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  1. Ars Technica65

    Report: Epic Games pivots to AI-first development as Disney shooter is delayed indefinitely

    Bloomberg reports that Epic Games is moving to an AI-first development model for its collaboration with Disney, with AI models writing all code and guiding all artwork while human developers manage the generated assets. The $1.5 billion partnership announced in early 2024 had planned a Marvel- and Star Wars-themed shooter for March 2027, but the project is now delayed indefinitely. Epic said it is embracing AI-accelerated development, and CEO Tim Sweeney said the aim is to let teams build more and better content for everyone using Unreal.

    Why this: Epic's Disney shooter shifting to AI-led development and being delayed indefinitely offers a look at how a major studio's pipeline and schedule are changing.

  1. Xbox Wire62

    Section 9's sci-fi action adventure End of Abyss launches October 1 on Xbox Series X|S

    Section 9 Interactive, a small studio founded by three former Tarsier Studios members, announced that its sci-fi action adventure End of Abyss launches October 1 on Xbox Series X|S. Players take the role of young combat technician Cel, descending into an abandoned underground facility to upgrade gear, use a Scanner to explore branching paths, and fight monsters. The team said the game began as a top-down shooter prototype and shifted toward a slower action horror metroidvania focused on exploration and tension, with enemies prototyped in Unreal before their designs were finalized.

    Why this: The studio explains how its top-down shooter prototype became an action horror metroidvania, showing how a small team settled on its art and enemy design.

  1. VG24778

    Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.0 launches February 13 with new world Planarcadia and a Fortnite collaboration

    HoYoverse announced during its Special Program that Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.0 arrives February 13, adding the new world Planarcadia and two new 5-Star characters, General Yao Guang and Sparxie. Starting February 26, Kafka and Blade skins join the Fortnite Item Shop, and downloading the game on the Epic Games Store and joining themed activities earns the Blade outfit for free. Players who log in after launch get 20 free pulls and a new outfit for Ruan Mei, while the Yao Guang fortune event offers 1,600 Stellar Jades and a free 5-Star character selector arrives later.

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