Deal comes as the company reported an increase of 49% in profits and picked up Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour movie for streaming
Disney has announced a $1.5bn move into video games, striking a partnership with Epic Games, the publisher of Fortnite, and agreeing to take a minority stake in the business.
The Hollywood giant said it would build a “games and entertainment universe” with Epic for fans of its key franchises, including Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars.
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