Epic Delays Disney Shooter Amid AI Development Push
Epic Games is reportedly turning to AI-generated code and artwork to help finish a delayed Disney shooter.
The Unreal Engine creator has delayed an upcoming shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters as it pushes developers to adopt an artificial intelligence-first approach to production, according to Bloomberg.
The report said the unannounced game targeted March 2027, but no revised release date has been communicated. Development has progressed more slowly than expected, partly because Epic underestimated the staffing and time required.
For software development leaders, the project raises a practical question: whether faster code generation reduces total delivery time once human review, testing and rework are included.
In an internal message reviewed by the publication, a director told the development team there would be “No more hand-written code” and that the game’s artwork would be “generated with full AI workflows.” Developers were instructed to use tools such as Anthropic’s Claude,...
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