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 ...

“Darth Vader wouldn’t be nearly as sinister without the legendary performance of James Earl Jones, who voiced Vader in the Star Wars films,” Epic Games said in a statement.

This FAQ seemingly hints that Fortnite has some assumption that James Earl Jones’ AI Darth Vader voice may say something that merits reporting. And we’re not sure we like that very much at all.

Fortnite announced on its news site this morning that players will now be able to have conversations with Darth Vader “ [w]ith your voice. And he’ll respond back using conversational AI.” ...

James Earl Jones passed away on September 9, 2024, but his voice lives on. The Oscar-nominated actor’s unmistakable booming baritone made the characters he voiced—from Star Wars ’ Darth ...

Last week, the Walt Disney Company announced that Darth Vader would appear in the video game Fortnite “as a conversational AI-experience, powered by the iconic voice of Disney Legend James Earl ...

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 ...

The AI-generated voice for the recently introduced Darth Vader NPC in Fortnite was developed with the consent of the estate of James Earl Jones, the legendary actor who originated the voice and ...

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 ...