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Epic Orders AI-First Workflow for Disney Shooter Development

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Epic Games ordered developers to adopt an AI-first workflow for its unannounced Disney shooter.
Directors told staff there will be “no more hand-written code” and all art will use full AI workflows.
Epic delayed the game indefinitely after underestimating staff and timeline.
Disney invested $1.5 billion in Epic in 2024 as part of a multi-game partnership.

History

Historical Context

OpenAI’s 2018 GPT-2 launch and the 2022 ChatGPT release sparked a rapid AI boom, prompting Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar stake and Disney’s $1 billion investment in December 2025. Building on that momentum, Epic Games now requires AI-first pipelines for its upcoming Disney-backed shooter, reflecting the industry-wide shift toward generative-AI development tools and the surge in AI-generated content across software platforms.

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Story summary

Epic Games ordered developers to adopt an AI-first workflow for its unannounced Disney shooter.
Directors told staff there will be “no more hand-written code” and all art will use full AI workflows.
Epic delayed the game indefinitely after underestimating staff and timeline.
Disney invested $1.5 billion in Epic in 2024 as part of a multi-game partnership.

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