{"id":737930,"date":"2025-11-23T02:46:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T02:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/UH8UtDWQkBfbd3zBdADvFC"},"modified":"2025-11-23T02:46:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T02:46:50","slug":"disney-invests-1-5-billion-in-epic-announces-new-entertainment-universe-in-fortnite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/disney-invests-1-5-billion-in-epic-announces-new-entertainment-universe-in-fortnite\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic, announces new &#8216;entertainment universe&#8217; in Fortnite"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yf2bRcSIUsE\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Disney has announced a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thewaltdisneycompany.com\/disney-and-epic-games-fortnite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$1.5 billion investment<\/a> into Epic Games as part of a new partnership to create an &#8220;open games and entertainment universe&#8221; in Fortnite.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our exciting new relationship with Epic Games will bring together Disney&apos;s beloved brands and franchises with the hugely popular Fortnite in a transformational new games and entertainment universe,&#8221; Walt Disney Company CEO Robert A Iger said. &#8220;This marks Disney&apos;s biggest entry ever into the world of games and offers significant opportunities for growth and expansion. We can&apos;t wait for fans to experience the Disney stories and worlds they love in groundbreaking new ways.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1641px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:41.50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"bNwufi79uJ7uUdTsrcucUR\" name=\"shop.png\" alt=\"Play Watch Create Shop\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/disney-invests-1-5-billion-in-epic-announces-new-entertainment-universe-in-fortnite.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1641\" height=\"681\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\"><em>This still from the Disney-Epic announcement video reminds me of something<\/em> <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Disney (YouTube))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Interestingly, the word &#8220;metaverse&#8221; doesn&apos;t appear anywhere in the announcement, but it&apos;s clearly there in spirit: Disney said that alongside games, &#8220;the new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, shop and engage with content, characters and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar and more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, a notorious <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/epic-games-metaverse-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">metaverse booster<\/a>, managed to avoid saying the word out loud. &#8220;Disney was one of the first companies to believe in the potential of bringing their worlds together with ours in Fortnite, and they use Unreal Engine across their portfolio,&#8221; Sweeney said. &#8220;Now we&apos;re collaborating on something entirely new to build a persistent, open and interoperable ecosystem that will bring together the Disney and Fortnite communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1641px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:41.50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"bNwufi79uJ7uUdTsrcucUR\" name=\"shop.png\" alt=\"Play Watch Create Shop\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/disney-invests-1-5-billion-in-epic-announces-new-entertainment-universe-in-fortnite.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1641\" height=\"681\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\"><em>I just can&#8217;t quite put my finger on it&#8230;<\/em> <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Disney (YouTube))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This won&apos;t be the first partnership between Disney and Epic. Marvel characters have played a large role in <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/marvel-baddie-galactus-ends-fortnite-season-4-on-december-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">various Fortnite events<\/a>, and Fortnite made a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/fortnites-appearance-in-avengers-endgame-makes-no-damn-sense\/\">prominent appearance<\/a> in the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame. Behind the scenes, Epic&apos;s Unreal Engine is used to make games based on Disney properties, as well as an editing and animation tool for film and streaming projects.<\/p>\n<p>But the scale of this deal makes it something else entirely. Disney described the collaboration as a &#8220;multiyear project,&#8221; and while details haven&apos;t been revealed it effectively opens the door to all Disney, all the time, in the all-encompassing world of Fortnite. &#8220;Players, gamers and fans will be able to create their own stories and experiences, express their fandom in a distinctly Disney way, and share content with each other in ways that they love,&#8221; Disney said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1641px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:41.50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"bNwufi79uJ7uUdTsrcucUR\" name=\"shop.png\" alt=\"Play Watch Create Shop\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/disney-invests-1-5-billion-in-epic-announces-new-entertainment-universe-in-fortnite.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1641\" height=\"681\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\"><em>Man, this is gonna bug me all day<\/em> <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Disney (YouTube))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The size of Disney&apos;s stake in Epic, assuming the deal passes the usual regulatory hurdles, wasn&apos;t revealed. Epic Games declined to comment further; I&apos;ve reached out to Disney for more information and will update if I receive a reply.<\/p>\n<p><em>Oh wait, now I remember!<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:869px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:42.69%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ZJyViNhq46upiHM2AEEXR8\" name=\"0 HdpR26yTU5ztQugM.jpg\" alt=\"They Live still - CONFORM\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/disney-invests-1-5-billion-in-epic-announces-new-entertainment-universe-in-fortnite.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"869\" height=\"371\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\"><em>Yeah, that&#8217;s it.\u00a0<\/em> <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Universal Pictures)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/disney-invests-dollar15-billion-in-epic-announces-new-entertainment-universe-in-fortnite\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney has announced a $1.5 billion investment into Epic Games as part of a new partnership to create an &#8220;open games and entertainment universe&#8221; in Fortnite. &#8220;Our exciting new relationship with Epic Games will bring together Disney&apos;s beloved brands and franchises with the hugely popular Fortnite in a transformational new games and entertainment universe,&#8221; Walt Disney Company CEO Robert A Iger said. &#8220;This marks Disney&apos;s biggest entry ever into the world of games and offers significant opportunities for growth and expansion. We can&apos;t wait for fans to experience the Disney stories and worlds they love in groundbreaking new ways.&#8221; This still from the Disney-Epic announcement video reminds me of something (Image credit: Disney (YouTube)) Interestingly, the word &#8220;metaverse&#8221; doesn&apos;t appear anywhere in the announcement, but&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/disney-invests-1-5-billion-in-epic-announces-new-entertainment-universe-in-fortnite\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":737931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[364,102],"class_list":["post-737930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-disney","tag-epic-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic, announces new &#039;entertainment universe&#039; 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