Epic Games, the publisher behind Fortnite, has pushed back the release of a game made in collaboration with Disney built around Marvel and Star Wars characters, while instructing developers to build the title using an “AI first” production model.
\n\nBloomberg reports that the game, slated for a March release, now has no public timeline. Epic communicated the new date internally but hasn’t disclosed it, according to people familiar with the project who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.
\n\nMore notable than the delay is how Epic now wants the game built. Developers have been told to rely on AI tools, including Anthropic’s Claude, as the default method of production, with humans overseeing and guiding what the AI generates. One of the game’s directors told staff in an internal message reviewed by Bloomberg that there would be “No more hand-written code.” The same director described the scope of AI’s role in the game’s art, saying it would be “generated with full AI workflows.” People familiar with the project say this marks the first time a major video-game company has attempted to build a title primarily with AI.
\n\nThe shift builds on a broader push Epic…
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