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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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Is WildStar’s difficulty killing the game?

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Carbine Studios’ WildStar is an MMO billed as a hardcore gaming experience, but the game has seen its playerbase slowly dwindling since its release in June. The official game forums are filled with players asking “Is WildStar dead?” Some players point to the game’s difficulty …

Warcraft designer wants gaming to be an Olympic sport

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Former Blizzard Entertainment Chief Creative Officer and World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo made a bold statement this week when he said that e-sports should be considered for inclusion into the Olympic Games. “I think the way that you look at e-sports …

Facebook faces class action lawsuit over private message scanning

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. has come under fire again over privacy concerns, this time for allegedly scanning personal information in private Facebook messages that is then used for targeted advertising. Facebook’s bid to dismiss a class-action lawsuit originally filed in 2013 was shot down …

Facebook tests the waters with new video pages

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. is trying out a new format for video pages, using a small number of big name Facebook pages to test out the new design. One of the first pages to get the new look is the official ABC News Facebook page. The new design …

PlayStation expanding to non-Sony devices in 2015

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Sony Computer Entertainment is expanding support for PlayStation games to non-Sony devices for the first time, starting with Samsung Smart TVs. The two Japanese electronics companies announced a partnership that will bring popular PlayStation exclusive games like Uncharted or Bloodborne to select Samsung Smart TVs by summer …

3 games from 2014 that should have been great, but weren’t

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

2014 has seen the release of several long awaited games, including followups to some of gaming’s biggest franchises, but it has also seen the release of several huge disappointments that suffered from game-breaking bugs, missing features, and uninspired gameplay. Here is a look …

Twitter shares spike amidst speculation of CEO’s departure

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Twitter Inc.’s flagging stock saw a sharp rise yesterday after analysts predicted that CEO Dick Costolo’s reign at the company will soon come to an end. Despite the popularity of the micro-blogging service, Twitter has been in rough shape over the last year, …

Nintendo is working on its next console, says Miyamoto

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Super Mario Bros. creator Shigeru Miyamoto says that Nintendo Co., Ltd. is already working on its next home game console. But the creator of gaming’s most iconic character says Nintendo is far from abandoning its current console, the Wii U, which was released …

Facebook blocks anti-Putin page in Russia

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. has seemingly complied with an order from the Russian government demanding that the social network block access to a page supporting one of President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critics. The page in question calls for demonstrations to be held in support of Aleksei Navalny, …

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