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Epic's Disney game delayed as studio orders 'AI first' builds
Epic Games has pushed back its Marvel and Star Wars collaboration with Disney and told developers to build it with an AI first production model; Fortnite fans wait.
On air: Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson on Wake Up, AmericaPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Breitbart: “'Fornite' Developer Epic Games Delays Disney Title, Shifts to 'AI First' Programming”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 5:04 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson.
- Topics: Epic Games, Disney, AI.
- BBN covered this story before: Durban FilmMart's AI debate lands as Epic's pivot draws fire (October 13).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFolks, we have a delay on the Fortnite fast lane: Breitbart reports Epic Games pushed back its Disney game with Marvel and Star Wars heroes, and told developers to build it AI first.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistAI first? So the robot gets the driver's seat and the humans ride in the back with the snacks!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the Disney game is the one stuck in traffic, which is a lot of Jedi waiting on one on-ramp.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNow the forecast. New York is sixty-four and clear now, then cloudy tomorrow with a high of sixty-four.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSixty-four twice.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistChicago is sixty-one in fog, with rain tomorrow at ninety-five percent, and Los Angeles is clear at fifty-nine, heading to ninety-three. My pet peeve is the person who brakes for a puddle.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNine honks from me, and I asked the AI, and it said ten.
The story so far
- OpenAI Revenue Goal, Disney+ Sports Tier, AI Debt Worries · Seeking Alpha
- Google's Fitbit Edge lands between two watches, and Epic's AI plan… · Ars Technica
- Epic's AI-first shift adds a capital crunch warning and a bad tip · Ars Technica
- Intel, Broadcom CEOs warn capital crunch could become AI's biggest… · CNBC
- Epic Games confirms 'huge pivot' toward AI; Raye slams touts · BBC
- Durban FilmMart's AI debate lands as Epic's pivot draws fire · Variety
- Epic's Disney game delayed as studio orders 'AI first' builds (this story)
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