Epic Games' new voice-interactive Fortnite character uses Google's Gemini AI to recreate James Earl Jones' iconic voice for the first time in-game.

Fortnite' players will be able to chat with Darth Vader, in a move made in "close consultation" with Jones' family.

Epic Games has launched a new conversational AI feature in Fortnite… featuring Darth Vader. Darth Vader Conversational AI in ...

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

Fortnite is a digital playground for millions of players, many of them young. That people would immediately try to get the ...

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

Shortly after Epic Games dropped Darth Vader, in the form of a holographic conversational AI, into Fortnite, players started ...

Fortnite players can channel their inner dark side as James Earl Jones ‘ Darth Vader returns to the game. Players will be ...

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

Epic says that the dialogue in Darth Vader’s responses to users ... “Disney, Lucasfilm, and Epic Games are honored to bring his voice to Fortnite for millions of players to experience ...

Players are testing the new Darth Vader AI NPC in Fortnite, and it is clear that he has very strong opinions about certain in ...

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