Disney is investing $1.5 billion for an equity stake in Epic Games.
      • ladicius@lemmy.worldEnglish
        54·
        11 months ago

        They do be like that.

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

        • Haru@lemmy.worldEnglish
          41·
          11 months ago

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

          • ladicius@lemmy.worldEnglish
            29·
            11 months ago

            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@lemmy.worldEnglish
              62·
              11 months ago

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

  • dumpsterlid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    11 months ago

    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.

  • BertramDitore@lemmy.worldEnglish
    122·
    11 months ago

    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.

  • fox2263@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    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.

  • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    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.