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Darth Vader has been added to Fortnite, and the iconic Star Wars villain has sparked controversy, debate and a legal challenge from SAG-AFTRA. This version of Vader is an NPC companion who can fight ...

An AI Darth Vader chatbot voiced by a digital clone of James Earl Jones’ voice joined Fortnite on Friday and players wasted no time trying to break it. It took no time at all for them to get it to ...

Epic Games is no stranger to adding gimmicks to Fortnite, and now, you can speak to an AI version of Darth Vader, using the replicated voice of James Earl Jones. While Darth Vader has been featured in ...

Some Fortnite players are directing an AI-powered Darth Vader, who responds to gamers’ voices, to use homophobic and racist slurs. The infamous Star Wars villain appeared in the game on Friday (16 May ...

Shortly after Epic Games dropped Darth Vader, in the form of a holographic conversational AI, into Fortnite, players started figuring out how to get the Sith lord to say the worst things possible.

Epic Games and Disney are adding fresh Star Wars content to Fortnite. Starting May 1 players can use new developer tools to ...

It was no April Fool’s joke when Fortnite announced on April 1 that it would enable developers to create “Star Wars”-inspired ...

Fortnite’s scariest Star Wars experience yet puts you on Darth Vader’s ship with no way to fight back and nowhere to hide.