Epic Games has delayed an unannounced shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters developed alongside Disney. Bloomberg reported the delay in October 2026 alongside a major shift toward automated production workflows.

  • Unannounced Disney collaboration shooter features Marvel and Star Wars characters
  • Development shifted to an 'AI-first' production model utilizing Anthropic's Claude
  • Bloomberg reported the production delay in October 2026
  • CEO Tim Sweeney posted about the company pivot toward maximum AI acceleration

Production Shift to Automation

According to Bloomberg reports, the development team received instructions from leadership to halt traditional coding practices. Staff members were told to abandon manual programming methods in favor of automated systems.

Game Director stated:

"No more hand-written code"

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Game Director also stated:

"generated with full AI workflows."

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Executive Leadership Statements

Company executives defended the transition toward automated development tools. Management maintained that human oversight remains central to the creative process despite the technological shift.

Jake Jones, Communications Director, stated:

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

Jake Jones, Communications Director