Epic Games has delayed its Disney video-game project, originally scheduled for March, while directing developers to rely more heavily on artificial intelligence to finish it. The delay to Epic Games’ Disney collaboration comes alongside a shift toward AI-generated content supervised by people.
Bloomberg reported the postponement on October 12, 2026, citing people familiar with the project. Those people requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly. Epic Games Inc. is developing the title in collaboration with Walt Disney Co.
According to Crypto Briefing, the project is an extraction-style shooter featuring Disney characters. That report says no replacement launch date has been announced and that internal reviews raised concerns about the originality of the game’s gameplay and mechanics.
Epic Games’ Disney delay accompanies an AI-first approach
Developers have been instructed to use more AI tools to complete the game. The second report describes a production model in which artificial intelligence creates most future content, while humans review, refine and approve the output.
That places human oversight within the content-production process. The directive concerns how developers make the game, alongside the change to its release schedule.
According to the second report, the shooter is also traced back to Disney’s $1.5 billion equity investment in Epic Games, which was announced in 2024.
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