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Fortnite developer Epic will be letting players create their own "AI-powered NPCs" later this year, following its Darth Vader ...
Here are all the Fortnite announcements from the State of Unreal 2025, including a Squid Game collaboration, AI NPCs, and ...
He hoped the game would only be off the App Store ‘for a few weeks.’ ...
The AI NPCs aren’t the only AI-focused news for Fortnite creators. Epic is also beta testing the Epic Developer Assistant, an ...
For better or worse, Fortnite will let creators make NPCs that ditch the script and go freestyle. A new tool in the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) will allow developers to create their own ...
When Fortnite’s Darth Vader started talking, things went downhill fast. The AI-powered NPC voiced with permission from James Earl Jones’ estate, cursed, glitched, and set off alarms. Union actors ...
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 ...
Fortnite has revealed huge plans to bring more AI-powered NPCs like the existing Darth Vader AI who has gone viral online.
With just a few days left before the new Fortnite season kicks off, Epic Games is turning up the hype. Before the season ...
The State of Unreal 2025 live stream is here, and promises to give us a new look at The Witcher 4. We'll be covering all the updates from Epic's livestream, where it promises to "share what's next for ...
Fortnite's Death Star Sabotage live event will take place on Saturday, June 7 at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT. It will be its own separate mode in the Discover pane, and will be available to join two hours ...
Fortnite’s Darth Vader AI has prompted a lot of intrigue and a degree of controversy. Here we explore how it works and what ...