Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new content (www.cnbc.com)
from simple@lemm.ee to games@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 13:26
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GalacticHero@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 14:05 next collapse

Why do I feel like no good can come of this?

glitches_brew@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 15:24 next collapse

Because everything involved with Epic is a dumpster fire.

ladicius@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 16:43 collapse

They do be like that.

Played Lego Fortnite yesterday - a Frankenstein monster combined from two shitty entertainment companies. It’s hilariously unfathomably buggy.

helloharu@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 17:51 collapse

I don’t know if I’ve missed something but what makes Lego shitty?

ladicius@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 19:10 collapse

Their games are notoriously bad. They simply rely on their fantastic reputation irl and can’t give a fuck about making good games - they sell enough games, even of the worst, just because they’re Lego.

helloharu@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 20:31 collapse

Sooo… they’re not a shitty company, they just make games that you don’t like.

KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml on 12 Feb 2024 18:31 collapse

Two great tastes that taste great together.

Tugboater203@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 15:03 next collapse

I need to see Goofy dropping a MFer with a shotgun

nezbyte@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 15:18 next collapse

Goofy would probably drop the gun and make an impossible ricochet shot in the process.

Old_Dude@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 15:38 next collapse

I’d like to hear Donald Duck talk shit and be toxic to his teammates.

harry_balzac@lemmy.world on 09 Feb 2024 19:44 collapse

Get Minnie teabagging. “Who’s the bitch now? Teehee.”

KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml on 12 Feb 2024 18:32 collapse

“I’ll fuckin’ do it again!”

dumpsterlid@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 15:29 next collapse

It’s 2024 can we stop pretending headlines like these are some kind of potential indicator of good rather than just putting pins in a map for the sake of records where billion dollar companies ravage mile wide swathes through forests of smaller functional companies and destroy everything good about them?

Yes I know in this particular case Epic is already a dysfunctional massive trashfire but this will just accelerate the enshittification into more of a drag race.

BertramDitore@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 16:24 next collapse

Can one take a stake in a company? Or do they buy a stake in a company by purchasing shares? Why can’t we just use the words that are meant for the thing we’re describing?

Taking a stake implies that they just yoink grab it and it’s theirs. Buying a stake means spending money to own a share. Maybe it’s a silly technicality, but words matter goddamnit.

fox2263@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 19:46 next collapse

Disney had great success with the Unreal Engine and The Volume. They obviously had a great partnership and see it being closer for a wider range.

Katana314@lemmy.world on 08 Feb 2024 22:22 next collapse

I’m guessing none of these shares were purchased from Tencent’s 40% stake? That’s often been the main reason I limit my interaction with Epic where possible.

KammicRelief@lemmy.world on 09 Feb 2024 00:04 next collapse

Maybe this explains the sudden burst of Star Wars content in Rocket League?

Kolanaki@yiffit.net on 12 Feb 2024 18:34 collapse

Mickey Mouse is about to get a Victory Royale.