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Fortnite is winning the metaverse - Epic’s new partnership with Disney is just one more step in building out its virtual realm. https://www.theverge.com/24065901/fortnite-metaverse-disney-epic-partnership
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- Fortnite is winning the metaverse - Epic’s new partnership with Disney is just one more step in building out its virtual realm. https://www.theverge.com/24065901/fortnite-metaverse-disney-epic-partnership
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Disney had previously announced a $1.5 billion equity investment in Epic Games. At Saturday’s D23 event, the company announced new players in Fortnite, a portion of the presentation that was watchable via livestream on that platform.
- The new characters include ones from Disney, Star Wars and Pixar’s “The Incredibles.” The next Marvel season coming to Fortnite will come on August 16 and feature Dr. Doom.
“This is what Disney needed tonight - a big, emotional win with its biggest fans. The next step is to amplify that excitement to draw in casual fans and occasional visitors. That’s Disney’s next challenge, going forward,” Niles said.
New season, skins, more https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/d23-disney-marvel-fortnite-season-skins-2644054/ At D23 2024, the first part of Disney’s collaboration with Epic Games was revealed, in the form of new skins, weapons, and seasonal content for Fortnite. While there’s likely much more to come from Disney’s investment, there was plenty revealed as part of this early showing. Fortnite: Chapter 5 Season 4 is subtitled “Absolute Doom” and it will be headlined by Fantastic Four villain, Doctor Doom. Across seasonal battles, players will team up to fight against Doom and his forces, or join him as a villain. As part of this event, there will be a range of Marvel-themed skins to unlock on a Battle Pass, including:
- Shuri as Black Panther
- Fortnite‘s Jonesy as Captain America
- Emma Frost
- Gwenpool
- Peely as Wolverine (aka Peelverine)
- War Machine
- Mysterio
- Doctor Doom (arriving later in September)
- Meowscles as Sabretooth
- Fishstick as Deadpool (aka Fishpool)
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- https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/fortnite-maker-epic-games-becomes-5th-most-valuable-u-s-startup-1.1476463 Fortnite maker Epic Games becomes fifth-most-valuable U.S. startup valued at US$17.3 billion ( As of April 2022, the company has a US$32 billion equity valuation.)
- https://www.levelup.com/en/news/770823/Epic-Games-and-Polyphony-Digital-to-Assist-in-Bringing-Sonys-AFEELA-Car-to-Life CES 2024, thanks to Epic Games' technology, AFEELA will be able to display information about the environment virtually, capturing details such as vehicles, pedestrians, terrain, and even the weather.
- https://escharts.com/news/blast-partner-epic-games BLAST becomes Epic Games partner, to organize tournaments Fortnite and Rocket League events starting in 2024, they will be the main organizers for the Fortnite Championship Series (FNCS) and Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS). Additionally, BLAST will now oversee the marketing and commercial rights for broadcasting both leagues.