While Darth Vader has been featured in Fortnite multiple times, either as a skin or NPC, in the most recent Star Wars -themed season, he's entering the arena with an AI component.

Whatever the project turns out to be, the report said Disney parks and resorts boss Josh D'Amaro is personally leading the effort to get it done. The report said he's spent time with Epic's CEO Tim ...

Fortnite’s Expert mode was meant to be bot-free, but leakers say lobbies still have AI, leaving players frustrated and ...

Today’s Fortnite update brought something unexpected to the game’s Star Wars season. Specifically, players can now engage with a Darth Vader AI Chatbot. Players can talk to Darth Vader during ...

The introduction of Darth Vader has been a special experience, but now Epic Games is taking the iconic character to the next level. The May 16th update added an AI Darth Vader chatbot to the ...

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 ...

AI Darth Vader has been out in Fortnite for roughly an hour, and already people have managed to get the Dark Lord of the Sith to swear. Fortnite's new AI buddy has a death grip on all manner of ...

Games SAG-AFTRA Calls Out ‘Fortnite’ Over Darth Vader AI Voice Surprisingly, the issue has nothing to do with what the character is being made to say in the game.

Epic pushed a hotfix and promised it wouldn't happen again. Fortnite creators will be able to make the NPCs in the UEFN Editor later this year. You can check out the Mr. Buttons demo below.

But until Epic announced its AI version of Darth Vader for Fortnite, no major blockbuster video game had actually put similar technology in a release. It would be a gamble.

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 let creators make AI-powered NPCs for their own in-game experiences.