FoxNext

FoxNext was an interactive entertainment division established by 21st Century Fox in January 2017. Its work spanned video games, virtual reality, augmented reality and location-based entertainment, bringing development, publishing and immersive experiences together within one organization. The division combined existing Fox digital gaming operations with acquired development teams and partnerships with external producers.

Games and interactive entertainment

FoxNext Games formed the core of the business. Its development footprint expanded through the acquisition of Aftershock in June 2017 and Cold Iron Studios in January 2018. The San Francisco team inherited through Aftershock became Fogbank Entertainment in March 2018, with a focus on narrative mobile games.

The division developed and published mobile entertainment while also pursuing console and PC projects. Its portfolio included internally developed games, publishing partnerships and titles inherited from earlier Fox digital operations. These roles varied by project: FoxNext's oversight of an existing game did not necessarily mean that it had developed the original release. Its broader capabilities included free-to-play live operations, interactive storytelling and adapting established entertainment properties for different platforms.

Immersive experiences

Beyond conventional games, FoxNext operated a VR studio and a destinations business. These activities extended its work into standalone virtual reality experiences, free-roaming attractions and planning or licensing for theme park developments. The destinations operation connected entertainment properties with physical visitor experiences, while the VR business worked across immersive media and franchise-based productions.

Corporate history

FoxNext transferred to The Walt Disney Company following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets in March 2019 and operated within Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. In January 2020, Disney sold FoxNext Games Los Angeles and Cold Iron Studios to Scopely. Fogbank Entertainment was excluded from that transaction and closed separately. The remaining location-based activities were dissolved or folded into Disney Parks operations, and FoxNext ceased independent operations.

Disney subsequently introduced 20th Century Games in 2021 as an intellectual-property licensing label. That label was a separate operation rather than a continuation of FoxNext's internal development and publishing organization.