Disney to invest $1.5 billion for equity in Epic Games with a 2024 launch goal. New universe to feature gaming, interactive content, and deep brand engagement.

Epic Games x Disney: The start of a new phase in Fortnite According to the press statement that was released, Disney plans on bringing its beloved brands and franchises into the Metaverse.

Disney is investing $1.5 billion in “Fortnite” developer Epic Games in what will be the Mouse House’s “biggest foray into the game space ever,” Disney CEO Bob Iger announced Wednesday.

Additionally, Disney and Epic have previously joined forces to integrate a variety of characters into Fortnite, ranging from Marvel and Star Wars to The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tron, and more.

Not long after Epic revealed the goal of a ‘persistent universe’ for the Fortnite-Disney crossover in February 2025, Epic revealed more details on the Fortnite collaboration.

Fortnite's parent company Epic Games and entertainment giant Disney in February 2024 announced a collaboration to bring ...

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced during the company's earnings call Wednesday that it would invest $1.5 billion in Cary-based Epic Games.

Disney characters are already no stranger to Epic Games: You can make Spider-Man, Darth Vader, and Jack Skellington fight in Fortnite. That’s on top of Fortnite ’s Marvel Nexus War event from ...

A report regarding Fortnite's 'Disney Mode' landed this week, claiming frustration from Epic Games with Disney, and Tim Sweeney has debunked it.

The Walt Disney Company says it will purchase a $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, the video game developer best known for Fortnite.

The report said Disney believes gaming can be a major revenue-driver for the company, which is why it invested $1.5 billion with Epic to make a Disney universe inside Fortnite.

The two companies already have a relationship; Disney first invested in Epic through its accelerator program in 2017 and has licensed many of its Marvel and Star Wars characters to Fortnite as ...