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

Language and Big Data: Mapping social media with words

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Location data may allow smartphone apps to use cell tower and GPS to pinpoint where you are in the world, but there is something less obvious in your tweets and status updates that can give away where you are from: your word choice. …

The rise and fall of Sonic the Hedgehog

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

There was a time when Sonic the Hedgehog stood on almost equal footing with Mario as the mascot of video games. He even had his own morning cartoon show where he was voiced by Jaleel White at the height of his Steve Urkel …

Fable creator Peter Molyneux “will not speak to the press again”

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Gaming does not exactly have the most forgiving community, and developers often find themselves under the collective ire of thousands of people calling for blood over something as simple as a low frame rate or a missing feature. The latest game icon to …

Valve confirms it will showcase Steam Machines at GDC 2015

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

After rumors arose that Valve Corporation had finalized its innovative haptic feedback controller design, the company has confirmed that it will be showcasing its Steam Machine console designs at Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2015 next month. “We’re planning a very large presence at …

Nintendo still can’t admit Wii U is a failure, says analyst

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

While Nintendo is still a household name and one of the most successful developers of all time, one analyst says the Japanese game company failed with the release of its most recent console, the Wii U, and still can’t admit it. Michael Pachter …

Facebook introduces its own scalable networking hardware: “6-pack”

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. is well on its way to becoming a self-sufficient technology company, and yesterday the social network took it a step further by unveiling its own scalable networking hardware that will help connect Facebook’s 1.3 billion users. “Over the last few years …

Daybreak no longer “business as usual” as layoffs hit H1Z1 and Planetside teams

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

When H1z1 and Planetside 2 developer Sony Online Entertainment announced that it had been sold by Sony and renamed to Daybreak Game Company, the company’s president and CEO, John Smedley, said, “It will be business as usual and all SOE games will …

EA exec thinks tablets could be more powerful than consoles by 2018

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

While mobile gaming has exploded over the last few years, current smartphone and tablet hardware could never compete with the power of modern game consoles. But that could all change in just a few years, according to one Electronic Arts executive. “What gets …

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Latest from Eric David

The rise and fall of Sonic the Hedgehog

Fable creator Peter Molyneux “will not speak to the press again”

Valve confirms it will showcase Steam Machines at GDC 2015

Nintendo still can’t admit Wii U is a failure, says analyst

Facebook introduces its own scalable networking hardware: “6-pack”

Daybreak no longer “business as usual” as layoffs hit H1Z1 and Planetside teams

EA exec thinks tablets could be more powerful than consoles by 2018

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