Epic Games and Disney Partnership Project Shifts to AI-First Development
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According to Bloomberg's October 13, 2026 report, Epic Games has shifted to an AI-first development model in its collaboration project with Walt Disney. The project is an unannounced Disney shooter game, with AI models such as Anthropic's Claude writing code and generating art assets, while human developers have transitioned to roles managing and guiding AI output. Follow-up reporting added more details: a director said they no longer hand-write code, and all art will be generated through a complete AI workflow; meanwhile, the game has been delayed from its originally planned March release window. The publicly available information mainly comes from Bloomberg's reporting; no official response has been seen from Epic Games, Disney, or Anthropic, and no new launch date after the delay has been disclosed.
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- The Verge · AIEpic shifts to ‘AI-accelerated development’ for upcoming Disney game
According to Bloomberg, Epic Games plans to use AI to generate code and art for an unannounced Disney shooter, which has been delayed from its original March release window. Development teams are being asked to use tools like Anthropic's Claude more; one director said code is no longer hand-written, and all art will be produced with full AI workflows.
- Ars Technica · AIEpic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development model
According to Bloomberg, Epic Games is moving to AI-first development in its partnership with Walt Disney, with models such as Anthropic's Claude writing all code and generating all art assets, while human developers manage and steer the work.
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