Epic Games has reportedly delayed its secret Star Wars and Marvel crossover shooter as it pushes its developers to shift to an "AI first" production model.
Details on the yet-to-be-announced Disney video game were shared by Bloomberg today. The site's report stated the untitled crossover experience was slated for release in March, but has since been pushed back to accommodate a new internal release plan that has yet to be shared.
Epic developers attached to the project have reportedly been encouraged to use tools such as Anthropic's AI assistant, Claude, with humans expected to oversee that work. Bloomberg also obtained an internal message shared by one of the Star Wars/Marvel game's directors.
"No more hand-written code,” an excerpt from the message said. The same message is then said to have added that all art for the project would be "generated with full AI workflows."
The report continued, stating that Epic underestimated the time and resources necessary to develop the Star Wars and Marvel shooter. Progress has been slower than expected, leading to the delay. When and where it will launch is unclear.
"We’re embracing AI-accelerated development, led by Epic developers who are the visionaries and creative drivers for everything we do," Epic communications director Jake Jones told Bloomberg in a statement.
" News of the Star Wars and Marvel shooter's schedule change follows another Bloomberg report from earlier this year, which stated that Epic was working on an extraction shooter featuring Disney characters . It was said to be similar to Embark Studios' Arc Raiders at the time.
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