‘Our humble goal is to survive the AI revolution’ says Epic Games CEO, as its Star Wars and Marvel crossover pivots to ‘AI first’ development

An unannounced Star Wars and Marvel shooter in the works at Epic Games has been delayed, and its creators instructed to take an “AI first” approach to development. Staff were advised of the pivot last week, according to a Bloomberg report, with the project delayed indefinitely from its (unannounced) March 2027 release. That “AI first”…

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Does Blizzard’s revival of its classic games signal a return of the ‘old Blizzard?’

There’s a generation of millennial gamers who are haunted by an entity known as ‘old Blizzard,’ an allegedly more competent, creative, and virtuous version of the present-day Microsoft subsidiary based in Irvine, California. For the nostalgia-afflicted, BlizzCon 2026 felt like a nod to those good ol’ days of Blizzard—at least in terms of ambition and…

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