Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new content (www.cnbc.com)

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[-] GalacticHero@lemmy.world 38 points 7 months ago

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

[-] glitches_brew@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

Because everything involved with Epic is a dumpster fire.

[-] ladicius@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

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 3 points 7 months ago

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

[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Two great tastes that taste great together.

[-] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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.

[-] Tugboater203@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

I need to see Goofy dropping a MFer with a shotgun

[-] nezbyte@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

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

[-] Old_Dude@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

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

[-] harry_balzac@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Get Minnie teabagging. "Who's the bitch now? Teehee."

[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

"I'll fuckin' do it again!"

[-] BertramDitore@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

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 2 points 7 months ago

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 1 points 7 months ago

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.