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ORLANDO, Fla. – MetaHuman, an innovative tool from Epic Games to quickly create realistic digital human characters, is now out of early access and available to all developers with today’s release of Unreal Engine 5.6. With the new update, developers can now use MetaHuman Animation to generate real-time animations and audio from almost any mon…Read More

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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Witcher 4 is still years away from release, but we now have a much better idea of what the open-world RPG will look like. CD Projekt Red showed off a gorgeous tech demo of The Witcher 4 during Epic Games’ State of Unreal keynote this morning at Unreal Fest 2025. What we saw wasn’t actual gameplay footage — the develo…Read More

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After being unceremoniously booted off Apple’s App Store in 2020, Epic Games’ Fortnite is finally back. Take note, though — it’ll only show up on iPhones and iPads for searches made within the U.S., at least for now.  The return of Fortnite marks the end of a nearly five-year ban caused by Epic Games’ implementation […]

For a short period of time on Friday, Darth Vader could drop F-bombs in the video game Fortnite as part of a voice AI implementation gone wrong, reports GameSpot. Epic Games rapidly deployed a hotfix after players encountered the Sith Lord responding to their comments with profanity and strong language.

In Fortnite, the AI-voiced Vader appears as both a boss in battle royale mode and an interactive character. The official Star Wars website encourages players to "ask him all your pressing questions about the Force, the Galactic Empire… or you know, a good strat for the last Storm circle," adding that "the Sith Lord has opinions."

The F-bomb incident involved a Twitch streamer named Loserfruit, who triggered the forceful response when discussing food with the virtual Vader. The Dark Lord of the Sith responded by repeating her words "freaking" and "fucking" before adding, "Such vulgarity does not become you, Padme." The exchange spread virally across social media platforms on Friday.

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