Epic Shifts to 'AI Development' for Upcoming Disney Game

According to Bloomberg, Epic Games plans to use artificial intelligence to generate code and art for an unannounced Disney game, which has now been delayed since its original launch in March. The project's developers have been given an "AI-first" mandate, instructing them to use tools like Anthropic's Claude more to finish the game. According to […]

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According to Bloomberg, one of the game's directors said in a message to staff, "No more handwritten code." Staff were also told that all game art "will be produced with full AI workflows". Epic Games spokesman Jake Jones said in a statement to Bloomberg that the company "has embraced the accelerated development of artificial intelligence."

Epic Games and Disney did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

According to reports, the upcoming game is a shooter with characters from Marvel and Star Wars. It's part of a multi-year partnership between Epic and Disney, which has also invested $1.5 billion in Epic by 2024. Epic already uses that AI in Fortnite, which previously featured Disney characters like Darth Vader. But it looks like Epic may be aiming for the AI to do most of the heavy lifting in Disney's new game.

AI game development tools have popped up from other big companies like Meta and Google, so Epic isn't alone here. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has also pushed Steam to drop its "Made with AI" label, arguing that "AI will be involved in almost all future production." Earlier this year, Epic laid off more than 1,000 employees following a "slump" in engagement with Fortnite from 2025.

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