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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.

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Can subscription games survive in the era of free-to-play?

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Less than a decade ago, it looked liked the subscription-based model was the way for game developers to really cash-in, with behemoths like Blizzard Entertainment Inc’s World of Warcraft leading the charge. At its peak, WoW boasted over 12 million subscribers, and at roughly …

Facebook was used by 1 out of every 7 humans on Monday

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Facebook has been spreading across the planet over the last decade like a particularly infectious disease, infecting both young and old alike. As of the end of June, the social network boasted a monthly active user base of over 1.49 billion people, and …

Facebook is working on new features to fight video piracy

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Content theft is a constant concern for digital content creators, and while they will probably never be able to stop it completely, every major sharing platform on the internet is continuously searching for ways to prevent users from posting content they do not …

Mobile devs pay almost double for Android downloads compared to iOS

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Android users often complain about the many, many developers who focus on iOS versions of their apps first and Android a distant second. Just look at the hornet’s nest stirred up by Bethesda Game Studios when it initially released Fallout Shelter for iOS only, saying that …

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