Epic Games to make first big budget AI-only game with new Disney shooter
Epic Games is shifting to an 'AI first' development model, impacting an unannounced Marvel and Star Wars shooter. CEO Tim Sweeney confirmed the pivot aims to accelerate development using AI tools like Anthropic's Claude, with human input primarily for guidance. This move has reportedly caused concern among developers, with some expressing dismay at the prospect of AI generating game assets and code.
- Entities
- Company: Disney
- Company: Microsoft
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Company: Epic Games
- Company: FromSoftware
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Game: Fortnite
- Platform: PC
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: Star Wars and Marvel shooter project
- Company: Anthropic
- Person: Tim Sweeney
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