Epic shifts to ‘AI-accelerated development’ for upcoming Disney game

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Epic Games is shifting to an "AI-first" approach for an unannounced Disney game, now delayed from its March release, with developers mandated to use tools like Anthropic's Claude to generate code and art. The project's directors have instructed staff that no code will be hand-written and all art will be AI-generated as part of this AI-accelerated development strategy.
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Epic Games plans to use AI to generate code and art for an unannounced Disney game, which is now delayed from its original March release window, according to a report from Bloomberg. The project's developers have been given an "AI-first" mandate directing them to use tools like Anthropic's Claude more to finish the game. According to Bloomberg, one of the game's directors said in a message to staff, "No more hand-written code." Staff were also told that all of the game's art will be "generated
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