SAG-AFTRA strikes back. The new Fortnite Vader feature has drawn the ire of SAG-AFTRA, which represents actors and voiceover artists, among other trades.On May 19, the union filed an unfair labor ...

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 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 ...

Vader’s Destructive Rampage Across Naboo Was Fueled by Unbearable Grief and Rage. In the latest issue of Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #4 by Charles Soule and Luke Ross, Kylo Ren visits Naboo ...

When Fortnite players talk with Darth Vader, their audio is sent to Gemini, a conversation chatbot created by Google, to generate a response from the character, Epic says on its website.

Darth Vader: Master of Evil by Adam Christopher. Cover by Simon Goinard – Lucasfilm. Vader’s quest to cheat death is something that we never got to see in the movies.