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

Microsoft and Square Enix reportedly “very happy” with ‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’ sales

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Despite being disappointed that the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot sold “only” 3.4 million copies in its first month, compared to a projected figure of nearly twice that amount, Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd is reportedly happy with the performance of the game’s sequel, Rise of …

Developers need to think about making their game fun to watch, says ‘Big Pharma’ creator Tim Wicksteed

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

One of the biggest shifts to happen in the video game industry over the last five years has been the explosion in fan-made video content, which has become its own $3.8 billion industry thanks to things like Let’s Play and Twitch livestreaming. While the growth of …

Some users reporting fried GPU cards after AMD Crimson driver release

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

There is always the chance that something can go wrong with the release of new hardware drivers, but normally the problems are restricted to minor bugs that can be quickly ironed out. Some Radeon GPU owners are reporting problems that are a bit …

PlayStation 4 unlocks more CPU power for game devs

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

PlayStation 4 may be a graphics powerhouse (by console standards) thanks to its powerful GPU, but for games that are more CPU-intensive, the PS4 has not been quite on par with its primary competitor, the Xbox One. That is about to change, …

Blizzard quadruples next year’s Hearthstone World Championship prize pool to $1 million

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

It is no secret that more and more money is becoming involved in the esports industry every year, and 2016 looks like it will be no different, as Blizzard Entertainment Inc has announced that it will be quadrupling the prize money for …

Steam Spy calls out devs for raising game prices before the Steam sale

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

The Autumn Steam sale is well underway now, and accusations of foul play are already being thrown at some game studios for allegedly raising prices immediately before the start of the sale. This keeps their games from actually being sold at lower prices while still …

PlayStation 4 remote play support is coming to PC and Mac

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Some tech savvy PlayStation 4 owners were excited earlier this week when a third-party developer who goes by the name “Twisted” released a tool that would allow gamers to remotely play their game consoles through their PCs, and now Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Worldwide …

Dreamfall Chapters dev says switching game engines nearly tanked the studio

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Changing game engines in the middle of a project is no small feat for a developer, but that is what Norwegian studio Red Thread Games set out to do with its crowdfunded episodic adventure series, Dreamfall Chapters, which is a continuation of the …

PlayStation 4 sales figures top 30.2 million units worldwide

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

It is becoming harder and harder to debate which company is going to come out ahead in this hardware generation’s console wars, and while Xbox has made a few major strides in the last few months with built in Windows 10 support …

Steam’s Autumn ‘Exploration sale’ is live with deals on thousands of games

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

The Steam Autumn Sale has finally arrived, and this year the deals all (loosely) focus on the theme of exploration, with discounts on thousands of games ranging from fan favorite indie titles like To The Moon to big name triple-A titles like Grand Theft Auto …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Microsoft and Square Enix reportedly “very happy” with ‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’ sales

Developers need to think about making their game fun to watch, says ‘Big Pharma’ creator Tim Wicksteed

Some users reporting fried GPU cards after AMD Crimson driver release

PlayStation 4 unlocks more CPU power for game devs

Blizzard quadruples next year’s Hearthstone World Championship prize pool to $1 million

Steam Spy calls out devs for raising game prices before the Steam sale

PlayStation 4 remote play support is coming to PC and Mac

Dreamfall Chapters dev says switching game engines nearly tanked the studio

PlayStation 4 sales figures top 30.2 million units worldwide

Steam’s Autumn ‘Exploration sale’ is live with deals on thousands of games

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