{"id":1876786,"date":"2026-04-10T23:29:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876786"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:29:51","slug":"epic-is-reportedly-building-an-extraction-shooter-for-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876786","title":{"rendered":"Epic is reportedly building an extraction shooter for Disney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/CyYMK1nWvpkbVcM5_kyszQ&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-12\/a360d250-b721-11ef-afff-77a5edab7d4d&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-6d734eed-0655-4fba-a334-7180fd84b294\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<nav class=\"prestige-breadcrumb relative mx-4 md:mx-0\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">Gaming<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">Epic is reportedly building an extraction shooter for Disney<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:max-w-[660px] md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">The new game might feature Disney characters and the mechanics of Arc Raiders.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px] lg:size-[48px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/z0DGTUGhtSngJHwR4_52VQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-12\/104d0e40-b283-11ef-80fd-c7df9234dfe5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-sm\/5 font-semibold lg:!flex flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Ian Carlos Campbell<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Contributing Reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><span class=\"mr-1 hidden lg:inline\">Updated<\/span><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T23:29:51.000Z\">Fri, April 10, 2026 at 11:29 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><span class=\"mr-1 hidden lg:inline\">Updated<\/span><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T23:29:51.000Z\">Fri, April 10, 2026 at 11:29 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-8 lg:gap-x-0 mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px] md:grid-cols-[[main-start]_1fr_[main-end_right-start]_min-content_[right-end]] lg:!gap-x-8\">\n<div class=\"md:col-main\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_minmax(auto,750px)_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden fig-image-round left-1\/2 w-screen -translate-x-1\/2 md:left-0 md:w-auto md:translate-x-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ZP6NGVM_DpvIubGUl.7kCw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTg-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-12\/a360d250-b721-11ef-afff-77a5edab7d4d\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div><span>Epic<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Besides a wealth of <em>Fortnite <\/em>skins based on Disney IP, it hasn&#8217;t really been clear what the entertainment company has gotten in return for its $1.5 billion investment in Epic from 2024. That could change this November, <em>Bloomberg<\/em> reports, when Epic releases a Disney-themed extraction shooter. The game is one of three Disney projects the publisher is currently working on, and is reportedly expected to be Epic&#8217;s comeback after the company laid off 1,000 employees in March due to a &#8220;downturn in <em>Fortnite<\/em> engagement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The game is reportedly similar to <em>Arc Raiders<\/em>, a multiplayer shooter where players fight for resources before escaping through an extraction point, but with Disney characters fighting enemies instead of post-apocalyptic survivors. <em>Bloomberg<\/em> writes that internal reviewers have worried that the game&#8217;s mechanics are &#8220;not very original,&#8221; but the project is the most promising of the three Epic is developing. The second title received middling internal reviews, according to <em>Bloomberg<\/em>, and Epic moved resources off the third project &#8220;after reports that Disney was disappointed by Epic\u2019s release timeline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">\u201cThis is not reflective of the ambitions of the Disney collaboration,\u201d Liz Markman, Senior Director of Communications at Epic Games, said in a statement. \u201cWe are building a new games and entertainment universe of Disney experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_cd9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_kd9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">While details of Epic&#8217;s work for Disney are coming into focus, it&#8217;s still unclear whether this new extraction shooter will be a standalone game or incorporated as a mode in <em>Fortnite<\/em>. In its efforts to sell the title as a &#8220;multiverse&#8221; and a competitor to Roblox, Epic has introduced multiple games inside <em>Fortnite<\/em> over the last few years with distinct mechanics. The developer announced that it would shut down three of those titles \u2014 <em>Rocket Racing<\/em>, <em>Ballistic<\/em> and <em>Fortnite Festival Battle Stage<\/em> \u2014 as part of its recent round of layoffs. According to current and former Epic employees <em>Bloomberg<\/em> spoke to, several affected employees were also working on these unannounced Disney games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">When it invested in Epic in 2024, Disney wanted to build an entertainment universe, where players could &#8220;play, watch, shop and engage with content, characters and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and more.&#8221; Epic&#8217;s current plans sound less all-encompassing than that, but if they manage to increase engagement with <em>Fortnite<\/em> and Disney&#8217;s brand, that might not matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update, April 10, 7:29PM ET:<\/strong> Added a statement from Epic Games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-main grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Besides a wealth of <em>Fortnite <\/em>skins based on Disney IP, it hasn&#8217;t really been clear what the entertainment company has gotten in return for its $1.5 billion investment in Epic from 2024. That could change this November, <em>Bloomberg<\/em> reports, when Epic releases a Disney-themed extraction shooter. The game is one of three Disney projects the publisher is currently working on, and is reportedly expected to be Epic&#8217;s comeback after the company laid off 1,000 employees in March due to a &#8220;downturn in <em>Fortnite<\/em> engagement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The game is reportedly similar to <em>Arc Raiders<\/em>, a multiplayer shooter where players fight for resources before escaping through an extraction point, but with Disney characters fighting enemies instead of post-apocalyptic survivors. <em>Bloomberg<\/em> writes that internal reviewers have worried that the game&#8217;s mechanics are &#8220;not very original,&#8221; but the project is the most promising of the three Epic is developing. The second title received middling internal reviews, according to <em>Bloomberg<\/em>, and Epic moved resources off the third project &#8220;after reports that Disney was disappointed by Epic\u2019s release timeline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">\u201cThis is not reflective of the ambitions of the Disney collaboration,\u201d Liz Markman, Senior Director of Communications at Epic Games, said in a statement. \u201cWe are building a new games and entertainment universe of Disney experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_cd9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_kd9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">While details of Epic&#8217;s work for Disney are coming into focus, it&#8217;s still unclear whether this new extraction shooter will be a standalone game or incorporated as a mode in <em>Fortnite<\/em>. In its efforts to sell the title as a &#8220;multiverse&#8221; and a competitor to Roblox, Epic has introduced multiple games inside <em>Fortnite<\/em> over the last few years with distinct mechanics. The developer announced that it would shut down three of those titles \u2014 <em>Rocket Racing<\/em>, <em>Ballistic<\/em> and <em>Fortnite Festival Battle Stage<\/em> \u2014 as part of its recent round of layoffs. According to current and former Epic employees <em>Bloomberg<\/em> spoke to, several affected employees were also working on these unannounced Disney games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">When it invested in Epic in 2024, Disney wanted to build an entertainment universe, where players could &#8220;play, watch, shop and engage with content, characters and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and more.&#8221; Epic&#8217;s current plans sound less all-encompassing than that, but if they manage to increase engagement with <em>Fortnite<\/em> and Disney&#8217;s brand, that might not matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update, April 10, 7:29PM ET:<\/strong> Added a statement from Epic Games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/epic-is-reportedly-building-an-extraction-shooter-for-disney-220401382.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/CyYMK1nWvpkbVcM5_kyszQ&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-12\/a360d250-b721-11ef-afff-77a5edab7d4d&#8221;] Gaming Epic is reportedly building an extraction shooter for Disney The new game might feature Disney characters and the mechanics of Arc Raiders. Ian Carlos Campbell Contributing Reporter UpdatedFri, April 10, 2026 at 11:29 PM UTC Add Engadget on Google UpdatedFri, April 10, 2026 at 11:29 PM UTC Epic Besides a wealth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,63],"class_list":["post-1876786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-engadget-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1876786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876786\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1876786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1876786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1876786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}