Epic Games is an interactive entertainment company.[1] It has been involved with the Star Wars franchise over the years indirectly, through the uses of their own Unreal Engine on various interactive products, and directly,[4] with collaboration on their games Fortnite[5] and Rocket League,[6] on the television series Star Wars: The Mandalorian,[7] and on Star Wars attractions at Disney Parks.[4]
On February 7, 2024, it was announced that The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games were entering an major agreement over an investment of 1.5 billion dollars in Epic Games equity shares, along with a planned project under the umbrella of Fortnite to create new games and a persistent, innovative and shared entertainment universe linking the franchises owned by Disney, including Star Wars.[4]
Sources
GDC 2018: Epic Games, NVIDIA, and ILMxLAB Unveil Stunning Star Wars Real-Time Ray Tracing Demo on StarWars.com (backup link)- The Mandalorian Joins the Hunt in a New Season of Fortnite on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Ahsoka Tano Coming to Fortnite on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Ahsoka Tano Arrives in Fortnite on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Disney and Epic Games to Create Expansive and Open Games and Entertainment Universe Connected to Fortnite on the Walt Disney Company's official website (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
About on Epic Games (backup link archived on February 7, 2024)
- ↑ Mediatonic Joins the Epic Games Family on Mediatonic's official website (backup link archived on March 18, 2024)
- ↑ About Psyonix on Psyonix (backup link archived on February 7, 2024)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Disney and Epic Games to Create Expansive and Open Games and Entertainment Universe Connected to Fortnite on the Walt Disney Company's official website (backup link)
- ↑ The Mandalorian Joins the Hunt in a New Season of Fortnite on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Rocket League Announces New Star Wars Collab on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ The Innovators on dga.org (2019) (backup link archived on January 8, 2020)
