{
  "id": 14035318,
  "title": "Epic Reportedly Pushing Devs to Use AI, Delays Secret Star Wars and Marvel Crossover Shooter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/epic-reportedly-pushing-devs-to-use-ai-delays-secret-star-wars-and",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-12T19:14:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/epic-reportedly-pushing-devs-to-use-ai-delays-secret-star-wars-and-marvel-crossover-shooter"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Epic Games is reportedly delaying its secret Star Wars and Marvel crossover shooter as it pushes its developers to adopt an AI-first production model, according to a Bloomberg report. The untitled game, which was originally slated for a March release, has been pushed back to accommodate a new internal release plan. Developers working on the project have been encouraged to use AI tools like Anthropic's Claude assistant, with humans overseeing their work. The report also revealed that Epic underestimated the time and resources needed to develop the game, with progress being slower than expected. Epic's communications director, Jake Jones, stated that the company is embracing AI-accelerated development. The delay comes just moments after studio founder and CEO Tim Sweeney announced a \"huge pivot\" towards AI acceleration, aiming to enable developers to build more and better content and bring benefits to all teams using Unreal.",
  "summary": "Epic Games has reportedly delayed its secret Star Wars and Marvel crossover shooter as it pushes its developers to shift to an \"AI first\" production model.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Eurogamer",
        "title": "Epic Games reportedly delays Star Wars and Marvel shooter, as the Fortnite maker embraces \"AI-accelerated development\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/epic-games-reportedly-delays-star-wars-and-marvel-shooter-as-the",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:11:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Epic Games is delaying its Disney shooter and mandating AI-generated code and art",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/epic-games-is-delaying-its-disney-shooter-and-mandating-ai-generated",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:30:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "Epic Games Delays Marvel and Star Wars Crossover Game Amid Generative AI Push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/epic-games-delays-marvel-and-star-wars-crossover-game-amid-generative",
        "published": "2026-10-12T20:58:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}