Fortnite Dev Reportedly Delays New Marvel/Star Wars Shooter Amid “AI Acceleration” Push

Unreal Engine and Fortnite maker Epic Games reportedly delayed an unannounced shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters, and it's said that Epic is pushing its developers to utilize AI tools like Claude to complete production on the game. Per Bloomberg, the collaboration with Disney was originally slated for a March 2027 release and is now without a date. According to Bloomberg, developers were directed to incorporate an "AI first" production model. An internal memo obtained by the outlet included the instruction: "No more hand-written code," adding that artwork would be "generated with full AI workflows." Epic Games did not address the purported existence of this Disney-themed shooter, but Epic's communications director Jake Jones provided a statement to Bloomberg, saying: "We’re embracing AI-accelerated development, led by Epic developers who are the visionaries and creative drivers for everything we do." Shortly before Bloomberg's report went live, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney posted on social media about the company's "huge pivot" toward "maximum AI acceleration" for game development--a move Sweeney believes would benefit "all teams using Unreal." https://twitter.com/Tim…