The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games, the company responsible for the popular game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine video game engine, will collaborate on a completely new universe of games and entertainment that will further expand the entertainment possibilities in the hands of Disney, which in years Previously it has already made aggressive moves such as the purchase of Marvel Studios, 20th Century Fox and the Star Wars saga.
Disney will invest $1.5 billion (a quarter of what all of Marvel cost) to acquire a stake in Epic Games, showing its commitment to breaking into the world of video games through the front door, in what promises to be a long-term project. long term and several years.
In addition to being a world-class gaming experience and interoperating with Fortnite, the popular battle royale game that has millions of followers around the world, it will seek to offer players more possibilities to play, watch, buy and interact with content, characters and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar and more.
Players and fans will be able to create their own stories and experiences, express their fandom in a distinctive Disney way, and share content with each other in any way they like. All of this will be powered by Unreal Engine, perhaps the most famous video game engine today, which is developed by Epic Games.
“Our exciting new relationship with Epic Games will unite beloved Disney brands and franchises with the hugely popular Fortnite in a transformative new universe of games and entertainment,” said Robert Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company.
“This marks Disney’s largest entry into gaming and offers significant opportunities for growth and expansion. “We can’t wait for fans to experience the Disney stories and worlds they love in new and innovative ways,” added the senior executive, who returned to the helm of the entertainment multinational after retiring for a few years.
“Disney was one of the first companies to believe in the potential of bringing their worlds together with ours in Fortnite and is using Unreal Engine across their entire portfolio,” said Tim Sweeney, CEO and founder of Epic Games.
“Now we are collaborating on something completely new to build a persistent, open and interoperable ecosystem that will unite the Disney and Fortnite communities,” said the manager.
It should be remembered that Disney is not a newcomer to the world of video games, as it has already collaborated in the development of popular games such as Kingdom Hearts 3 and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. In addition, it has the license to popular franchises such as Spiderman, developed by Insomniac and Sony and which have received multiple Game Awards nominations.
2024-02-12 02:27:19
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