Epic’s new Marvel, Star Wars shooter is an ‘AI

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<a href="https://comicvibe.com/epic-games-delays-disney-game-and-tells-developers-to-go-ai-first/" title="Epic Games delays Disney game and tells developers to go "AI first"”>Epic Games‘ unannounced Marvel and Star Wars shooter, part of its deal with Disney, has been delayed from a planned March 2027 release. Bloomberg reports the game relies on AI workflows, as Epic encourages AI-accelerated development.

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Epic Games has delayed the release of a new shooter with Marvel and Star Wars characters, which is being built using AI tools like Claude

Back in April, reports said that Epic was making an extraction shooter similar to Arc Raiders, and that it would feature Disney characters. This game, which has yet to be announced, is part of a 3-project, non-Fortnite deal between Epic and Disney. Now Bloomberg reports that shooter is a crossover of sorts and features characters from both Marvel and Star Wars universes.

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ction,” with one of the game directors telling employees “no more hand-written code” when referring to the project, and that it would be “generated with full AI workflows.” The game was expected to launch in March 2027, but has now been delayed as Epic emphasizes AI and pushes more employees to use the tech

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In a statement, Epic refers to this strategy as “AI-accelerated development”:

“We’re embracing AI-accelerated development, led by Epic developers who are the visionaries and creative drivers for everything we do.”

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Fortnite is among the biggest live services games on the market today, and has generated tens of billions of dollars in player spending–$20 billion since 2023–through a multitude of crossovers and in-game skins. The Epic v Apple and Epic v Google trials also largely went in Epic’s favor, allowing third-party payment processors on iOS, returning the game back to the platform. Google was likewise forced to allow third-party payment processors on its Play Store, allowing consumers to buy directly from Epic themselves.