As a 40-year-old man with far too many hobbies, I’ll warily admit that I dabble in Fortnite from time to time. Whether popping in to spend way too much money on a new Star Wars skin or killing time while another game downloads, Fortnite serves as an easy-to-pick-up palate cleanser that’s a lot more fun and immersive than a lot of people my age assume it is. I’m also pretty terrible at it.
Well, I
might be spending a lot more time getting one-shotted by buff Peter Griffins following
news that Disney and Fortnite makers Epic Games are teaming up to bring us “an
all-new gams and entertainment universe that will further expand the reach of
beloved Disney stories and experiences.”
According to
the press release, which you can read in full here,
the new experience will connect to Fortnite, and “the new persistent universe
will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, shop and
engage with content, characters and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star
Wars, Avatar and more. Players, gamers and fans will be able to create
their own stories and experiences, express their fandom in a distinctly Disney
way, and share content with each other in ways that they love. This will all be
powered by Unreal Engine.”
Disney is
also investing $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games as part of
this multiyear project.
So might we
soon see Lightning McQueen do the griddy through Pandora as Babu Frik wields a
Keyblade against Goofy in Iron Man armor? God, I hope so.
Watch the
announcement video below!
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