Disney is investing $1.5 billion for an equity stake in Epic Games.

Mickey Mouse is about to get a Victory Royale.

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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.

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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.

Tug
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I need to see Goofy dropping a MFer with a shotgun

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“I’ll fuckin’ do it again!”

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51Y

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

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

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21Y

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

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21Y

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.

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11Y

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.

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11Y

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

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

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Because everything involved with Epic is a dumpster fire.

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11Y

They do be like that.

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

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

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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.

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

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Two great tastes that taste great together.

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