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 ...

It's just a little novelty that won't likely affect how you play at all, but it's unusually amusing for that sort of thing, since this Darth Vader-themed chatbot's delivery is spot-on. It's not ...

This includes the return of the Darth Vader NPC, but with a new twist. Darth Vader is now powered by AI, and players can chat with him in-game using their voices to receive unique responses.

Darth Vader is now a character on "Fortnite," using an AI version of James Earl Jones' voice. Jones's family said they allowed AI to use his voice because he wanted "all ages" to experience Darth ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. An AI Darth Vader chatbot voiced by a digital clone of James Earl Jones’ voice joined Fortnite on Friday and players wasted no time trying to ...

Fortnite players can channel their inner dark side as James Earl Jones‘ Darth Vader returns to the game. Players will be able to recruit the Sith Lord and be able to talk to him, he will respond ...

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 ...

“What freaking fucking food is that Darth Vader?” LoserFruit asked in a widely circulated clip. After a brief pause, AI Darth responds, “Freaking. Fucking. such vulgarity does not become you ...

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 ...

Fortnite underestimates SAG-AFTRA‘s power, it would appear after the online gaming platform used conversational AI to replicate James Earl Jones‘ voice as Star Wars‘ Darth Vader. On Monday ...

SAG-AFTRA, the massive actors and media union with over 160,000 members, has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Epic Games over its inclusion of ...

By Derrick Bryson Taylor Months after the death of James Earl Jones, the booming voice of Darth Vader, Fortnite players are having in-game conversations with the “Star Wars” villain about ...