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Disney is Reportedly Considering Buying Fortnite Maker Epic Games, Just Waiting for the Right Moment

A digital illustration depicts a futuristic Disney-themed world featuring logos of 'Marvel,' 'ESPN,' and '20th Century Studios' alongside a large 'Disney x Epic Games' logo.

Nearly three years after rumours circled that Disney was looking to establish itself as one of the biggest publishers in the video game industry by acquiring a major publisher, those rumours now circle around Disney and another publisher. Instead of EA in the mouse’s acquisition crosshairs, The Verge editor Alex Heath claims that Disney is looking to acquire Fortnite maker Epic Games. Spotted by VGC, while speaking on The Town with Matt Belloni podcast, while discussing Epic’s recent mass layoff of over 1,000 Epic Games employees, Belloni shared that they had heard whispers of Disney looking to purchase Epic Games. […]

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