Epic’s new games launcher is ‘vibe coded’ and adds Linux support
Epic’s new games launcher is ‘vibe coded’
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Epic Games announced a preview of its redesigned Epic Games Launcher for Windows, Mac, and Linux beginning today, describing it as faster and more responsive. Epic executive Martin Keely told The Verge that agents wrote and reviewed all the code under the development team’s supervision, with AI helping replicate existing functionality and support Linux. The old launcher remains available, and Epic has no specific timeline for requiring migration.
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