Epic Games Mandates Claude for Code in Delayed Marvel and Star Wars Shooter

Epic Games has ordered developers to abandon hand-written code in favor of Anthropic's Claude AI tool for its upcoming Marvel and Star Wars extraction shooter, postponing the project with no new release date. On October 12, 2026, CEO Tim Sweeney announced a company-wide pivot toward "maximum AI acceleration," with one development director telling staff "No more hand-written code" and requiring all artwork to be "generated with full AI workflows." The game, a third-person extraction shooter featuring characters from Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar under Disney's licensing, was originally targeted for March 2027 release but has been delayed as the company implements AI-first production methods.