One year after the release of The Acolyte, I think Star Wars will still be able to pay off its Darth Plagueis reveal thanks to an upcoming project.

Instead of building a lightsaber, he was given his father’s. However, he would lose this lightsaber in battle with Darth Vader, along with his hand in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

Luke faces Darth Vader again, this time in the presence of the Emperor. Vader turns back to the good side and kills the Emperor. Death Star was destroyed – despite Ewok's involvement. Yub nub!

Epic’s AI Darth Vader tech is about to be all over Fortnite Get ready for more unhinged interactions by Marc Griffin Jun 3, 2025, 9:49 AM PDT Image: Epic Games via Polygon ...

Fortnite had a very rocky launch with its AI-powered NPC, Darth Vader, last month. The battle royale's use of artificial intelligence may not be stopping there, either.

In May, Epic added a Darth Vader NPC to Fortnite that could speak to players using an AI-powered version of James Earl Jones’ voice. Jones’ estate approved of the use of his voice.

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.

AI Darth Vader, it seems, was just the beginning. During State of Unreal 2025, Epic unveiled plans to release new tools for creators to build their own AI-powered NPCs in Unreal Editor for ...

The studios allege that the tool has produced and distributed countless unauthorized images of iconic characters, including Star Wars ’ Darth Vader and Despicable Me ’s Minions.

Gaming AI epic games fortnite Fortnite to add even more AI NPCs following Darth Vader incident "I find the lack of humanity in your AI chatbot disturbing" By Alfonso Maruccia June 4, 2025, 12:50 PM ...