Epic Games has offered a few more details on its under-wraps Disney project, which will connect into Fortnite.
The mysterious project was announced earlier this year alongside a $1.5bn investment by Disney into Epic Games, strengthening the already-close bond between the two companies.
Fortnite features dozens of Disney skins, including characters from Star Wars, Marvel and now Pixar franchises. In the coming weeks, Disney animation villains such as Cruella De Vil and Maleficient will also join the game’s ranks.
All of these skins can be used without restriction: Spider-Man and Luke Skywalker can team up to headshot enemies with shotguns and uzis before doing the floss dance to celebrate. But it sounds like this won’t be the case with Epic Games’ Disney-specific mode.
“Not every outfit will be able to do everything,” Epic Games exec Saxs Persson said, speaking to The Verge.
“A [Lego] minifig doesn’t hold a gun,” he continued (which is true to a point – minifigures aren’t used in Fortnite’s battle royale mode, though they certainly can wield guns in Lego Fortnite). “Brands should be able to enforce the brand guidelines to the degree that they’re comfortable with that brand being associated with particular ratings.”