NEWS | Week beginning May 11th | PS4 Pirating, Minecraft & The Witcher 3

Good evening guys!

Just letting you all know that my exams are coming up pretty soon so I'll only be posting news for a while till my exams are all done and dusted. I'll then try to post more of the old-school stuff like before. Just a little heads up!

So, let's get into this weeks news!

"We be stealin' all ya games!"

Firstly, someone's been hacking the PS4. According to news site VG247, retailers all across Brazil have found a way to hack into PS4 hardware and pirate games onto PS4 consoles. The process is simple really, the retailers connect hardware to the PS4's 'innards', the games are then copied over onto the system. Now you're probably thinking, "they must be charging hundreds for this?!". Well you'd be wrong, the procedure costs around 100 US Dollars, which converts to around £65. 10 games could usually cost around £300-£400, so this procedure is a lot cheaper than buying games legally. However, the procedure voids your warranty, meaning if your PS4 breaks, you have to pay for a new one.

Brazilian authorities are swiftly trying to track down the retailers offering this deal and stop them, as this is an obvious form of privacy, and game developers/publishers are losing out on big bucks.
Would you consider getting these pirated games given the opportunity, or do the right thing and buy them legally?

Minecraft. Let your imagination
go wild...

Next up, if you hadn't already guessed it, Minecraft has officially become the most uploaded game on YouTube. Since the games' release in 2009, more than 42 million Minecraft videos have been uploaded on the video sharing site. 'Minecraft' is also the second most searched word on YouTube. It's quite amazing how much of an impact Minecraft has had on both YouTube and gaming in general. There are hundreds of thousands of YouTube channels dedicated to only uploading Minecraft content, whether it be Let's Play videos, mod reviews, skin reviews, etc. Minecraft has become a force in the video gaming industry, and will probably be for many years to come.

This game is going to be 'wild'. Get it?!

Finally, the much anticipated Witcher 3 gets a new CG Cinematic launch trailer. I haven't really reported on The Witcher 3 as it didn't really sound too appealing to me. However, after watching that trailer, my opinion on the game has most defintiely been changed. Although it is a CG trailer, and the game won't as good as that, I want the game to look as good as that. The trailer showed off the possibility of having destructible environments, as well as a range of different potions and weapons (the blue sparkely grenade looks sweet!). Hopefully, the gameplay is as smooth as it is in trailer, because if it is, we could have a hit on our hands.
The game is being released on the 19th May, which is tomorrow, so make sure you go out and get yourself copy. We could have a possible Game Of The Year contender on our hands folks, so make sure you don't miss out!

Here's the trailer if you haven't already seen it:

So, what do you think of my picks for the news this week? How do you think Sony will respond to the game piracy in Brazil? Do you watch Minecraft videos on YouTube? Will you be picking up The Witcher 3 tomorrow? Let me know in the comments below!

As always, thanks for reading!

Connor :)