Epic Games has told developers on an unannounced Disney shooter to generate code and art with AI tools including Claude, part of an "AI-first" mandate on a project that has slipped from its original March release window. The directive was reported by Bloomberg and confirmed in part by Epic.
One of the game's directors told staff "no more hand-written code," according to Bloomberg, and said all of the game's art will be "generated with full AI workflows." Developers were pointed at Anthropic's Claude as a primary tool for finishing the game.
“No more hand-written code.”— Unnamed game director, Director on the Epic-Disney project
Epic Games spokesperson Jake Jones told Bloomberg the company is "embracing AI-accelerated development." Epic and Disney did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Verge.
“embracing AI-accelerated development.”— Jake Jones, Epic Games spokesperson
Key facts
- 01Epic Games is using AI to generate code and art for an unannounced Disney shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters, per a Bloomberg report.
- 02A game director told staff 'no more hand-written code' and said all art will be 'generated with full AI workflows,' with developers directed to use Anthropic's Claude.
- 03The project has slipped from its original March release window.
- 04Disney invested $1.5 billion in Epic Games in 2024 as part of a multiyear collaboration.
- 05Epic laid off over 1,000 employees earlier this year following a downturn in Fortnite engagement since 2025.
The project is reportedly a shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters, built under a multiyear collaboration tied to Disney's $1.5 billion investment in Epic in 2024. Epic already uses AI inside Fortnite, which has previously featured an AI-driven Darth Vader voice.
Epic chief executive Tim Sweeney has publicly pushed Steam to drop its "made with AI" disclosure tag, arguing that AI will be involved in nearly all future production.
“AI will be involved in nearly all future production.”— Tim Sweeney, Epic Games CEO
The push toward AI-generated content lands against a difficult backdrop at Epic. The company laid off over 1,000 employees earlier this year following a downturn in Fortnite engagement since 2025.
Epic is not alone in building out AI tooling for game development — Meta and Google have been releasing their own AI game-dev tools — but the Disney project is one of the most prominent examples of a major studio telling its developers to stop writing code by hand on a flagship title.
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