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Disney to Acquire $1.5 Billion Stake in Epic Games, Aims to Create Joint Metaverse

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Disney, one of the biggest entertainment companies, has decided to acquire a $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, makers of the known persistent metaverse platform Fortnite. The companies will collaborate to develop a metaverse featuring Disney-owned intellectual properties (IPs) which will benefit from interaction and coexistence with Fortnite. The Disney Metaverse Is Coming Disney is … Read more

Cryptoys Unveils Star Wars Digital Toys in New Line of Collectibles

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The crypto platform Cryptoys, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, has announced the launch of Star Wars collectible digital toys featuring iconic characters Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia. Cryptoys stated on Thursday that 15 digital action figures will be available to collect in total, and the initial Star Wars non-fungible token (NFT) drop will begin … Read more

Disney Reportedly Axing Metaverse Division Amidst Company Restructuring

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The metaverse division of Disney has apparently fallen victim to the latest round of layoffs announced by the company. Per reports from the Wall Street Journal citing people “familiar with the situation,” the whole next-generation storytelling and consumer-experience unit, comprised of 50 people, has been axed — this being part of the 7,000 layoffs the … Read more