Bloomberg reported on October 12, citing people familiar with the project and internal Epic messages, that Epic Games’ unannounced shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters had been delayed indefinitely from a planned March 2027 release. The report also described AI-first instructions for the team. Ars Technica relayed Bloomberg’s account in its coverage.
The project is part of Epic Games’ collaboration with The Walt Disney Company. Bloomberg’s reported instructions called for models such as Anthropic’s Claude to generate code and art, with developers managing and guiding the output. The internal directions reportedly included “no more hand-written code” and full AI workflows for artwork.
Epic’s public AI direction
Epic Games separately described a broader push for AI-accelerated development led by its developers. Communications director Jake Jones characterized them as the creative drivers, while CEO Tim Sweeney said the company was shifting developers to increase AI use. Sweeney said the goal was to help teams build more and better work and extend the benefits to teams using Unreal.
What commenters are concerned about
Commenters in r/gaming, r/Steam and r/Games raised concerns about creative labor, job security and the quality of AI-generated work. Some said they would be reluctant to buy the game; others said AI could be acceptable with human review or clearer disclosure. These are individual reactions in r/gaming, r/Steam and r/Games, not a measure of wider audience opinion.
