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Epic delays Star Wars and Marvel shooter as it shifts to AI-first development
Epic Games has delayed an unannounced shooter featuring Star Wars and Marvel characters.
The game had been expected to launch in March 2027, but the delay is indefinite.
Developers were told to adopt an AI-first production model, including using AI tools and generating art through AI workflows.
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said the company is reorganizing teams to use AI more widely.
He said the goal is to help staff make more and better work, rather than to do the same work with fewer people.
Sweeney said AI could speed up development and make it easier to test game ideas earlier.
Epic has not announced a new release date for the shooter.
Epic Games has delayed an unannounced Star Wars and Marvel shooter indefinitely from its planned March 2027 release.
The game's creators were told to adopt an “AI first” development approach, according to a Bloomberg report cited by PC Gamer.
The reported instructions call for AI tools such as Anthropic's Claude and art created through full AI workflows.
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said the company is shifting developers to increase the use of AI across its work.
Sweeney said the goal is to help teams make more and better content, rather than do the same work with fewer people.
- Who
- Epic Games is developing the shooter. Tim Sweeney is the company's CEO.
- What
- The unannounced Star Wars and Marvel shooter has been delayed indefinitely as development shifts to an “AI first” model.
- When
- Staff were advised of the change last week, according to Bloomberg. The game had been planned for March 2027.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Epic is shifting development toward AI tools and workflows. Sweeney said the aim is to help teams make more and better content.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The shooter had been scheduled for release.
Staff were advised to adopt an “AI first” production model, according to Bloomberg.
PC Gamer reported that the project had been delayed indefinitely and that Sweeney had commented on Epic's AI shift.
- Developer
- Epic Games
- Game
- Unannounced Star Wars and Marvel shooter
- Original release plan
- March 2027
- Delay
- Indefinite
- AI tool named in reported instructions
- Anthropic's Claude
What people are saying
Our more modest aim is to survive the AI revolution, help other developers do the same, and come out on the other end making better code and content faster.
The aim isn't to do the same stuff with fewer people, but to enable everyone here to build MORE and BETTER stuff, and to bring the benefits to all teams using Unreal.
The biggest change will be much faster time from having an idea to playtesting it.
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We have a huge pivot underway here at Epic, moving developers around to retool for maximum AI acceleration. The aim isn't to do the same stuff with fewer people, but to enable everyone here to build MORE and BETTER stuff, and to bring the benefits to all teams using Unreal.
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