments Epic got from Sony and KIRKBI (Lego) in 2022 and resulted in Lego Fortnite. Disney's stated ambitions and their IP portfolio make this feel more important. It'll be interesting to see what game experiences actually come from this. Disney IP has already saturated Fortnite, and Lego's investment resulted in a minecraft mode, so it feels like it could be anything. I remain dubious as to continuing to use the term "metaverse." Having a bunch of games share an engine/launcher/social graph is not quite the same as what I think of as a metaverse, but that battle is probably long lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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