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

Nintendo of America president shrugs off E3 critics | #E32015

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

With this year’s E3 finally wrapping up, it is already clear who the winners and the losers are when it comes to fan hype. On one end of the spectrum, you have Bethesda Game Studios and its Fallout 4 showcase, which generated the …

Halo 5’s REQ Packs become the latest microtransaction controversy

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Few game industry trends seem to spark nerd rage more than microtransactions, and the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians is the latest in a long line of recent titles that allows players to spend real money to unlock perks in multiplayer. Halo 5 will allow players to …

Fallout Shelter overtakes Candy Crush Saga on top-grossing iOS games

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Bethesda Game Studios made a lot of exciting announcements regarding the Fallout franchise during this year’s E3, and one of the most unexpected was the sudden release of Fallout Shelter, a mobile game that lets players design and run their own vaults. Now less …

Twitter acquires Whetlab to accelerate its machine learning efforts

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

It has already been a rocky year for Twitter Inc, especially with the recent departure of longtime CEO Dick Costolo. Despite continued problems with stagnant user growth and ongoing harassment issues, Twitter continues marching forward with new startup acquisitions, and today the company …

Yooka-Laylee exceeds crowdfunding goal by over $3 million

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Yooka-Laylee, the “buddy duo platformer” created by ex-Rare devs as a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, has successfully completed its Kickstarter campaign with a finally tally of £2,090,104 (nearly $3.3 million USD). The campaign reached its £175,000 goal within 40 minutes of going live, and …

No Man’s Sky will be releasing on PC and PS4 simultaneously

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

This year’s E3 has been an onslaught of console exclusives, but it looks like one title previously thought to be either exclusive or timed-exclusive to PlayStation 4 will be getting a simultaneous PC release. During E3’s first ever PC Game Show on Tuesday, …

Windborne becomes the latest cancelled Early Access game

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Buying an Early Access game is not without risk, and Steam even explicitly states “you should only buy an Early Access game if you are excited about playing it in its current state.” There are no guarantees that the games will get a …

Does the Skylanders and Amiibo crossover signal a shift for Nintendo? | #E32015

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Nintendo Co Ltd is not always known for playing well with third party developers. In fact, a lack of third party titles has been a complaint against Nintendo consoles since the Gamecube. So it came as a bit of a shock when …

Square Enix shows off Kingdom Hearts 3 footage with Tangled crossover | #E32015

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

There must be something about the number 3 that brings developers to their knees like some kind of game designer kryptonite. While Valve Corp and its founder, Gabe Newell, hear no end of Half-Life 3 jokes, Square Enix has also been fending off questions …

The Werx in McKinney: Coworking in a 105-year-old cotton mill

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is a hub of coworking communities, with the largest concentrations of offices huddled around downtown Dallas and North Dallas, but there are a handful of outliers scattered around the greater DFW area. One such coworking space, The McKinney …

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Latest from Eric David

Nintendo of America president shrugs off E3 critics | #E32015

Halo 5’s REQ Packs become the latest microtransaction controversy

Fallout Shelter overtakes Candy Crush Saga on top-grossing iOS games

Twitter acquires Whetlab to accelerate its machine learning efforts

Yooka-Laylee exceeds crowdfunding goal by over $3 million

No Man’s Sky will be releasing on PC and PS4 simultaneously

Windborne becomes the latest cancelled Early Access game

Does the Skylanders and Amiibo crossover signal a shift for Nintendo? | #E32015

Square Enix shows off Kingdom Hearts 3 footage with Tangled crossover | #E32015

The Werx in McKinney: Coworking in a 105-year-old cotton mill

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