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# Paul Tassi on Epic's 'no more hand-written code': 'a huge deal one way or the other'

Paul Tassi (@PaulTassi), X, 2026-10-12.
Source: https://x.com/PaulTassi/status/2109719917209801080

## Why it matters

Games journalist with a large following frames what to watch: quality, speed, blowback.

## Summary

Posted Oct 12, 2026 (18:56 UTC), quoting @Wario64 (https://x.com/Wario64/status/2109713244176953744). Games writer Paul Tassi quotes Wario64's Bloomberg excerpt: 'Anyone who has followed Tim Sweeney's AI views at all should not be surprised by this, but this is going to be a huge deal one way or the other depending on how it goes. Quality, speed, blowback, so many things to watch'.

_Metrics as of 2026-10-13 via api.fxtwitter.com: 53,334 views, 1,769 likes, 109 reposts. Author: about 988,130 followers._

## Archived text

> Anyone who has followed Tim Sweeney’s AI views at all should not be surprised by this, but this is going to be a huge deal one way or the other depending on how it goes. Quality, speed, blowback, so many things to watch
> 
> > Quoting @Wario64: '“No more hand-written code,” one of the game’s directors told staff in an internal message reviewed by Bloomberg. The director added that all art for the game would be “generated with full AI workflows.”'

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## Cited in

- 2026-10-12: [Epic Games reportedly moves its Disney shooter to an 'AI first' model with 'no more hand-written code'; Sweeney confirms a 'huge pivot'](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-12-epic-games-ai-first-pivot-disney-shooter-delayed/)