Epic Games: No More Hand-Written Code in Disney Shooter

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Epic Games has made a fundamental decision: According to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, management has instructed the development team of the unannounced extraction shooter with Disney to massively accelerate the use of generative AI tools – in order to catch up on the delays the project has allegedly accumulated. Exactly this restraint now appears to be falling away.

No more hand-written code

The statement sums up the new direction. When a studio of this size effectively abandons hand-coding and consistently commits to AI-assisted development, it sends a signal to the entire industry.

What is known about the Disney project so far

Epic Games and Disney have not officially unveiled the title yet. What is confirmed from the Bloomberg report is that it is an extraction shooter – a game in which teams collect loot on maps and must extract with it. Exactly which areas of day-to-day development AI will take over remains unclear. There are also no official details on features, setting, or release date.

What is clear, however, is how forcefully the directive was worded: the AI tools are to be "significantly accelerated." Such a directive doesn't come without reason – the reference to accumulated delays points to considerable internal time pressure. Epic Games and Disney have not publicly commented on the details so far.

What does the shift mean for you?

As long as the game isn't officially shown, you won't notice any of this for now – there's neither gameplay nor a release date. Still, it's worth watching: if Epic Games does indeed commit to AI-assisted development, the project could progress much faster than recently. But the exact opposite may also occur and reveal where generative AI hits its limits in an AAA title today.

One thing is certain: the gaming industry is watching closely when a major developer like Epic Games recalibrates its own line on AI. The next concrete hint will come either once Disney or Epic Games officially announces the title – or once Jason Schreier follows up.