Epic Games Shifts Disney Star Wars and Marvel Shooter to AI-First Workflow
Bloomberg reports Epic has moved the project off its March target and told developers to rely heavily on AI for code and art.
Epic Games has moved its upcoming Disney game, a Star Wars and Marvel shooter, to an "AI-first" production model, according to a Bloomberg report. The project has been shifted away from a March target to an unannounced date.
The report says developers on the shooter were instructed to rely heavily on AI, particularly for code and art. The game's director reportedly told developers in an email that art should be generated with full AI workflows and that there should be no more hand-written code.
In October 2025, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney posted a statement on X saying the company has a huge pivot underway, moving developers around to retool for maximum AI acceleration. Sweeney said the aim is not to do the same work with fewer people but to enable teams to build more and better content using Unreal.
Sweeney did not confirm the specific claims about the Disney project.
Quick answers
What did Epic Games tell developers about AI?
According to Bloomberg, developers on the Star Wars and Marvel shooter were instructed to rely heavily on AI, especially for code and art, with no more hand-written code.
Did Tim Sweeney confirm the AI-first approach for the Disney project?
No. Sweeney posted about a broader AI acceleration pivot at Epic but did not confirm the specific claims about the Disney project.
When is the Epic Games Disney shooter releasing?
It has moved off its March target to an unannounced date, per Bloomberg.