Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

Latest from Eric David

The 2015 Steam Winter Sale is live with deals on nearly 10k games

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

The rumors were true — the 2015 Steam Winter Sale has officially begun, and the Steam Store is offering huge discounts on nearly 10,000 games both new and old, making this a great time to buy digital gifts for your friends. The sale runs …

HTC delayed Vive release because of a “very big technological breakthrough”

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Whether it was an unexpected turn of events or a planned marketing ploy, HTC has revealed that it made the decision to postpone the launch of the Vive virtual reality headset it has been developing with Valve Corp due to “a very, very big technological breakthrough.” …

“Esports is being contorted right from birth” by Google and Amazon, says Azubu CEO

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Livestreaming site Azubu still has a long way to go before it can challenge Twitch or YouTube for their domination of the game streaming market, but company CEO Ian Sharpe is not shy about criticizing the way the Amazon and Google owned platforms …

Fallout 4 addict files lawsuit blaming Bethesda for ruining his life

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

It is one thing to lose a weekend or two binge-playing epic games like Bethesda Game Studio’s Fallout 4, but one man lost a little more than that thanks to his addiction to the studio’s hugely successful post-apocalyptic shooter. A 28-year-old man from …

Valve sued by French consumer protection group over Steam policies

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

PC gamers rejoiced earlier this year when Valve Corp announced that it would be implementing a new refund policy that would allow Steam users to return any game within 14 days of purchase (or release, in the case of a pre-order) as …

CastAR pledges to return $1M to its Kickstarter backers

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

A pile of money can’t always solve everything (sometimes you need several piles), and that is a lesson that many successful Kickstarter campaigns have learned the hard way, including Technical Illusions, the creators of an augmented reality device called castAR. The original crowdfunding …

Tencent now fully owns ‘League of Legends’ dev Riot Games

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Chinese company Tencent Holdings Ltd may not be a household name for gamers the same way as Electronic Arts Inc or Activision Blizzard Inc, but in recent years it has carved out a major chunk of the gaming industry for itself, with stakes in companies …

Steam Winter Sale date leaked, will start December 22

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Forget Black Friday or Cyber Monday, the sale we all actually care about is nearly here. According to a list of holiday deals on Paypal, the Steam Winter Sale will supposedly be arriving next week on December 22. This year’s sale will be …

Sony Computer Entertainment boss expects devs to take more risks with new game IPs

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

When the top games of the year are a never ending stream of sequels, prequels, remakes and reboots, it can be easy to assume that major game studios are going to keep playing it safe to rake in the easy money, but …

Congressman narrowly avoids legal trouble over League of Legends video

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Colorado representative Jared Polis’ vocal support of Riot Games’ League of Legends nearly got him into some serious trouble with the House Ethics Committee, but this week the regulatory body declared that Polis has been officially cleared of any wrongdoing. The investigation into …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

The 2015 Steam Winter Sale is live with deals on nearly 10k games

HTC delayed Vive release because of a “very big technological breakthrough”

“Esports is being contorted right from birth” by Google and Amazon, says Azubu CEO

Fallout 4 addict files lawsuit blaming Bethesda for ruining his life

Valve sued by French consumer protection group over Steam policies

CastAR pledges to return $1M to its Kickstarter backers

Tencent now fully owns ‘League of Legends’ dev Riot Games

Steam Winter Sale date leaked, will start December 22

Sony Computer Entertainment boss expects devs to take more risks with new game IPs

Congressman narrowly avoids legal trouble over League of Legends video

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