Epic Games Delays Disney Shooter, Mandates AI for Code and Art
The company ordered developers to generate all code and assets using artificial intelligence tools to complete the delayed project.
First reported by Bloomberg.com, 1h 06m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 4% |
| 11 Oct, 20:56 UTC | 4% |
The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 12 Oct 2026. Bloomberg.com published first, on 12 October at 18:24 UTC; Quartz followed 1h 06m later. The most recent article, from Ars Technica, appeared on 12 October at 20:59 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg.com (major outlet), Ars Technica (major outlet), Quartz, Hacker News, Engadget.
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- Disney — the market puts it at 4%, closing 1 Jan 2027. Disney must release a fully AI-generated multi-episode scripted series to the public before January 1, 2027 for the market to resolve to Yes. Any other outcome results in No. Readers often mistake the linked story about Epic Games as relevant, but only Disney's direct release counts toward resolution.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Disney at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- Bloomberg.comEpic Games Delays Disney Project, Asks Developers to Use More AI4%
- QuartzEpic Games is delaying its Disney shooter and mandating AI-generated code and art4%
- Hacker NewsEpic Games tells employees to use AI to get Disney game done4%
- EngadgetEpic reportedly delays its Disney video game so it can be made using more AI4%
- Ars TechnicaReport: Epic Games goes all-in on AI for Disney collaboration4%
- Current odds4%
Sources
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- Report: Epic Games goes all-in on AI for Disney collaboration Ars Technica ·
- Epic Games Delays Disney Project, Asks Developers to Use More AI Bloomberg.com ·
- Epic reportedly delays its Disney video game so it can be made using more AI Engadget
- Epic Games is delaying its Disney shooter and mandating AI-generated code and art Quartz
- Epic Games tells employees to use AI to get Disney game done Hacker News
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