Epic AI MegaJam: Build a Game in 4 Days With Unlimited AI Agents for $65k Prizes
chrisfirst · x · 2026-11-14
Epic Games' 2026 Epic AI MegaJam (Nov 12–15) has 9,900 participants competing to build a playable Unreal/UEFN game in four days — up to five humans per team, unlimited AI agents, $65,000 in prizes plus continuation grants up to $50,000, sponsored by Claude, Google, OpenAI, NVIDIA and others. Contestant chrisfirst livestreams his build: night mode, head/brake lights, glowing police lights, a helicopter with a tracking spotlight, and ElevenLabs-generated sirens and voice lines.
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