Epic Games took a big step with conversational AI when it added a new version of Darth Vader in Fortnite that could speak with players.

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 ...

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 AI NPCs aren’t the only AI-focused news for Fortnite creators. Epic is also beta testing the Epic Developer Assistant, an ...

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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. So far, users have been ...

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This version of Vader is an NPC companion who can fight alongside players and speak to them in real time, thanks to generative AI. At best, Darth Vader parrots vaguely Vaderish lines (boasting of ...

Fortnite had a very rocky launch with its AI-powered NPC, Darth Vader, last month. The battle royale's use of artificial ...

Fortnite has introduced two new AI-controlled NPCs that can interact with players in the game’s LEGO mode, Brick Life, but they’re very different compared to the controversial Darth Vader. Epic Games ...

Fortnite developer Epic will be letting players create their own "AI-powered NPCs" later this year, following its Darth Vader chatbot.

Epic Games first unleashed AI Darth Vader in May, powered by a digitally altered voice from the late James Earl Jones. And while the bot’s purpose, personality, and language were intended to match ...