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Subscribe to our newsletter In the wake of severe layoffs last month, Epic's increasingly looking to the House of Mouse to shore up its flagging fortunes, per a recent report from Bloomberg.At the time of the layoffs, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney wrote that the company was "spending significantly more" than it was making thanks to a slump in engagement with Fortnite—far and away Epic's chief money-printing instrument—since 2025.
"Despite Fortnite remaining one of the most successful games in the world, we've had challenges delivering consistent Fortnite magic with every season," wrote Sweeney.But Sweeney and other Epic direction-setters hope Mickey can sort it, it seems.
Disney's $1.5 billion investment in Epic two years ago will bear its first fruit in November, in the form of a Disney-themed extraction shooter starring the corporation's characters
## Editor's Note
This announcement has sparked considerable discussion among gamers.
Source: [PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/epic-is-reportedly-cooking-up-a-disney-extraction-shooter-and-suggestions-staff-are-lukewarm-on-it-are-not-reflective-of-the-ambitions-of-the-disney-collaboration/)