Newsweek has contacted the Davenport Police Department and Epic Games on behalf of Fortnite for comment via email on Saturday. About 25,000 people in the U.S. were killed in homicides in 2022, according to the U.

SAG-AFTRA has filed a labor complaint against Fortnite;s maker over AI use of James Earl Jones' voice as Darth Vader, raising concerns over performer rights.

Darth Vader’s appearance in ‘Fortnite’ has proved controversial, as the ‘Star Wars’ villain is powered by generative AI, sparking backlash and debate.

Google has released a new AI video generation tool, and it's clearly very familiar with what Fortnite gameplay looks like. The advanced AI tool generated some very convincing Fortnite footage in response to a simple prompt, churning out a clip that's almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

Google has launched an advanced AI video generation tool capable of creating Fortnite gameplay clips that look almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Veo 3 launched this week and has already raised eyebrows for its dystopian ability to create life-like video clips from simple text-based prompts and include realistic-sounding audio.

DAVENPORT, Fla. (WKRC) - A domestic dispute over the video game Fortnite has led to a fatal shooting. Kelly Garcia, 43, has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly shooting and killing his 26-year-old stepson, Azareel Martinez, during an altercation on Wednesday evening.

The actors’ union that began striking against video game companies last summer has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite.

On top of all the problems, Fortnite is not available to all iOS users who use the search function in the App Store. For some reason, the game can be downloaded through the direct link, yet it doesn’t appear after users search for it. However, this is likely a temporary issue that will soon be fixed by Apple.