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

Classic Pokemon games hit 1.5M downloads on 3DS Virtual Store

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

In honor of the Pokemon franchise’s 20 year anniversary in February, Nintendo Co Ltd and The Pokemon Company re-released some of the earliest games in the series through the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Store, and it looks like that move has paid off, …

PlayStation Network alone brings in more money than all of Nintendo

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Nintendo Co Ltd may have excited fans when it revealed that its upcoming console, Nintendo NX, and the next Legend of Zelda game will both be arriving in March of next year, but it looks like the House of Mario will have its …

ESL launches its own 24/7 esports satellite channel

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

The Electronic Sports League (ESL) has announced that it will be launching its own esports-focused satellite channel, appropriately named esportsTV, which will finally provide esports fans with a more large scale platform that does not force them to interact with the Twitch community. …

Hearthstone’s Whispers of the Old Gods expansion is now live … if you can log in

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

The wait for Hearthstone’s latest expansion, Whispers of the Old Gods, is finally over. Unfortunately, the servers have become so bogged down with the millions of people who play the game, that it is currently almost impossible to log in and actually play. …

Fallout 4 Creation Kit finally unleashes the full power of the modding community

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Modders have been busy creating their own tweaks for Fallout 4 since it launched back in November, but without access to Bethesda Game Studios’ official mod Creation Kit, they have been severely limited in what they can accomplish with the game. Now it looks like the …

Classic WoW servers too hard to implement, says Blizzard

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

A number of World of Warcraft fans were disappointed when Blizzard Entertainment forced the shutdown of Nostalrius, an unofficial “Vanilla” WoW server, and now the studio has come forward with an explanation for its actions. ‘Why not just let Nostalrius continue the way it …

Overwatch Beginner’s Guide: Choosing your hero

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

The open beta for Overwatch is now only one week away, so this week I will be sharing a few tips and tricks I’ve picked up over the last few months of participating in the closed beta. Reading a few guides won’t make …

Amazon once again locks popular games and movies behind Prime subscription

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Last week, some Amazon users were dismayed to discover that a number of popular games, including Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V, could not be purchased through the website unless they had an Amazon Prime subscription. The restrictions were quickly lifted, suggesting that …

ESL bans YouPorn-sponsored esports team from competing

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

The Electronic Sports League (ESL) has announced that it will no longer allow Team YP, a YouPorn-sponsored esports team, to compete in its events. While many fans have criticized the organization’s move for what they perceive as unnecessary censorship, the ESL says …

Amazon temporarily locked some games behind a Prime membership, including GTA V

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Earlier today, a number of Amazon users noticed that several popular games, including Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V, could not be purchased through the site unless they were already an Amazon Prime subscriber. The restrictions have since been reverted, but the fact that …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Classic Pokemon games hit 1.5M downloads on 3DS Virtual Store

PlayStation Network alone brings in more money than all of Nintendo

ESL launches its own 24/7 esports satellite channel

Hearthstone’s Whispers of the Old Gods expansion is now live … if you can log in

Fallout 4 Creation Kit finally unleashes the full power of the modding community

Classic WoW servers too hard to implement, says Blizzard

Overwatch Beginner’s Guide: Choosing your hero

Amazon once again locks popular games and movies behind Prime subscription

ESL bans YouPorn-sponsored esports team from competing

Amazon temporarily locked some games behind a Prime membership, including GTA V

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