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Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new content

Disney is investing $1.5 billion for an equity stake in Epic Games.

It has had success licensing figures such as Spider-Man for blockbuster video games, and collaborated with Epic to bring characters from Marvel, Star Wars, "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "Tron" and more to Fortnite. "Disney was one of the first companies to believe in the potential of bringing their worlds together with ours in Fortnite, and they use Unreal Engine across their portfolio," said Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney in a statement. Disney has previously collaborated with Epic to bring characters from Marvel, Star Wars, "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "Tron" and more to Fortnite.

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