Amid engagement downturn, Epic Games reportedly planning first game with Disney for November launch
“Fortnite” maker Epic Games, struggling through an engagement downturn that led the company to lay off 1,000 employees last month, is leaning into its Disney partnership to turn things around.
Per a report by Bloomberg, the company is set to launch a new extraction shooter (in the vein of Nexon’s hit “Arc Raiders”) featuring Disney characters in November.
The game will be the first to come out of Epic and Disney’s partnership, which began with a $1.5 billion investment from the entertainment juggernaut in early 2024. If the November launch date sticks, the game will also land at the same time as Take-Two’s massive “Grand Theft Auto 6.” According to Disney, new CEO Josh D’Amaro has been a longtime champion of the Epic partnership, and the exec is said to have made tech-based interactivity a priority for the company.
In recent weeks, rumors that some senior executives at Disney are pushing for Disney to eventually acquire Epic have made headlines, first reported by tech journalist Alex Heath on entertainment podcast “The Town.”
The game will be the first to come out of Epic and Disney’s partnership, which began with a $1.5 billion investment from the entertainment juggernaut in early 2024. If the November launch date sticks, the game will also land at the same time as Take-Two’s massive “Grand Theft Auto 6.” According to Disney, new CEO Josh D’Amaro has been a longtime champion of the Epic partnership, and the exec is said to have made tech-based interactivity a priority for the company.
In recent weeks, rumors that some senior executives at Disney are pushing for Disney to eventually acquire Epic have made headlines, first reported by tech journalist Alex Heath on entertainment podcast “The Town.”
