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Star Wars Rebels finished its four season run back in March, but fans of animated adventures within the Star Wars universe don’t have to wait for the next series. Star Wars: Resistance premieres on the Disney Channel in October and the first trailer has been released.

Resistance was created by Dave Filoni, who oversaw both Rebels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and it looks like a similar mix of comedy, drama, and epic space action. The show focuses on a young pilot named Kazuda, who is recruited by the Resistance to take on a top-secret mission to infiltrate the First Order. Check the trailer out above.

As the trailer reveals, there are a couple of familiar faces alongside the new characters. Droid fan favorite BB-8 is in there, and there’s an appearance from Poe Dameron from the recent Saga movies, voiced by Oscar Isaac. Star Wars: Resistance premieres at 10PM ET/PT on October 7.

When Resistance was first announced in April, Filoni spoke about his inspirations. “The idea for [the show] came out of my interest in World War II aircraft and fighter pilots,” he said. “My grandfather was a pilot and my uncle flew and restored planes, so that’s been a big influence on me. There’s a long history of high-speed racing in Star Wars, and I think we’ve captured that sense of excitement in an anime-inspired style, which is something the entire team has been wanting to do for a long time.”

In related news, The Clone Wars is also returning. The show seemingly ended with a short sixth season on Netflix in 2014, with many of the storylines incomplete. But at San Diego Comic Con last month, Disney announced that Season 7 is on the way. It will be overseen by Filoni once more, and is set to premiere on the studio’s upcoming streaming platform, which launches next year.

While no Star Wars movie has been officially announced beyond next year’s Episode IX, there have been plenty of rumors of potential spin-offs, including movies focusing on Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boba Fett. However, following the commercial disappointment of Solo: A Star Wars Story earlier this year it was rumored that Lucasfilm had stopped development on further spin-off films. While the studio subsequently denied this, it has now been reported that work has indeed ended on a movie set on Tatooine.

The news comes via Neil Lamont, who worked as production designer on both Solo and Rogue One. In an interview with Cinemablend, Lamont revealed that he had started pre-production work on another spin-off, but this was now on pause. “We were just starting our work on another Star Wars spin-off,” he said. “We were actually just making our mark on Tatooine–which would have been interesting– and some other new galaxies. So hopefully, if that comes back, we’ll get the chance to be able to do that further.”

Lamont did not reveal what the movie was, but there are a couple of possibilities. The Obi-Wan movie has been rumored for sometime, with Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry attached and the possibility of Ewan McGregor returning to reprise his prequel trilogy role as Obi-Wan. However, in a recent interview, McGregor said that while he would love the play the character again, he knew nothing about the project.

In addition, there had been more recent rumors of a movie set within the Mos Eisley spaceport. In June, Making Star Wars reported that pre-production on a Mos Eisley film had been shut down, and the studio space reserved at London’s Pinewood Studios had been given back.

While there are no Star Wars movies on the calendar beyond Episode IX, we know that there are two new movie series in the works. One is being developed by The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, while the other is from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. In addition, Iron Man director Jon Favreau is working on a live-action Star Wars TV show, which will premiere on Disney’s upcoming streaming platform.

In related news, Episode IX is now in production. The films is directed JJ Abrams, who also helmed 2015’s The Force Awakens, and it hits theaters in December 2019. Earlier this month, the first image was released from the set. In addition, the first trailer for the upcoming animated show Star Wars: Resistance was released this week.

Whenever a city hosts a major cultural event, it becomes an economic boon for the entire area. People fly in from all over the world. Hotels are booked. Restaurants are reserved. And everyone with an affiliation or connection to the major event hosts satellite events to capitalize on the public interest.

For years, this has been the case for Wrestlemania. It’s no longer a single event; it’s a full weekend of activities. Wrestlers host autograph signings. Commentators hold live Q&A sessions. Indie promotions book shows in smaller, nearby arenas. WWE hosts community events around town to further visibility.

Starting in 2015, when Summerslam moved from the Staples Center in LA to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, WWE has made efforts to turn this single, major pay-per-view into a Wrestlemania-esque weekend of fun activities. And if you’re in the New York area–even if you can’t find last-minute tickets for NXT Takeover or the big show–there’s still plenty of other things to do.

Here’s everything happening this WWE Summerslam weekend. Check out the full Summerslam match card and our latest event predictions. And be sure to check Gamespot Universe this Sunday starting at 5:00 PM ET. We’ll have live coverage of every match.

Most of the time when we want a game to be cheaper, there’s nothing we can do about it. With Bard’s Tale IV: Barrow’s Deep, you actually can do something. Developer InXile is tallying up how many people put the upcoming game on their GOG or Steam wishlists. If enough people wishlist the game, the price will come down.

It’s part of the company’s “Wishlist Initiative,” which it’s calling an “evolution in the relationship between an indie developer and its fanbase.” At certain wishlist milestones, InXile is promising to add rewards to the game–kind of like Kickstarter rewards, except players don’t have to pledge money. They only have to click a button.

Here’s how the rewards break down according to total wishlist placements. At 100,000, the developers will add the Darkest Dungeon torch to the game. With 300,000 wishlist spots, the game’s retail price drops from $39.95 /£29.99 to $34.95 / £27.99.

If 500,000 people add Bard’s Tale IV to their wishlists, InXile will bring the price down to $29.95 / £24.99 and add a free DLC expansion called The Haernhold, “which finds characters adventuring in the dwarven realm of Kinestria.”

Bard’s Tale IV is scheduled to launch September 18. It’s the sequel to a trilogy of first-person dungeon crawlers from the ’80s and is the product of a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised over $1.5 million.

If you think you may be interested in this title, there’s no reason not add it to your GOG or Steam wishlist. You’ll help bring the price down and make it more likely to receive free DLC.

Most times, Monster Hunter World transports players to beautiful landscapes of dense jungles and vast deserts. This is not one of those times. In this week’s Potato Mode, Joey and Ben go on a low-res hunt for some of the ugliest monsters you’ll ever see.

Potato Mode is our weekly show where we play through some of the best games our industry has to offer, but only after Joey has used some 3rd party mods and PC trickery to reduce them so far beyond their lowest graphical setting that they’re practically unrecognizable. Sometimes, surprisingly, we’re still able to tell what we’re doing and actually play the game.

Normally, Monster Hunter World is a vibrant action-adventure game about–as you might surmise–hunting monsters. Originating from Japan, the Monster Hunter franchise isn’t very friendly to new players and demands you learn dozens of combat systems and crafting recipes before even enjoying the diverse assortment of hunts that are available. Monster Hunter World rectified this by streamlining many of the series’ more complex mechanics, giving the game a huge following in the West.

Despite its changes, Monster Hunter World still follows the same pattern as the rest of the series, having you build your arsenal, chase down your prey, kill it, loot crafting items from its corpse, and repeat. A playable story keeps things interesting, and hundreds of Guild and Village quests means you can get a good 50-70 hours of content before even heading online to hunt with other players.

In our Monster Hunter World review, Ginny Woo gave the game an 8/10, writing, “Ever since the title was first announced, it was clear that Capcom was gunning for something grander than Monster Hunter Generations. [The developer] has succeeded, and this is likely the biggest and best that the franchise has ever been. It’s not just the comparative depth of the narrative; it also boasts almost seamless integration between combat systems that were previously incomprehensible for amateurs. The Monster Hunter formula has definitely honed its claws…making Monster Hunter World a meaningful evolution for the series at large.”

Monster Hunter World is available on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.