Star Wars and Steam Controllers

Fortnite has some new content just in time for Star Wars Day. Find out exactly what they’re getting. Also, the New Steam controller is now for sale. Find out all the details. All this and the latest gaming headlines. Let’s go!

The Steam Controller officially launches

Valve officially announced their new version of the Steam Controller would be ready for preorder May 4. 

The Steam Controller is the first of three devices announced by Valve last year to go to market. When asked why the controller was the first device to ship, Valve hardware engineer Steve Cardinali said “this doesn’t have RAM in it, and it’s not as complicated to start getting out the door for us.”

The PC controller will sell for $99, more than most (including those at Valve) had hoped. The controller features an ergonomic design, trackpads, rumble, motion controls, 35 hours of battery life and a control puck that acts as a charger and wireless transmitter. 

Some outlets got their hands on the Steam Controller early. PC Gamer has a fantastic breakdown of the new hardware. While they say it works great with Steam, it might have issues with other launchers.

“The Steam Controller, true to its name, requires Steam to function and may require more set-up for non-Steam games.” PC Gamer

Valve claims they should be able to meet demand for the new controllers when they go on sale. Meanwhile, for those who are patiently waiting for a Steam Deck 2 announcement, Valve officials say they are “hard at work on it.”

You got your Star Wars in my Fortnite

May 4 is known as Star Wars Day. To celebrate, Disney and Fortnite teamed up to launch three new modes in the game, each offering different experiences.

Galactic Siege

A 10 vs. 10 PvP capture the flag mode where players will participate in large battles in familiar locations from the movies.

Droid Tycoon

Players can build droids from the franchise, with 40 blueprints available initially and more to come. 

Escape Vader

A 4-player horror cooperative game set on a wrecked Star Destroyer where the goal is to…you guessed it…escape from Darth Vader. 

You can check out everything announced for Fortnite’s Star Wars celebration. Which mode are you most excited to try? Let us know in the comments or on Bluesky.

Side Quests (more stories worth reading)

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📅 We also posted 10 new games to play in May. Which are you most excited to get your hands on?

🇺🇸 Steam pulled a video game created by the suspect in custody for the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents Dinner. 

🤿 Subnautica 2 will release in Early Access on PC May 14. 

🦹🏻‍♀️ Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé says his company stopped selling games to Amazon after the company asked him to break the law. 

💰 GameStop reportedly wants to buy eBay, a company worth more than four times what GameStop is worth. 

🎮 Sony confirms that its new DRM for digital games is a one-time check, meaning players won’t lose access to their games if they are offline for an extended period of time. 

🏆 Blue Prince and The Darkest Files took home the top prizes at the 2026 German Computer Game Awards.

😢 The studio behind Steelrising and the recently released GreedFall 2 is shutting down. 

🗓️ Bungie claims they have a story plan for Marathon that will last years into the future. 

❎ Xbox hardware revenue dropped 33% last quarter while overall Xbox revenue declined by 5%. 

🤖 Roblox announced a new AI-driven upscaler which it claims upscales graphics of games on its services to photorealistic quality.

🐲 After retiring from the NFL, former Dallas Cowboys lineman Travis Frederick started a digital Dungeons & Dragons company.

📺 The British post-apocalyptic game Atomfall is being turned into a TV series, while a new trailer was released for the film reboot of Resident Evil.

New Releases this week:

Check out our article on 10 new games to play in May for a more detailed look at some of these titles: 

5/5: Dead as Disco (PC)
5/5: Wax Heads (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC)
5/7: Duck Side of the Moon (Switch and PC)
5/7: Froggy Hates Snow (PlayStation, Xbox and PC)
5/7: Mixtape (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC)
5/7: Will: Follow The Light (PlayStation, Xbox and PC )

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