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Epic delays its Marvel and Star Wars shooter and goes “AI first,” Bloomberg reports

Epic Games has delayed its Marvel and Star Wars shooter with Disney, which had been slated for March 2027, and told developers to switch to an “AI first” production model using tools such as Anthropic's Claude, Bloomberg reports. No new release date has been set.

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Bloomberg reports that Epic Games has delayed its Marvel and Star Wars shooter, part of its Disney partnership, from its planned March 2027 release with no new date, and told developers to adopt an “AI first” model: “no more hand-written code” and art “generated with full AI workflows,” with humans guiding tools such as Anthropic's Claude. Tim Sweeney says Epic is retooling for “maximum AI acceleration.”

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According to a Bloomberg report, Epic Games has directed developers on its delayed Disney collaboration to adopt an “AI first” production model for a Marvel- and Star Wars-themed shooter.

Bloomberg report details internal directive. The report cites unnamed people familiar with the project who described a significant pivot at the Unreal Engine maker. Human developers will now manage and guide code and art assets generated by models such as Anthropic’s Claude.
There will be “no more hand-written code” and that art assets will be “generated with full AI workflows.”

Internal Epic employee messages viewed by Bloomberg state there will be “no more hand-written code” and that art assets will be “generated with full AI workflows.” Developers received the instructions during a video call last week, and some were reportedly stunned.

Project timeline slips indefinitely. The shooter is part of a multi-game partnership announced in early 2024, when Disney invested $1.5 billion in Epic for an equity stake. It had been slated for release in March 2027. The shooter has now been delayed indefinitely amid the AI-related changes and slower-than-expected development.
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Sources told Bloomberg that Epic had misjudged the staffing and time the game would require. No new release date has been confirmed.
Bloomberg noted that no other major games company has previously attempted to make a game mostly with AI.

Company statements emphasize acceleration. Epic communications director Jake Jones told Bloomberg the company is “embracing AI-accelerated development, led by Epic developers who are the visionaries and creative drivers for everything we do.” CEO Tim Sweeney wrote on social media that the company is moving developers “to retool for maximum AI acceleration.”
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Sweeney added that the goal is to enable teams “to build MORE and BETTER stuff, and to bring the benefits to all teams using Unreal.” Bloomberg noted that no other major games company has previously attempted to make a game mostly with AI.
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