Epic’s Disney collaboration moves toward an AI-first workflow

Humans manage and direct AI-generated code and art

According to the report, Epic is moving its Disney collaboration to an AI-first development model. AI models would generate code and guide artwork, while human developers manage and direct those outputs. Epic spokespersons publicly characterized the company’s direction as AI-accelerated development led by its developers. The report also says the Marvel- and Star Wars-themed shooter has been delayed indefinitely amid the change and slower-than-expected, understaffed development.

The Disney collaboration had been slated to include a Marvel- and Star Wars-themed shooter targeted for March 2027. The available report does not establish the project's earlier internal development workflow.

The report describes a shift toward an AI-first workflow for the Disney collaboration, with human developers directing model-generated code and art rather than producing hand-written code or AI-free art for the shooter.

If accurate, the change would make model-generated code and art central to a major game-development collaboration, while assigning human developers a supervisory and creative-direction role.