Remember Fortnite's AI-powered Darth Vader that led SAG-AFTRA to file an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games? Well, the studio has now revealed the latest evolution of the technology. Originally described as a "Persona device", the tech is now simply called "conversations", but the core remains the same: Fortnite developers can use conversations to create AI-powered characters with personalities and voices that can talk, react, respond to player actions, and even influence gameplay. Released with Fortnite's v40.20 update (launched on April 16), it is available in the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) and allows island creators to build AI-powered […]

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Three of the UEFN game modes Epic Games developed for Fortnite will be sunsetted and go offline as a result of the mass layoff Epic's chief executive officer Tim Sweeney announced this morning, which saw over 1,000 Epic employees lose their jobs. Two of the three modes will be going offline sooner than later, with Fortnite Ballistic, the first-person 5v5 tactical shooter that initially launched in 2024 and Fortnite Festival Battle Stage - not the whole of Fortnite Festival, just the Battle Stage mode - both going offline next month, on April 16, 2026. Rocket Racing, the UEFN mode that […]

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