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.

A new leak for Fortnite has revealed that Epic Games is considering adding proximity voice chat to the battle royale.

Lately, there have been rumors about Disney and Epic Games not getting along. More specifically, Epic executives were ...

Parents can approve or deny Darth's shenanigans by heading to Epic Games' parental controls and selecting “allow voice and written communication with AI Features." Darth Vader AI is now in Fortnite.

The newest Fortnite season kicks off this week and will feature collaborations with the Power Rangers and Halo.

Darth Vader from Star Wars' latest Fortnite appearance comes with an AI voice based on James Earl Jones that can communicate and converse with players, all approved by the deceased actor’s estate.

Darth Vader has a new enemy, but it isn't the Jedi Order reborn. It's the Screen Actors Guild. On May 16, as part of a month-long collaboration between Epic Games' Fortnite and Disney-owned Star ...

The actors guild filed an unfair-labor-practice complaint against Epic Games for Fortnite's use of Darth Vader's AI voice. By Blair Marnell on May 20, 2025 at 4:20AM PDT ...

It's 2025, so Fortnite now includes a Darth Vader chatbot you can have stilted AI-powered conversations with after recruiting him into your squad. Naturally, a streamer has already managed to get ...

Ever since Fortnite introduced an AI chatbot of Darth Vader, the move has been surrounded by controversy. While James Earl Jones, the iconic voice of the Sith Lord, gave his consent for his voice ...

Fortnite's parent company Epic Games and entertainment giant Disney in February 2024 announced a collaboration to bring ...

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.