According to a new report, Epic Games has delayed its in-development Disney-licensed shooter, and its workers are being asked to adopt an "AI-first" model. This report has been swiftly followed by a public announcement from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, who is seemingly fully embracing this rumored shift to an AI-first model.
A new report from Bloomberg claims that Epic Games' Disney shooter has just been delayed internally, pushing it from its rumored March 2027 release window. Following this internal delay, the Disney shooter's developers have reportedly been asked to adopt an "AI-first" model, with a recent internal memo telling them to stop using handwritten code and instead use AI tools like Claude from here on out. The Disney shooter's art will also be "generated with full AI workflows," according to this leaked memo. Bloomberg states that many developers on the project were taken aback by this announcement.
Shortly after Bloomberg's report was published, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney took to Twitter to seemingly confirm this new AI-first direction not just for the developers of this Disney shooter project, but seemingly for the entirety of Epic Games. Sweeney begins the statement by confirming that a...
