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

Microsoft HoloLens emulator now available, letting developers skip the $3k dev kit

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that it would be releasing a development emulator for its holographic augmented reality headset, HoloLens, allowing developers to test out their holographic apps without having to purchase the physical dev kit. Today that emulator has finally arrived. Here’s Microsoft’s …

Xbox Dev Mode turns your retail Xbox One into a dev kit | #Build2016

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, took the stage at Build 2016 today to talk about the benefits of developing games on Windows, and Spencer made a point to highlight the openness of the platform. “Windows is and will continue …

Valve runs into legal trouble in Australia over Steam refund policy

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

It seems that Valve Corp’s Steam refund policy came too little too late to prevent the company from being found guilty of breaching Australia’s consumer protection laws. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ruled that Valve violated Australian Consumer Law …

Ubisoft launches new game studio in the Philippines

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry developer Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is opening yet another AAA game studio, but this time the game maker is turning to the Philippines for its newest location. While the majority of the work on Ubisoft’s biggest game franchises come from the …

Should Blizzard have removed Tracer’s “sexualized” victory pose from Overwatch?

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Blizzard Entertainment has been criticized in the past for the way it has sexualized female characters, particularly in the earlier days of World of Warcraft when male armor models looked at least somewhat practical while many female armor models were essentially metal bikinis. Blizzard has worked …

PlayStation 4.5 rumored to be announced soon for an October release

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Rumors recently sprang up suggesting that Sony Corp might be working on an upgraded version of the PlayStation 4, nicknamed PlayStation 4.5 or PlayStation 4K, which would be capable of handling 4k game and video resolutions. According to The Wall Street Journal, that upgrade …

Harvard team booted from “Heroes of the Dorm” tournament for cheating

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Team Ambush, a competitive gaming team from Harvard University, has been disqualified from Blizzard Entertainment’s upcoming Heroes of the Dorm tournament after one of its members was caught cheating. According to Blizzard, one of the Harvard students involved with Team Ambush shared …

Nintendo NX controller leaks confirmed fake by their creators

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

The rabid Nintendo fan base can breathe a collective sigh of relief, as two sets of images that allegedly leaked the design for the controllers for the upcoming Nintendo NX console have been confirmed to be fake. Interestingly, this confirmation came not from Nintendo Co Ltd, …

Sony launches new company to bring PlayStation games to smartphones

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc (soon to be Sony Interactive Entertainment) has announced the creation of ForwardWorks Corp, a new company whose purpose will be to develop PlayStation titles for iOS and Android. In a press release, Sony said that ForwardWorks will be leveraging …

Doom co-creator and Oculus CTO John Carmack awarded BAFTA fellowship

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that it will be awarding a fellowship to John Carmack, co-founder of Id Software and current CTO of Oculus VR, putting him in the same ranks as Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto and …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Microsoft HoloLens emulator now available, letting developers skip the $3k dev kit

Xbox Dev Mode turns your retail Xbox One into a dev kit | #Build2016

Valve runs into legal trouble in Australia over Steam refund policy

Ubisoft launches new game studio in the Philippines

Should Blizzard have removed Tracer’s “sexualized” victory pose from Overwatch?

PlayStation 4.5 rumored to be announced soon for an October release

Harvard team booted from “Heroes of the Dorm” tournament for cheating

Nintendo NX controller leaks confirmed fake by their creators

Sony launches new company to bring PlayStation games to smartphones

Doom co-creator and Oculus CTO John Carmack awarded BAFTA fellowship

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