Jacob Navok (Genvid CEO): ‘It is over for non-AI workflows’
Jacob Navok @JNavokX
Why it matters
Reaction from a games-industry executive to Epic’s pivot.
Summary
Posted Oct 12, 2026 (19:10 UTC). Jacob Navok (profile: CEO of Genvid, formerly in the President’s Office at Square Enix Holdings) quotes Sweeney’s ‘huge pivot’ post: ‘Epic, by far one of the best technical leaders in games, is saying no hand written code. If you’re not doing the same you will be left behind. It is over for non-AI workflows.’ Opinion.
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Epic, by far one of the best technical leaders in games, is saying no hand written code. If you’re not doing the same you will be left behind. It is over for non-AI workflows.
Quoting @TimSweeneyEpic: We have a huge pivot underway here at Epic, moving developers around to retool for maximum AI acceleration.
The aim isn’t to do the same stuff with fewer people, but to enable everyone here to build MORE and BETTER stuff, and to bring the benefits to all teams using Unreal.
