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  "id": 14231486,
  "title": "Epic shifts to ‘AI-accelerated development’ for upcoming Disney game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/epic-shifts-to-ai-accelerated-development-for-upcoming-disney-game",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-13T15:12:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/games/1010097/epic-games-disney-project-ai-coding-art"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Epic Games plans to use AI to generate code and art for an unannounced Disney game, which is now delayed from its original March release window, according to a report from Bloomberg. The project's developers have been given an \"AI-first\" mandate directing them to use tools like Anthropic's Claude more to finish the game. According […]",
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        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Epic Games tells employees to use AI to get Disney game done",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/epic-games-tells-employees-to-use-ai-to-get-disney-game-done",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:31:37.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "GamesIndustry",
        "title": "Epic Games delays Disney game and tells developers to go \"AI first\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/epic-games-delays-disney-game-and-tells-developers-to-go-ai-first",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:54:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: Epic has delayed the release of an upcoming game, instructing developers to implement an \"AI first\" production model with \"no more hand-written code\" (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/sources-epic-has-delayed-the-release-of-an-upcoming-game-instructing",
        "published": "2026-10-12T20:25:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "Epic Games reportedly pivoting to \"AI first\" game development model",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/epic-games-reportedly-pivoting-to-ai-first-game-development-model",
        "published": "2026-10-12T20:59:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Epic reportedly delays Disney video game project as it mandates AI workflows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/epic-reportedly-delays-disney-video-game-project-as-it-mandates-ai",
        "published": "2026-10-13T04:00:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Creative Bloq",
        "title": "Everyone's saying the same thing about Epic’s AI-first Disney game – and it's not good",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/everyones-saying-the-same-thing-about-epics-ai-first-disney-game-and",
        "published": "2026-10-13T11:10:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "Epic Games reportedly pivoting to \"AI first\" game development model",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/epic-games-reportedly-pivoting-to-ai-first-game-development-model",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:05:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Epic Games' Disney shooter is going \"AI first,\" whether developers like it or not",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/epic-games-disney-shooter-is-going-ai-first-whether-developers-like",
        "published": "2026-10-13T17:38:00.000Z"
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  "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."
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