Two years ago, Disney announced that it would be investing $1.5 billion into Epic Games, part of an effort to create a "new persistent universe" that would feature Disney's own characters and stories within games and experiences designed by Epic, the makers of Fortnite.
Two years later, it appears that the first major piece of that partnership will see the light of day, and, according to a new report from Bloomberg, it's a Disney-themed extraction shooter.
Included among the 1,000 laid off this week from Epic Games was Mike Prinke, a terminally ill father battling cancer.
Following some massive sweeping layoffs, as well as the planned shutdown of multiple modes, Epic Games is hoping that its partnership with Disney will be enough to revive the brand. That revival will happen as soon as November, with the first project being released.
It's described as a "shooting game" that is similar to Arc Raiders, except in this case, replaces the soldiers with Disney characters that will have to fight their way out until they can reach an extraction point. In other words, it's Disney Raiders.
However, as ambitious as the project sounds, it apparently hasn't sat well with internal reviewers. Per...
