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The official panel schedule for this year’s Star Wars Celebration has been announced. As a result, we now know the world premiere of Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order will be in Chicago on Saturday, April 13 at 11:30 AM PT / 1:30 PM CDT / 2:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM GMT. However, of all the events being streamed at Star Wars Celebration, the Jedi Fallen Order panel doesn’t seem to be one of them.

In a blog post, the description for the panel says Respawn Entertainment CEO Vince Zampella and Jedi Fallen Order game director Stig Asmussen will discuss “how Respawn and Lucasfilm collaborated on this original Star Wars story,” one that follows “a young Padawan’s journey in the Dark Times following Order 66. There will be “a few surprises” as well. Whether this is a trailer, a gameplay reveal, or something else entirely remains to be seen. We have our own hopes for what we want to see in Jedi Fallen Order, but we’ll have to wait for the Star Wars Celebration to see if any are confirmed.

The day before, Star Wars Celebration will have a panel that offers a sneak peak at Vader Immortal. The upcoming VR game is an “immersive descent into Darth Vader’s fiery Mustafar fortress.” Vader Immortal is a launch title for the new Oculus Quest headset, telling a brand-new story in the Star Wars universe that takes place in-between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.

The cinematic side of Star Wars will be present at Star Wars Celebration as well. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Episode IX director J.J. Abrams will be hosting a panel for the new movie. The Mandalorian executive producer and writer Jon Favreau and executive producer and director Dave Filoni will also be hosting a panel for the upcoming TV series. The Mandalorian panel will be streamed live, so you can watch it even if you’re not in Chicago. It begins April 14 at 9:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM CDT / 12:00 PM ET. Star Wars Celebration will also be airing sneak peaks of the second season of Star Wars Resistance and the upcoming surprise season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars–the latter of which sees the return of fan-favorite Ahsoka Tano. Both sneak peaks will premiere live as well.

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Just when you thought the Five Nights at Freddy’s horror series had reached its end, here comes a new installment that’ll be out soon. Revealed during Sony’s inaugural State of Play livestream, the Five Nights franchise will be making its debut on PS4 with Five Nights At Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted, along with releases on Steam and the Oculus Store. In addition to being the series’ debut on a console, it’s also the first time the series will be playable in VR, which adds a whole new spin on the standard hide-and-seek gameplay that made it such a hit.

Developed by Steel Wool Games, Help Wanted remasters several past levels from the previous Five Nights games for the VR format. Playable with both the PlayStation move controllers and the standard DualShock, you’ll be able to solve puzzles and evade the murderous animatronics–all within VR. Though the game is structurally the same and uses a lot of classic levels and returning monsters, it overhauls many encounters with the band of nightmarish animatronics from Freddy FazzBear’s Pizzeria.

The VR game will also include a whole suite of collectibles to find hidden in each stage. These items include plush dolls, bobbleheads, and other knick-knacks referencing the main baddies in the series. Set for release this April, Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted seems like it’ll be an interesting change of pace for the series that can use the new format to great effect.

For more on what was revealed during the PS4’s State of Play livestream, which includes the new trailers for Mortal Kombat 11, Days Gone, and No Man’s Sky Beyond, be sure to check out our continuing coverage.

Sony’s State of Play livestream concluded with something new for those looking forward to Mortal Kombat 11. A new trailer for NetherRealm Studio’s upcoming fighting game revealed some new story elements, like young Johnny Cage of the past rustling the old Johnny Cage of the present. It leaned heavily into the time travel elements that had been teased in previous trailers and announcements and showed off more of its goofy moments. And at the end of Sony’s presentation, it was announced that three new (well, returning) characters will be part of Mortal Kombat 11’s roster: Jax, Liu Kang, and Kung Lao.

Liu Kang and Kung Lao were seen in previous story reveals, but have been confirmed as playable characters in the base roster. Unfortunately, we didn’t get much in terms of what they’ll look like in combat though we did get a glimpse of Jackson “Jax” Briggs in action. In the new trailer, Jacqui Briggs is perplexed at the sight of seeing her dad…twice. Shortly afterward you can see a bit of Jax fighting himself in game.

Young Jax vs. old Jax in Mortal Kombat 11.

The trailer titled Old Skool Vs. New Skool is a perfect showcase of what series creator Ed Boon has been talking about in terms of characters fighting against or teaming up with their past selves in an all-out wacky plotline. It’s also fitting that the trailer featured music from both rappers Ice Cube and Vince Staples. You can check it out in the video above.

We’ve been covering the lead up to Mortal Kombat 11’s April 23 release date; be sure to read up on why you should be excited for the single-player campaign and all brutalities and fatalities we could compile so far. Recently, NetherRealm also revealed Noob Saibot in the latest Kombat Kast livestream, and it’s been announced that Shang Tsung will be the first DLC character.

The battle royale trend isn’t slowing down anytime soon, and Battlefield is the latest series to get in on the action–Battlefield V‘s battle royale mode, Firestorm, went live today for all players on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Firestorm is a free add-on for Battlefield V; you must own the base game in order to play.

Luckily, you can grab the base game for up to 50% today: the standard edition is selling for $30, and the deluxe edition is only $40. The deluxe edition includes five sets of paratrooper outfits, special assignments, and 20 weekly Airlifts with customization items. The deluxe edition for PC also includes the Firestorm ranger set, paratrooper gear, and instant access to Battlefield 1 weapons.

Like other battle royale games, Firestorm begins with players dropping from the sky onto a map called Halvøy, which is 10 times larger than Battlefield V’s largest map, Hamada. The 64-player matches can be played solo or in squads up to four players. A ring of fire slowly shrinks around the battlefield, forcing you and other players to move inward. Once you hit the ground, you’ll be searching for resources, weapons, and gear, with the most valuable stockpiles held at Re-supply Points and Vehicle Lockups. Vehicular combat plays a much bigger role in Firestorm than other existing battle royale titles–as of now, there are 17 different vehicles to control, such as choppers and tanks; however, they’re susceptible to anti-vehicle weaponry.

Among Firestorm’s rarest loot are Reinforcements, which you can use to spread destruction with artillery strikes or combat vehicles, or to call in supply drops for you and your squad. Just like any Battlefield game, buildings can be destroyed, so nowhere is truly safe to camp out and hide.

Battlefield V has been out since November, so players have been waiting over five months for the release of Firestorm. In that time, Apex Legends has swept onto the battle royale scene with rapidly growing player counts, and Fortnite continues to thrive, so it remains to be seen whether Firestorm can capitalize on the popular genre and build its own loyal player base.

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