Epic Games has delayed an unannounced Star Wars and Marvel crossover extraction shooter while mandating its development team adopt a more AI-centric production approach. The reported shift represents a significant bet on artificial intelligence to accelerate a project involving two of entertainment's largest franchises. Few other details about the game, timeline, or scope of the AI integration have surfaced publicly.
- Epic delayed a Star Wars-Marvel collaboration shooter to implement an "AI first" development strategy.
- The company is pushing its team to lean more heavily on AI tools to complete the project.
- The game remains unannounced and details beyond the delay and AI pivot remain scarce.
Epic's decision to restructure development around AI signals how aggressively studios are experimenting with automation - even on high-profile licensed projects where creative control typically runs tight.
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