James Earl Jones's estate allowed "Fortnite" to use the late actor's voice for its Darth Vader character. Epic Games had to ...

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

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

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

On Friday, developer Epic Games announced in a blog post that Darth Vader is back in Fortnite as a recruitable boss character ...

Beloved actor James Earl Jones died less than a year ago, but in a world with access to (or a flood of) AI generation, his ...

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

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

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

Update: Epic has deployed a hotfix to address Vader's profanity.

The late actor now lives on in Fortnite, with his family's consent.

Did Epic Games cross the line with its Fortnite AI-powered Darth Vader companion that uses James Earl Jones voice? Gamers ...