Epic reportedly delays its Marvel and Star Wars shooter and tells developers to go "AI first"
Several outlets report that Epic Games has delayed its unannounced Disney collaboration, a shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters, and told developers to move to an AI-first production model. Epic has not announced the game.
Epic Games has reportedly delayed an unannounced shooter built with Disney that features characters from both the Marvel and Star Wars franchises, according to reports from GamesIndustry.biz, IGN, VGC, Eurogamer, Kotaku and Polygon.
What was reported
The same reports say Epic has told the developers working on the game to move to an "AI first" production model. VGC describes the order as having left staff stunned, and Kotaku reports that even artwork is to be generated with AI. Nintendo Life frames it as developers being told to use more AI tools to finish the game after the delay.
From Epic's CEO
PC Gamer headlines a quote from Epic Games' CEO, "Our humble goal is to survive the AI revolution", in coverage of the pivot.
Why it matters
It is one of the first big signs of a major studio building a flagship licensed game around generative AI, which is a live and divisive topic for players and developers.