Epic reportedly delays its Disney video game so it can be made using more AI
Developers were apparently ordered to use AI for both code and asset creation.
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Epic Games reportedly delays Disney shooter to shift toward AI-first development
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Epic Games has reportedly delayed an untitled shooter based on Disney's Marvel and Star Wars franchises past its planned March 2027 release window to pivot to an AI-first workflow. Amid schedule delays stemming from staffing shortages on the first title under Disney's $1.5 billion partnership, staff were reportedly instructed that handwritten code will cease and art will rely entirely on AI pipelines. [1][2]
Epic chief executive Tim Sweeney framed the transition as an effort to retool developers for maximum acceleration to build more and better projects rather than downsize staff. However, the mandate has reportedly left some project developers stunned, raising internal concerns about how integrating generative AI throughout the entire development cycle will affect the studio. [1][2]
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Epic Games' Disney shooter is going "AI first," whether developers like it or not
Epic's first game under its Disney partnership is way behind schedule, and the publisher is willing to bet everything on generative AI to get it over the finish line. But the push to use AI across the entire development workflow could eventually tear the studio apart.
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Epic Games reportedly delays Disney shooter title so it can pivot to AI coding
Developers working on an unnamed Disney shooter title for Epic Games were surprised when they were ordered to use as much AI as possible in their workflows.
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