Next week, the Electronic Entertainment Expo is upon us. But along with hundreds of games and several surprises, the show will also be home to some must-see panels at the E3 Coliseum. Taking place at the Novo from Tuesday through Thursday, the Coliseum will be the place to see a variety of gaming and media superstars talking about games in one capacity or another. And for those that don’t have an E3 2018 badge to attend, a majority of the panels will be broadcast online across Twitch, Mixer, Twitter and YouTube. We’ll provide the links as soon as they’re live. As far as how this year’s schedule looks, here’s the rundown:

Tuesday, June 12 10:00 a.m. — Revenge of the NPC: Video Gaming’s Influence on Westworld Jonathan Nolan, Creator/Showrunner/Director — “Westworld” Lisa Joy, Creator/Showrunner/Director — “Westworld” Tom Bissell, Author 11:00 a.m. — ‘The Last of Us Part II’ Neil Druckmann, Director/Writer — Naughty Dog Anthony Newman, Co-Game Director — Naughty Dog Kurt Margenau, Co-Game Director — Naughty Dog 12:15 p.m. — Interactive Magic with Penn Jillette and Randy Pitchford Penn Jillette, Magician — Penn & Teller Randy Pitchford, President — Gearbox 1:00 p.m. — The Music of ‘Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle’ Grant Kirkhope, Composer — “Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle” 1:45 p.m. — The Future of Narrative Amy Hennig, Writer/Director 2:30 p.m. — Bandai Namco Entertainment’s Fighting Game Dojo Katsuhiro Harada, Franchise Director — “Tekken” Motohiro Okubo, Producer — “Tekken,” “Soul Calibur” 3:00 p.m. — Hideo Kojima in Conversation with Jordan Vogt-Roberts Hideo Kojima, President — Kojima Productions Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Director — “Kong: Skull Island” 4:00 p.m. — The Making of ‘Fallout 76’ Todd Howard, Designer/Director/Producer — Bethesda Game Studios Danny O’Dwyer, Creator — NoClip 5:00 p.m. — ‘Transference’ with Elijah Wood Elijah Wood, Actor 6:00 p.m. — ‘Grim Fandango’ Alan Blumenfeld, Actor Tony Plana, Actor Jim Ward, Actor Tim Schafer, President — Double Fine Productions Maria Canals-Barrera, Actor Patrick Dollaghan, Actor Out of all of these, the Westworld and Kojima panels look like absolute musts; and Fallout 76 could be a panel that fans shouldn’t miss. prevnext

Wednesday, June 13 11:30 a.m. — ‘World of Warcraft’ Storytelling: Bringing a Robust Universe to Life Through Different Mediums Steve Danuser, Sr. Narrative Designer — Blizzard Terran Gregory, Project Director — Blizzard Christie Golden, Sr. Writer — Blizzard 12:00 p.m. — ‘LEGO DC Super-Villains’: An Inside Look at the Villain-centric Adventure Game Arthur Parsons, Head of Design — TT Games Ames Kirshen, VP, Interactive & Animation — DC Entertainment Justin Ramsden, Designer, Super Heroes, The LEGO Group Clancy Brown, Voice of Lex Luthor Joshua Overnshire — Moderator 1:00 p.m. — ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ Chris Zimmerman, Founder/Programmer — Sucker Punch Productions Nate Fox, Creative Director — Sucker Punch Productions Jason Connell, Art/Creative Director — Sucker Punch Productions Joanna Wang, Environments Lead — Sucker Punch Productions 1:45 p.m. — ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’ Jason Blundell, Co-Studio Head — TreyArch 2:30 p.m. — ILMxLAB: Pioneering Immersive Storytelling Mohen Leo, Director of Content and Platform Strategy — ILMxLAB Julie Peng, Sr Manager, Talent Acquisition — ILMxLAB Matt Martin, Creative Executive — Lucasfilm Story Group 3:00 p.m. — Phil Spencer: Gaming for Everyone Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox — Microsoft Tina Summerford, Head of Programming — Xbox 3:30 p.m. — ‘Tomb Raider’ Camilla Luddington, Performance Artist for Lara Croft — “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” Jill Murray, Lead Writer — Eidos Montreal Darryl Purdy, Performance Director — “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” Earl Baylon, Performance Artist for Jonah Maiava — “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” 4:00 p.m. — Inside the Web: A New Look at ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ for PS4 Andrew Reiner, Executive Editor — Game Informer Bryan Intihar, Creative Director — Insomniac Games Jon Paquette, Lead Writer — Insomniac Games Caninda Chew, Animation Director — Insomniac Games Ryan Smith, Game Director — Insomniac Games Bill Rosemann, Executive Creative Director — Marvel Games 6:00 p.m. — Worlds Collide Donald Mustard, Worldwide Creative Director — Epic Games Joe Russo, Director — “Avengers: Infinity War” Geoff Keighley, Executive Producer — The Game Awards 6:30 p.m. — Vitamin String Quartet: ‘God of War’ The Spider-Man panel should be a huge hit on this day; and having Joe Russo speak about worlds colliding should be pretty sweet. Plus it’ll be interesting to hear what Phil Spencer has to say following Xbox’s E3 showcase. prevnext