Darth Vader has been added to Fortnite, and the iconic Star Wars villain has sparked controversy, debate and a legal challenge from SAG-AFTRA. This version of Vader is an NPC companion who can ...

Epic Games added an AI-powered Darth Vader to "Fortnite" this month. Players interact with the character, which uses conversational AI based on James Earl Jones' voice. "Fortnite" Darth Vader ...

It didn't take long after Epic Games unleashed famous Star Wars Sith lord Darth Vader into the game Fortnite -- complete with the AI-enabled voice of late actor James Earl Jones for conversations ...

Fortinite's newest Star Wars collaboration now involves Darth Vader as an AI character thanks to ElevenLabs and Google Gemini 2.0. If players eliminate him and once Conversational AI is enabled ...

But until Epic announced its AI version of Darth Vader for Fortnite, no major blockbuster video game had actually put similar technology in a release. It would be a gamble. So far, users have been ...

James Earl Jones’ voice of Darth Vader is one of the most recognizable sounds in movie history — and now it’s at the center of a fight over the use of artificial intelligence. On Monday ...

Darth Vader returns in a Star Wars-themed Fortnite Battle Royale mini-season that was launched last week. In the game, the Sith Lord is the boss and players can fight, recruit, and interact with ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Two years before Jones passed away in 2024, he retired as the voice of Darth Vader and signed a deal that allows an AI program to recreate his ...

In the latest battle over AI in entertainment, a re-created Darth Vader voice has triggered a labour dispute. Here's everything to know In a case that feels straight out of sci-fi satire ...

Last week, Fortnite announced that it had used artificial intelligence to recreate James Earl Jones’ voice and let players have conversations in the game with Darth Vader. You could argue that ...

Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here The addition of Darth Vader in Fortnite has been quite controversial so far. Epic Games ...