{"id":430244,"date":"2022-04-11T21:42:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T18:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fortnite-maker-epic-games-valued-at-about-32-billion\/"},"modified":"2022-04-11T21:42:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T18:42:16","slug":"fortnite-maker-epic-games-valued-at-about-32-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fortnite-maker-epic-games-valued-at-about-32-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Fortnite&#8217; maker Epic Games valued at about $32 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d25e33122\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d25e33122\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fortnite-maker-epic-games-valued-at-about-32-billion\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Fortnite_maker_Epic_Games_valued_at_about_32_billion%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Fortnite&#8217; maker Epic Games valued at about $32 billion&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Fortnite_maker_Epic_Games_valued_at_about_32_billion%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Fortnite&#8217; maker Epic Games valued at about $32 billion&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Epic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s said Monday it had raised $2 billion from Sony Group and the family-owned holding company behind the Lego Group, valuing the \u201cFortnite\u201d creator at $31.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Sony, an existing investor, and the Kirkbi investment company each invested $1 billion, Epic said, with the fundraising to help advance a metaverse partnership the company had entered into with the Lego Group earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Metaverse is the latest buzzword in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> space, and broadly refers to the idea of a shared virtual platform that people can access through different devices and where they can move through digital environments.<\/p>\n<p>Deals are picking up pace in the segment as tech giants see it to be a major innovation and revenue generator.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft in January agreed to buy \u201cCall of Duty\u201d maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, marking the biggest acquisition in the gaming sector and boosting the industry\u2019s bet on the metaverse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/epic-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Epic Games logo\" class=\"wp-image-21858702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/epic-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/epic-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/epic-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sony, an existing investor, and the Kirkbi investment company \u2014 the family-owned holding company behind the Lego Group \u2014 each invested $1 billion, Epic said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Gett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFortnite\u201d is already considered to be part of the metaverse, and the investment in Epic will give Sony a chance to delve deeper and capitalize on that business.<\/p>\n<p>Epic Games has largely lost a trial last year over whether <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; 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