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In the lead up to the release of Overwatch, Blizzard is delving into the backstory of the various heroes. On April 21, it released a short digital comic focusing on McCree, the vigilante cowboy. It has followed this up with a 10-page comic starring Reinhardt called “Dragon Slayer.” Read it here.

The comic was written by Blizzard’s Matt Burns, with art from Nesskain, who has a DeviantArt page full of gorgeous artwork here. It follows Reinhardt as he attempts to rid a village haunted by dragons. You get to see some of his unique abilities and eventually, don his armour.

Blizzard has promised it will release more comic shorts for other Overwatch characters, including Roadhog and Junkrat. There will also be a at least one six-issue series in addition to a graphic novel called Overwatch: First Strike that’s coming later in 2016.

Overwatch officially launches for PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on May 24. An open beta is set to kick off in early May. You can learn more about the game in GameSpot’s three-part series.

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The evidence for the existence of a Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare remaster continues to mount, albeit in an unusual manner. The official Call of Duty Twitter account has replied to a years-old tweet in which someone said, “I will literally sh** my pants” if Activision remastered Modern Warfare for PS4.

Call of Duty’s response can be seen below.

As you’ll notice, the original tweet was posted all the way back in December 2014. That Activision would respond now, with rumors swirling about the next Call of Duty game and the Modern Warfare 4 remaster, is definitely curious. The remaster is rumored to be bundled with Call of Duty: Infinite War, a listing for which popped up on the PlayStation Store this week.

If an official, complete announcement is coming, it might arrive very soon. Activision historically announces new Call of Duty games in the late April/early May window.

This year’s Call of Duty game is developed by Infinity Ward (the creators of the Modern Warfare series) and was initially announced during an earnings briefing in February. At the time, however, Activision declined to share any further details about the game, outside of describing it as “innovative.”

We will report back with more details about the next Call of Duty as they become available. What do you make of all the rumors? Let us know in the comments below!

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As part of its earnings announcement today, Sony reported that PlayStation 4 sales have grown for three years in a row, with some 40 million systems sold to date. This momentum is expected to continue, but CFO Kenichiro Yoshida warned that there is a chance PS4 component availability could be impacted by the recent earthquakes that shook southern Japan and killed more than two-dozen people.

“We expect the strong momentum of the PS4 platform to continue,” he said in prepared remarks [PDF link]. “Due to the impact of the earthquakes, there is a possibility that the supply of components from certain vendors might be affected.”

However, even with that impact taken into consideration, Yoshida said he remains confident that Sony can still exceed 17.7 million PS4 sales (the number of consoles it sold in the previous financial year) for the upcoming twelve months.

“Currently, we are considering a variety of ways to minimize the impact of the earthquake on the results in this business,” Yoshida said, referring to Sony’s video game division.

Two earthquakes, magnitudes 5.4 and 7.3, rocked Kumamoto earlier this month, killing at least 29 people and injuring more than a thousand others, according to GameSpot sister site CBS News.

Because the earthquakes’ epicenters were reportedly relatively shallow, they produced shaking and damage that was more severe than what might happen with a more traditional earthquake.

For more on the natural disaster, you can read CBS News’ full report.

Sony has around 3,500 employees in the Kumamoto area. The company has confirmed the safety of all of its employees in the region, though it said some are still living in evacuation centers with their families. Sony’s Kumamoto Technology Center semiconductor building was damaged by the earthquakes, but was described as not being too serious. Still, the company has taken its time to inspect the facility (made more difficult since the aftershocks went on for “a long time”), thus impacting the center’s output.

The company expects to incur expenses primarily for recovery and reinforcement work. It did not put a dollar amount on the costs, but said it has delayed its earnings forecast until it can figure things out. The Kumamoto center primarily supplies components for digital cameras. “We deeply regret that our ability to supply them has been affected,” Yoshida said.

Sony also revealed that it does not have earthquake insurance that covers direct physical damage and opportunity losses for lost sales. However, the company can get back ¥20 billion, but Yoshida warned this may not cover the full amount of losses that resulted from the earthquakes.

While not directly affected by the earthquakes like Sony was, Square Enix–which is based in Japan–made a sizable donation to support the ongoing relief efforts.

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Retailer Best Buy’s Deals of the Day for today, April 28, are seriously excellent.

The store is offering Fallout 4 for $30, Grand Theft Auto V for $35, and Rock Band 4 for $60. These are the lowest prices Best Buy has ever had for these games, a representative for the company told us.

Other games marked down today only include The Elder Scrolls Online ($15), The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes, FIFA 16 ($40), and others. A variety of Amiibo figures are also on sale.

Head to Best Buy’s Deal of the Day landing page to learn more and place an order. These offers are good all day long, or until stock sells through.

