'Our humble goal is to survive the AI revolution' says Epic Games CEO, as its Star Wars and Marvel crossover pivots to 'AI first' development

'Our humble goal is to survive the AI revolution' says Epic Games CEO, as its Star Wars and Marvel crossover pivots to 'AI first' development Art will be "generated with full AI workflows". An unannounced Star Wars and Marvel shooter in the works at Epic Games has been delayed, and its creators instructed to take an "AI first" approach to development. Staff were advised of the pivot last week, according to a Bloomberg report, with the project delayed indefinitely from its (unannounced) March 2027 release. Personally I'm optimistic about it and see it as empowering for creators." - On whether Epic will "accelerate an IPO": "Our more modest aim is to survive the AI revolution, help other developers do the same, and come out on the other end making better code and content faster." - On potential improvements to development time offered by AI: "Right now it's highly variable, from 20% in some areas (like the most technical areas of UE [Unreal Engine] dev) to 5x for other areas (like web dev).