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

Facebook, LinkedIn team up to encourage more women in tech jobs

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

A large gender disparity has existed in computer science since the field was first created, but over the last few years, that disparity has been growing rather than shrinking. In 1985, 35 percent of computer science majors were women. Today, they make …

Valve adds new inventory tool for Steamworks Developers

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Valve corporation has announced a new tool that will allow Steam Developers to easily sell or reward players with in-game items based on variables like play time and achievements. “With this service, a game can easily drop items to customers based on …

Activision Blizzard posts record earnings thanks to Destiny, Hearthstone and more

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Activision Blizzard Inc. posted a $4.41 billion profit for 2014 thanks to several popular titles, but the company is cautious about 2015, forecasting lower revenues for the year due to foreign exchange rates. Activision Blizzard’s record performance in 2014 can be attributed …

Xbox One February update: Game Hubs, better Party Chat, and more…

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One console has received its first big system update of the year, adding several new features and improving on some existing ones. “Since Xbox One launched, we made a commitment to listen to feedback from the Xbox Live community …

Facebook’s celebrities-only app gets Twitter and Instagram sharing

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc.’s app for the stars has added a few new features to help celebrities better engage with their fans, including built in support for Twitter and Instagram sharing. Unlike the rest of Facebook’s rapidly growing library of apps, Facebook Mentions is …

Nintendo adds more hoops for YouTubers to jump through

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Nintendo Co. Ltd. has never been big on the western fan video community, whether its Let’s Play videos on YouTube or livestreaming matches on Twitch, and now the Japanese game maker has made it even harder for YouTube content creators to make videos …

‘Warhammer: The End Times – Vermintide’ announced with 4-player co-op

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

War of the Roses developer Fatshark Games is working on a new Warhammer title. Warhammer: The End Times – Vermintide will be a first-person, 4-player co-op game available on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Rumors about the game surfaced yesterday after a Neogaf …

More CS:GO pro players are facing bans for match fixing

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Less than a month after a round of permanent bans were handed out to cheating Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) players for fixing professional tournament matches, another team has become embroiled in the same controversy. French CS:GO team Epsilon has also been accused of fixing …

Twitter and Google team up, and Facebook turns 11

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

According to a report by Bloomberg, microblog service Twitter Inc. has reached a deal with Google Inc. that will make it easier for people to find tweets in Google’s search results. Within the first half of 2015, tweets will become visible in …

Original Ultima Underworld team is Kickstarting a true sequel: Underworld Ascendant

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

After over 20 years since the release of Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds, the original Ultima Underworld team is reuniting as Otherside Entertainment to develop Underworld Ascendant, a true sequel to the Ultima Underworld series. The Ultima Underworld franchise may not have the mainstream name recognition of some …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Facebook, LinkedIn team up to encourage more women in tech jobs

Valve adds new inventory tool for Steamworks Developers

Activision Blizzard posts record earnings thanks to Destiny, Hearthstone and more

Nintendo adds more hoops for YouTubers to jump through

‘Warhammer: The End Times – Vermintide’ announced with 4-player co-op

More CS:GO pro players are facing bans for match fixing

Original Ultima Underworld team is Kickstarting a true sequel: Underworld Ascendant

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