Jose Najarro is a contributing analyst at The Motley Fool where he covers tech, gaming and semiconductor stocks.
Fortnite is one of the world's most popular video games. The investment "will accelerate our work to build the metaverse," Epic's CEO said.
4/11/2022
Outlet: NPR
Article Title: Sony and Lego are investing $2 billion in Epic Games, creator of Fortnite
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/11/1092078667/sony-lego-2billion-epic-games-fortnite
Jose Najarro, a contributing analyst at The Motley Fool who covers the tech and gaming industries, tells NPR the $2 billion investment "affirms that the metaverse has a future for the gaming community." He adds that it could also further Epic's game engine development: "Unreal Engine is a software tool to create and design video games, and could be an essential tool for creating the metaverse."