Star Wars fans and gamers can now hear late actor James Earl Jones’ iconic Darth Vader voice in the Fortnite Battle Royale video game. The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games launched a new ...

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 ...

SAG-AFTRA filed a complaint against Epic Games over AI recreating James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader voice in Fortnite The union alleges replacement of human performers without notice or bargaining ...

SAG-AFTRA is objecting to the use of AI to recreate the late James Earl Jones’ bass intonations of Darth Vader in Epic Games’ “Fortnite.” The actors union said Epic-owned Llama Productions ...

Jones died in September. “Fortnite” said it had received permission from Jones’ estate to include his voice in the game. James Earl Jones has approved of Lucasfilm using artificial ...

Fortnite underestimates SAG-AFTRA‘s power, it would appear after the online gaming platform used conversational AI to replicate James Earl Jones‘ voice as Star Wars‘ Darth Vader. On Monday ...

S AG-AFTRA is swinging its lightsaber at Epic Games, filing an unfair labor practice charge over the use of an AI-generated Darth Vader voice in Fortnite, even though the late James Earl Jones ...

Even though James Earl Jones’ family allowed his voice to be ... Agreement — which covers many major game studios, including Fortnite‘s Llama Productions — have been on strike against ...