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

Pico Cassettes are DRM tokens masquerading as game cartridges, and that’s ok

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

At last week’s Tokyo Game Show, Japanese company Beatrobo Inc announced a new line of mobile game cartridges called Pico Cassettes, which are meant to be plugged into your smartphone’s headphone jack. Beatrobo CEO Hiroshi Asaeda said that Pico Cassettes are meant to be a nostalgic …

“It’s possible to do a successful launch independently of Steam,” says ‘Big Pharma’ creator Tim Wicksteed

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

For many independent game developers, Valve Corp.’s Steam Store is the most important sales market on PC by far, and thanks to programs like Steam Greenlight and Steam Early Access, which make it easier for developers to get their games in front …

Unity launches “director’s commentary for games” site called Made with Unity

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Game engine maker Unity Technologies announced today that it would be launching a new developer-driven editorial platform called Made with Unity, which aims to spotlight Unity developers and their games. “What if we collected stories written by Unity developers from around the …

Former Sega of America President recalls the rise and fall of Sega in the 90s

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Throughout much of the 1990s, Sonic the Hedgehog was one of the pillars of console gaming, briefly rivalling Mario as a mascot of the industry. Sadly, these days Sonic often seems to be playing second fiddle to Mario in low effort sports match-ups …

Mass Effect lead writer Drew Karpyshyn returns to Bioware

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

BioWare Corp veteran Drew Karpyshyn has announced that he will once again be working for the studio after a three-year absence. Karpyshyn was the lead writer on some of BioWare’s most memorable titles like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect 1 & 2, …

Skype service cuts out globally, but a promised fix is coming

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Update: Skype has said that it has discovered the cause of the outage, but the service is still unavailable for many users. There is no indication on when exactly the issue will be resolved, but Skype says that it is “in the process …

Apple TV kills game variety by forcing touch remote support

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Somehow Apple has managed to position itself as one of the most innovative and yet stubborn companies in the tech industry. The same company that brought us revolutionary products like the original Macintosh computer and the iPhone also stuck with the one-button mouse …

“We’re not trying to make a big profit on hardware,” says Oculus creator Palmer Luckey

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

While Oculus Rift may have been the first virtual reality device on everyone’s lips (for this current round of VR hype anyway), it will not be hitting the market before the Valve Corp-developed HTC Vive. In spite of that, however, Oculus creator Palmer …

‘Bloodborne: The Old Hunters’ DLC announced as yet another November game release

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

This is going to be a rough November for gamers with tight budgets. So far, we have several new entries from major gaming franchises like Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, all arriving within a few days of one …

Witcher 3 dev: We are not being bought by EA

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

It seems like a fact of life in the gaming industry that any creative, semi-successful property gets bought by one of the AAA world-eaters like Electronic Arts Inc, Activision Blizzard Inc, or…well, that’s about it. Recently rumors started flying that Witcher series developer …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Pico Cassettes are DRM tokens masquerading as game cartridges, and that’s ok

“It’s possible to do a successful launch independently of Steam,” says ‘Big Pharma’ creator Tim Wicksteed

Unity launches “director’s commentary for games” site called Made with Unity

Former Sega of America President recalls the rise and fall of Sega in the 90s

Mass Effect lead writer Drew Karpyshyn returns to Bioware

Skype service cuts out globally, but a promised fix is coming

Apple TV kills game variety by forcing touch remote support

“We’re not trying to make a big profit on hardware,” says Oculus creator Palmer Luckey

‘Bloodborne: The Old Hunters’ DLC announced as yet another November game release

Witcher 3 dev: We are not being bought by EA

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