Disney's $1.5 Billion Investment in Epic Games to Expand Fortnite Universe

Disney is investing $1.5 billion in Epic Games to create new games and an entertainment universe featuring Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and more. This marks Disney's biggest move into the gaming segment and extends their existing collaborations with Epic, including bringing characters to Fortnite. Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney highlighted the collaboration as an opportunity to build a persistent, open ecosystem that brings together the Disney and Fortnite communities. Aside from gaming, Epic Games is known for challenging Apple and Google in court over app store fees.