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Epic Games has delayed its unannounced shooter crossing Marvel and Star Wars characters, with the project’s schedule change arriving alongside a reported shift to AI-first development. The game had been slated for March, but there’s no confirmed replacement release date, leaving players without a clearer idea of when this Disney collaboration will arrive.

The news was reported by Bloomberg and covered by GamesIndustry.biz and IGN. Bloomberg’s sources said development had fallen behind schedule, partly because Epic underestimated the time and staffing the project would need.

The project has not been formally announced, and details beyond its shooter format and Marvel–Star Wars crossover remain scarce. Polygon reported that the target was March 2027; Epic has not confirmed a new date since that target slipped.

That makes the delay the clearest practical update for players: the first game planned under a major Disney partnership is still in development, but its arrival window is up in the air. Epic’s reported use of AI-assisted coding and automated testing is part of a wider conversation about how game teams are changing their production processes.

Epic’s reported AI-first production plan

People familiar with the project told Bloomberg that developers were asked to use AI tools, including Anthropic’s Claude, with staff overseeing the results. An internal message described a plan to eliminate handwritten code and produce the game’s art through AI workflows.

Epic communications director Jake Jones told Bloomberg that the company is adopting AI-accelerated development while keeping its developers in creative leadership roles. The company had already been encouraging AI use across its divisions; Bloomberg described a mostly AI-made game as unprecedented among major games companies, a comparison that should be understood as the outlet’s reporting rather than a confirmed industry-wide assessment.

The Disney partnership and wider context

Disney invested $1.5 billion in Epic in 2024 and took an equity stake, with the companies announcing a partnership covering multiple games. This shooter was expected to be the first project from that collaboration. Epic’s AI policy contrasts with Sega’s approach, which keeps creative game-making under human responsibility.

The production shift also lands amid industry debate over AI and staffing. Epic said in March that it was cutting 1,000 jobs, partly in response to slowing Fortnite engagement; that announcement does not establish a connection between the cuts and this game’s delay. A 2026 GDC survey cited in the reporting found that more than a third of developers use AI in their work, while more than half believe it harms the industry.

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