Epic Games has internally delayed its planned crossover shooter featuring Star Wars and Marvel properties, with development moving slower than initially anticipated. The company has reportedly turned to generative AI tools to help accelerate progress on the project, signaling a shift in how the studio is approaching completion of the title.
- Epic's Star Wars-Marvel shooter has faced internal delays and is progressing below expected pace.
- The studio is leveraging gen-AI development techniques to help speed up the game's completion.
Epic's reliance on AI to rescue a delayed, high-profile licensed project offers a real-world test of whether generative tools can meaningfully address game development timelines.
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