Epic Games got permission from James Earl Jones' estate to use AI for a conversational, in-game bot. However, it's making ...

Right now, the AI Darth Vader only speaks English, and Epic Games says they used a combination of Google Gemini 2.0 Flash and ...

When Fortnite players meet Darth Vader in the game’s ongoing Star Wars event, they will be able to speak with the Sith Lord ...

Fortnite's Darth Vader bot has been saying some inappropriate things, in the AI-generated voice of James Earl Jones.

Fortnite's Galactic Battle season introduces a groundbreaking feature: recruiting Darth Vader as an AI teammate. Players can ...

There's been an ongoing debate surrounding the use of AI to bring a deceased actor's likeness to life. Jones, who's not only ...

James Earl Jones becomes “more machine now than man” as his AI-powered voice debuts with Darth Vader in Fortnite Chapter 6 ...

James Earl Jones's estate allowed "Fortnite" to use the late actor's voice for its Darth Vader character. Epic Games had to ...

It didn't take long after Epic Games unleashed famous Star Wars Sith lord Darth Vader into the game Fortnite -- complete with ...

In a glimpse at the not-too-distant future of video game writing, or lack thereof, Fortnite has just added an AI version of ...

Update: Epic has deployed a hotfix to address Vader's profanity.

The move comes after the legendary 'Star Wars' voice actor sold the rights to his voice to AI firm Respeecher before his ...