In the game, Darth Vader will be a boss in battle royale. “Ask him all your pressing questions about the Force, the Galactic Empire… or you know, a good strat for the last Storm circle ...

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 ...

Epic Games released an AI-powered Darth Vader character that players can speak to via microphone. Fortnite and Disney teamed up to unveil an AI character that responds to a player's voice in real ...

Fortnite has added an AI-powered Darth Vader NPC to the game that uses the voice of James Earl Jones – and Star Wars fans are furious. “Strategise with the ultimate Sith Lord. With your voice ...

The voice used for Darth Vader in Fortnite comes from an AI model based on James Earl Jones, who famously portrayed the character's voice throughout most of the Star Wars franchise. Jones, who ...

And James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader voice is one of the most magnificent of all. That voice will ALWAYS be associated with the terrible leader of the dark side on Star Wars .

SAG-AFTRA Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over Darth Vader AI Voice in ‘Fortnite ... a good strat for the last Storm circle. The Sith Lord has opinions,” the post added.

Darth Vader is, of course, voiced by the inimitable James Earl Jones, who died in September 2024 at the age of 93. This AI version of his voice, powered by Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash model and ...

Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. AI Darth Vader was a huge hit in Fortnite, and now Epic plans to ...