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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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Gaming for charity: Speedrun streams raise $121,000 and counting

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Games Done Quick has raised over $121,000 for charity in less than 24 hours on the first day of a week-long livestreaming event. Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 (AGDQ) is operated by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that showcases skilled gamers completing “speedruns” of …

3 exciting non-sequel games coming out in 2015

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

There is nothing wrong with a good sequel. In fact, there are many games whose sequels were arguably better than the original—games like Assassin’s Creed II or The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. But seeing the same handful of franchises come out year after year can …

Keep your New Year’s resolution with these 4 gamified apps

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

It is not always easy to keep up with a New Year’s resolution. Self-discipline is difficult to maintain after the excitement of the holidays wears off and the chaos of everyday life returns. Most resolutions fail when the New Year energy fizzles out, but self-improvement …

Elder Scrolls Online rumored to be going Free-to-Play

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Bethseda Softworks, LLC has ceased offering any subscription plans longer than 90 days for The Elder Scrolls Online, prompting rumors that the game could soon be moving to a Free-to-Play (F2P) model within the next year. Elder Scrolls Online players noticed that the 6 …

EA denies Origin security breach despite user concerns

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Several Origin users have complained of fraudulent game purchases made on their accounts, but Origin owner Electronic Arts (EA) claims that no security breach has been made. Word of a possible security breach began to spread on Reddit when several threads popped …

Steam hits new user records at over 8.3 million

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

At the height of its holiday sale season, Valve Corporation’s Steam client has broken its old usage records by peaking at over 8.3 million concurrent users last weekend. When Steam was first released over a decade ago, Valve’s content delivery platform was …

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