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

First Xbox One backwards compatibility list includes 104 games

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Xbox fans rejoiced at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) when the console maker announced that it would be adding backwards compatibility support to the Xbox One, allowing players to bring some of their favorite Xbox 360 games to the next-gen system …

Activision Blizzard forms its own TV and film studio

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Game publishing giant Activision Blizzard Inc has announced that it is forming its own television and film production company, which will be called Activision Blizzard Studios. In a press release, Activision Blizzard highlighted its numerous high value IPs that could be translated …

New Hearthstone ‘League of Explorers’ adventure arriving in one week | #BlizzCon

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

It has been just over half a year since the release of the last Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft adventure, but developer Blizzard Entertainment has already revealed at BlizzCon that the game’s next adventure, League of Explorers, will be arriving on November 12, less than …

World of Warcraft: Legion release date leaked, will be on or before September 21

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

While many players are already fatigued with the current World of Warcraft expansion, it looks like it could be quite some time before they see any relief. Today, a leaked pre-order advertisement suggests that the next expansion, World of Warcraft: Legion, may not be released …

It turns out Twitch loves Bob Ross’ happy little trees

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Sadly, beloved The Joy of Painting host Bob Ross did not live to see the outcome of the internet revolution, but that has not stopped him from having one of the most popular channels on the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform Twitch. Last week, Twitch announced that …

Valve chastised by U.K. authority for misleading GTA V Steam sale ads

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Earlier this year, Rockstar Games received a fair amount of criticism after Grand Theft Auto 5 was included in the Steam Summer Sale despite the fact that it was not actually discounted, but now it seems that Steam owner Valve Corp is the …

Ubisoft admits weak Assassin’s Creed Syndicate launch was “impacted” by Unity

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

With a series a prolific as Assassin’s Creed, there are bound to be a few disappointments in the bunch, but last year’s Assassin’s Creed Unity was a particularly rough release from Ubisoft Entertainment SA. While reviews were mixed in regard to the game’s story and …

Bethesda shares how its Creation Engine evolved between Skyrim and Fallout 4

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

With the highly anticipated Fallout 4 releasing next week, Bethesda Game Studios decided to share with fans how its Creation Engine has evolved since the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim nearly four years ago. “The hardware we play games on continues to …

Steam’s new Item Store makes it easier for devs to sell in-game items

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Team Fortress 2 is probably one of the best examples of a successfully monetized free-to-play game, and Valve Corp. has now made it easier for other studios to copy its formula by introducing a new Item Store feature for developers on Steam. The …

Ubisoft struggled through first half of 2015 due to a lack of major releases

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Ubisoft Entertainment SA revealed its earnings for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2015, and things do not seem to have gone well for the French game publisher in the first half of the year. According to Ubisoft’s numbers, the publisher saw a …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

First Xbox One backwards compatibility list includes 104 games

Activision Blizzard forms its own TV and film studio

New Hearthstone ‘League of Explorers’ adventure arriving in one week | #BlizzCon

World of Warcraft: Legion release date leaked, will be on or before September 21

It turns out Twitch loves Bob Ross’ happy little trees

Valve chastised by U.K. authority for misleading GTA V Steam sale ads

Ubisoft admits weak Assassin’s Creed Syndicate launch was “impacted” by Unity

Bethesda shares how its Creation Engine evolved between Skyrim and Fallout 4

Steam’s new Item Store makes it easier for devs to sell in-game items

Ubisoft struggled through first half of 2015 due to a lack of major releases

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