Fortnite announced that it had used artificial intelligence to recreate James Earl Jones’ voice and let players have ...

Hollywood's actors' union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions on Monday, alleging the company ...

Fortnite’s latest Star Wars update brought an AI-powered Darth Vader and a legal complaint from actors’ union SAG-AFTRA. On May 16, 2025, Fortnite introduced a new Darth Vader as part of Chapter 6: ...

The actors' union says Llama Productions failed to notify them of their intent to use digital recreations of James Earl Jones ...

Now that SAG-AFTRA has filed a grievance, the NLRB may launch an investigation to determine if any labor rights were violated ...

SAG-AFTRA says 'Fortnite' used an AI-powered version of Darth Vader's voice in its game without negotiating the terms with ...

Sure, Darth Vader is a bad guy—but not like this. Fortnite's AI-powered Star Wars villain spouted unexpected language soon ...

There's been an ongoing debate surrounding the use of AI to bring a deceased actor's likeness to life. Jones, who's not only ...

Darth Vader’s AI is powered by Google Gemini 2.0. Players under 13, or the age of digital consent in their country, will need ...

Epic Games' new voice-interactive Fortnite character uses Google's Gemini AI to recreate James Earl Jones' iconic voice for the first time in-game.

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

Epic Games has released a game update for Fortnite on a weeklend, which never happens. Known issues for all the modes listed.