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Disney takes a $1.5B stake in Epic Games to build an ‘entertainment universe’ with Fortnite

Lego Fortnite is only two months old, but Epic Games is already out with an even bigger collaboration. Epic and Disney announced today that the companies

In a press release, the companies described the forthcoming project as “an all-new games and entertainment universe” offering players a way to “play, watch, shop and engage with” characters and storylines from Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar. The project doesn’t yet have a release date beyond “soon(ish),” which implies players won’t be in for a multi-year wait on the ambitious collaboration, which apparently grew out of Epic’s time in a Disney Accelerator program back in 2017. Disney and Epic already work closely on brand collaborations within Fortnite too, and many popular characters from Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe are available as collectible in-games skins.

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