How much is the Epic Games and Disney collaboration worth?

The collaboration between Epic and Disney, announced in early 2024, is a $1.5 billion deal.

What was the release date for the Epic-Disney shooter?

It was slated to release in March 2027, but the report says it has now been delayed indefinitely.

What did Epic Games say about the shift?

An Epic spokesperson said the company is "embracing AI-accelerated development, led by Epic developers who are the visionaries and creative drivers."

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Epic Games goes "AI first" on Disney shooter, Bloomberg reports

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What happened
Epic Games is letting AI models write all code and guide all artwork for a Marvel- and Star Wars-themed shooter tied to its $1.5 billion Disney collaboration, per a Bloomberg report.
Why it matters
Human developers would only manage and guide code and art assets produced by models like Anthropic's Claude, according to internal employee messages viewed by Bloomberg.
What to watch
The collaboration had been slated to release the shooter in March 2027, but the report says that project has now been delayed indefinitely.

WHO IT HITSDevelopers on Epic's Unreal Engine teams, who would shift from writing code to guiding AI-generated code and art, face a changed day-to-day workflow, based on the reported internal messages.

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Context & Analysis

The move marks a significant pivot in internal development at Epic Games, the maker of Unreal Engine. According to a Bloomberg report citing unnamed people familiar with the project, human developers will be tasked with managing and guiding code and art assets generated by models such as Anthropic's Claude. Internal Epic employee messages viewed by Bloomberg describe "no more hand-written code" and art assets "generated with full AI workflows."

The Disney collaboration, announced in early 2024 and valued at $1.5 billion, was slated to release a Marvel- and Star Wars-themed shooter in March 2027. The report says the project has now been delayed indefinitely amid the AI-related shakeup and understaffed, slower-than-expected development. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney wrote on social media shortly after the Bloomberg story was posted that a huge pivot is underway, with developers being moved around to retool for maximum AI acceleration, and that the aim is to enable everyone to build MORE and BETTER stuff, and to bring the benefits to all teams using Unreal.

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How much is the Epic Games and Disney collaboration worth?: The collaboration between Epic and Disney, announced in early 2024, is a $1.5 billion deal.
What was the release date for the Epic-Disney shooter?: It was slated to release in March 2027, but the report says it has now been delayed indefinitely.
What did Epic Games say about the shift?: An Epic spokesperson said the company is "embracing AI-accelerated development, led by Epic developers who are the visionaries and creative drivers."

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