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

‘Metal Gear Solid’ creator Hideo Kojima’s departure from Konami is finally official

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

It has been a long time coming, but the worst-kept secret in gaming has finally been made official: Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has left Konami Corp. Or at least it has been made halfway official, as Konami itself is still somehow …

Microsoft Surface Book’s Nvidia GPU is decent, but it’s no gaming laptop

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

For the last few weeks, gadget fans have been ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the technical specs on Microsoft’s recently announced high-end tablet/laptop hybrid, the Surface Book, but one piece of hardware has been conspicuously absent from some of the more in-depth system descriptions: the …

StarCraft II match-fixing scandal leads to arrests and lifetime bans in Korea

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

A major match-fixing and illegal betting scandal has swept through the professional StarCraft II scene in South Korea, with about a dozen individuals arrested in connection with the scheme, including esports team coaches, players, and financial backers. According to Korean sources (translation via …

CEDIA Expo shows off electronics for people with more money than sense | #CEDIA15

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

If Jay Gatsby had been a technophile, Cedia Expo would be his Mecca. For the super wealthy who want to show off their riches but are not particularly interested in expensive cars or works of art, this year’s Cedia event had all …

YouTube Gaming one-ups Twitch with Android game livestreaming

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Twitch may still be the leader of video game livestreaming on consoles and PC, but Google’s YouTube Gaming platform now has a leg up in the one gaming arena Twitch has yet to conquer: mobile. Today YouTube Gaming launched native livestreaming support …

CD Projekt goes after Witcher 3 cheaters with in-game tax collector

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

CD Projekt RED is known to have a bit of a sense of humor, and the Warsaw-based game developer found a novel way to go after players who used exploits to save up vast amounts of money in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. …

China passes the U.S. in game revenue for the first time ever

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

For a country that did not even allow the sale of home game consoles until very recently, China has exploded onto the video game market much like it has in several other industries, and according to research firm Newzoo BV, the country …

‘Pokémon GO’ dev Niantic nabs up to $30 million in funding from Google, Nintendo, and Pokemon

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Augmented Reality game studio Niantic Inc has raised over $20 million in Series A funding, with investments from Google Inc, Nintendo Co Ltd, and The Pokémon Company. The developer also stands to raise an additional $10 million from its investors on the condition …

Episodic content allows for scalable game design, says ’80 Days’ developer

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

The idea of making a video game scalable may sound odd at first, but it is actually becoming more and more common in game design, especially with the recent trend of creating episodic content. According to Inkle Ltd founders Joseph Humfrey and Jon Ingold, their …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

‘Metal Gear Solid’ creator Hideo Kojima’s departure from Konami is finally official

Microsoft Surface Book’s Nvidia GPU is decent, but it’s no gaming laptop

StarCraft II match-fixing scandal leads to arrests and lifetime bans in Korea

CEDIA Expo shows off electronics for people with more money than sense | #CEDIA15

YouTube Gaming one-ups Twitch with Android game livestreaming

CD Projekt goes after Witcher 3 cheaters with in-game tax collector

China passes the U.S. in game revenue for the first time ever

‘Pokémon GO’ dev Niantic nabs up to $30 million in funding from Google, Nintendo, and Pokemon

Episodic content allows for scalable game design, says ’80 Days’ developer

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