Epic Games reportedly tells staff to switch to full AI coding and artwork on Stars Wars x Marvel shooter alongside delay

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Bloomberg: 'Epic Games Delays Disney Project (not yet announced Star Wars + Marvel shooter), Asks Developers to Use More AI' https://t.co/vcZIIZNi69 pic.twitter.com/S4MuxA3Lli
— Wario64 (@Wario64) October 12, 2026

'“No more hand-written code,” one of the game’s directors told staff in an internal message reviewed by Bloomberg. The director added that all art for the game would be “generated with full AI workflows.”' https://t.co/of2g5wqc1L pic.twitter.com/ecJB0kQHwB
— Wario64 (@Wario64) October 12, 2026

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-12/epic-games-delays-disney-project-asks-developers-to-use-more-ai

Honestly this seems like a terrible idea. Most gamers will support AI being used in a supplementary fashion, but they're not going to support large chunks of the programming and art departments on AAA games getting laid off in favor of full AI coding and fully AI created art assets. This game as flop written all over it due to a combination of anti-AI boycotting and AI delivering less than stellar results.