Though we didn’t get to see any gameplay, Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order did have a nifty story trailer to premiere. It showcased Cal Kestis, a Padawan hiding in plain sight following the events of Revenge of the Sith. Cal will be played by Shameless and Gotham star Cameron Monaghan, who also joined the panel to answer some questions.

We also got a look at some of the performance capture that Monaghan did for Cal (starts at 1:04:44 in the video below). More details on the new Buddy Droid, or BD-1, were also revealed, and it’s sound design has been overseen by Ben Burtt, the legendary Star Wars film sound designer. A new type of Storm Trooper called a Purge Trooper was revealed, who serve the purpose of working to hunt down the Jedi, along with the Inquisitor known as the Second Sister.

Last but not least, a partnership with Xbox was mentioned at some point, though it didn’t amount to much more than a giveway of Xbox One X consoles and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order merchandise to audience members. We’ll see if anything else, like exclusive marketing, comes up in the next few months.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order releases on November 15th for Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

Electronic Arts’ focus on live-service has led to complaints for many of its recent titles, like Anthem (which had its own development troubles as well). There were concerns that Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order would go down the same path. However, producer Blair Brown confirmed on Twitter that there would be no microtransactions or multiplayer in the action-adventure title.

Brown said he was “So happy to be working on a single player story focused game again” in a recent tweet. While this does raise questions about post-launch support – will there be free updates, DLC, or expansions? – it should quell some fear of the story not being a focal point. Now the real question is how the gameplay looks.

Leaks over the past few days have discussed the Dark Souls-like combat of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, while also noting parry mechanics akin to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. One part of the leaks definitively confirmed is that the game is being developed on Unreal Engine 4 and not Frostbite. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is out in Holiday 2019 for Xbox One, PS4, and PC, but stay tuned for more details from the Star Wars Celebration in the meantime.

So happy to be working on a single player story focused game again, no multiplayer and no MTX for #JediFallenOrder pic.twitter.com/UIJDjfErLo

— Blair Brown (@BlairBroon) April 12, 2019

Of the many first party titles Sony has released this generation, Guerrilla Games’ Horizon: Zero Dawn is arguably the most interesting. It’s a completely new IP and marks a significant departure from the studio’s bread-and-butter of first person shooters. So after selling 10 million units worldwide as of February 2019, the question is: where’s the sequel?

It might not be far off, according to actress Janina Gavankar. Known for the role of Tatai in the first game’s DLC and playing Iden Versio in Star Wars Battlefront 2, Gavankar was present at the recent Star Wars Celebration. As per a Reddit thread by ninjyte, Gavankar met a fan cosplaying as Iden and discussed Horizon: Zero Dawn, noting, “It’s incredible. Wait till you see the sequel. You’re gonna die. I know some secrets! You’re gonna die.” The original Twitch clip was deleted, but you can see the mirror here.

The potential for Horizon: Zero Dawn to become a major franchise for Sony has never been in doubt. Couple that with the somewhat cliffhanger-ish ending of the first game and it was obvious that we hadn’t seen the last of Aloy. Take this with some grain of salt though, especially since Guerrilla Games hasn’t so much as teased the sequel, but Gavankar does have some credibility.

Guerrilla Games is also hiring for an online-focused title at present, so stay tuned for more information in the coming months.