For more on the three topline games, check out GameSpot’s reviews below.

• Fallout 4
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Rock Band 4

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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End has a 5GB day-one patch that adds in a number of core gameplay modes and features, as well as making “fixes and improvements” to Naughty Dog’s PS4-exclusive action game.

The contents of the update were reported by AllGamesDelta. You’ll need to have an online connection and space on your hard drive if you’re interested in features such as Photo Mode, Weapon Selector, and Encounter Select, among others. Take a look below for full details on the day-one patch.

Version 1.01 Patch

• Multiplayer support
• Single player Encounter Select
• Bonus Feature: Photo Mode
• Bonus Feature: Character Model Viewer
• Bonus Feature: Render Modes
• Bonus Feature: Gameplay Modes
• Bonus Feature: Single-player Modes
• Bonus Feature: Weapon Selector
• Bonus Feature: Journal Viewer
• Bonus Feature: Concept Art Galleries
• General Fixes and Improvements

Uncharted 4’s release date was broken in the UK after copies of the game were stolen in transit. In response, PlayStation games development director Shuhei Yoshida warned fans against potential spoilers.

“As with most Naughty Dog games, the unfolding story is such an integral part of the experience and for this reason we wanted to warn you to beware of the potential for spoilers [that may be] posted by people with access to stolen copies of the game,” he said.

“We know that very many of you have been looking forward with great anticipation and excitement to the latest masterpiece from Naughty Dog. From what I have played of Nathan Drake’s latest adventure, I can tell you that it is very much worth the wait.”

After years of development and multiple delays, A Thief’s End is now due out on May 10. Uncharted 4 is expected to be the final game in the series developed by Naughty Dog, and the last starring Nathan Drake. The Uncharted series may live on outside of Naughty Dog, however.

For more on Uncharted 4, check out GameSpot’s recent coverage:

• Uncharted 4 Interview: Naughty Dog on Crafting a Legendary Ending
• How The Last of Us Made Uncharted 4 a Better Game

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PlayStation 4 sales continued to accelerate during the third financial year since the console released in 2013, Sony has revealed.

For the twelve months between March 2015 and April this year, Sony sold about 18 million PS4s. This figure shows that, despite the PS4’s strong start on the market, sales are in fact speeding up. In FY14, which was cited as a very strong twelve-month period for PlayStation, the division shipped some 15 million PS4s.

Total PS4 sales now stand above 40 million units, Sony said. By comparison, the PlayStation 3 has sold more than 80 million units worldwide as of November 2013, seven years after its initial launch. The PS4 has been available for three years.

The PS4’s sustained momentum has helped the PlayStation division bring in revenues of $819 million for the financial year ending March 31.

Year-on-year revenues for the PlayStation division increased about 12 percent to $14.3 billion, while operating profit climbed 84 percent to $819 million.

Sony noted that sales of PS4 software, including those through PlayStation Network, also increased. The reduction of PS4 hardware manufacturing costs, and the elimination of Vita losses, were cited as key contributors to the stronger performance.

Overall, Sony Corporation as a whole made $75 billion in sales, which is down 1.3 percent over the same 12-month period last year. However, it reported profit at $2.7 billion, which is up 330 percent over the previous year.

Reports have suggested Sony intends to introduce a new more powerful version of the PS4 console, and is is “openly sharing [the PS4.5 specification] with developers.” Reports have stated there is currently “no doubt [a new PS4] is real.”

As of yet, Sony has not officially stated any intention to introduce a new model of the PS4.

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As part of its announcement today that the new Legend of Zelda game will launch for Wii U and NX in 2017, Nintendo also released a new piece of artwork for the game. It shows off main character Link, who we see wielding some kind of bow, while he also has a mysterious item strapped to his belt.

People on NeoGAF are offering their ideas for what secrets may be embedded in the image, while someone pointed out that the object around Link’s waist looks like a Hearthstone card.

The Legend of Zelda for Wii U/NX is launching sometime in 2017. It was previously expected to come out in 2016, but the delay–and the confirmation of an NX edition–was announced today as part of Nintendo’s latest earnings report. As for the NX, the system goes on sale in March 2017.

We’re likely to learn more about the new Zelda game at E3, but Nintendo does not plan to show off the NX during the summer show.

This won’t be the first time Nintendo has released the same Zelda game for multiple platforms, as the company launched The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for GameCube and Wii.

More stories from Nintendo’s financial report can be found below.

• Nintendo Announces NX Console to Launch March 2017 Worldwide
• Nintendo Reports Revenue Decline and Expects Wii U Sales Crawl
• These Are Nintendo’s 10 Best-Selling Wii U and 3DS Games, Ranked
• Legend of Zelda Wii U/NX Release Delayed to 2017

• Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing Apps Coming to Mobile Devices

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