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

Blizzard confirms Overwatch release date for May 24

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

This week, an ad campaign leak revealed that Blizzard Entertainment Inc’s much-hyped team shooter Overwatch would be releasing on May 24, and now the studio has officially confirmed that this release date is correct. Blizzard first unveiled Overwatch over a year ago to an audience …

Dev behind $100K Kickstarter game ‘Bear Simulator’ quits due to “drama”

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Projects funded through Kickstarter PBC can fall apart for all sorts of reasons, ranging from poor planning to internal conflicts, and now one developer has decided to cancel his project because of toxic comments from some in the PC gaming community. John Farjay, …

Microsoft has shut down Lionhead Studios and cancelled Fable Legends

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

There is disappointing news for Fable fans today, as Microsoft has announced that it has cancelled development on Fable Legends and will be shutting down Lionhead Studios, the U.K.-based developer who has been behind the Fable franchise since the release of the first game nearly 12 …

Twitch and ESL renew their partnership to continue broadcasting esports events

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Amazon’s video game livestreaming service Twitch has renewed its partnership with the Electronic Sports League (ESL), ensuring that it will continue broadcasting live coverage of the ESL’s major esports events. Twitch and ESL have been partners for several years now, and with Twitch’s …

More game studios pull out of the E3 show floor, but the ESA isn’t worried | #E32016

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

The list of major game studios pulling out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) show floor continues to grow, as two more developers have said that they will not be operating booths at the event. The first major game company to announce …

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney: Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform is “monopolising app distribution and commerce”

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Epic Games Inc CEO and founder Tim Sweeney has leveled some harsh criticisms at Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform (UWP), calling it “the most aggressive move Microsoft has ever made.” “With its new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) initiative, Microsoft has built a closed platform-within-a-platform into Windows …

Valve’s email regarding the Steam Christmas breach: “We’re sorry this happened”

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

More than two months after a caching glitch accidentally revealed private user information on Steam, Valve Corp has finally sent out a notification to users informing them of the breach and apologizing for it. The breach occurred on Christmas Day during the …

Rocket League launches esports tournament series with exclusive Twitch partnership

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Rocket League developer Psyonix Studios has announced that it is partnering up with Twitch to launch a professional tournament series for its popular car-soccer video game. The Rocket League Championship Series will be kicking off with its first three-month competitive season beginning …

Blizzard job posting hints at an unannounced Diablo game

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

There is a strong possibility that Blizzard Entertainment is working on another game in its beloved Diablo franchise, at least according to a handful of new positions posted to the company’s job board. The new jobs positions are for various types of artists to work on …

Yahoo takes on competitive gaming with the launch of Yahoo Esports

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Yahoo Inc has become the latest media company to hop on the esports bandwagon with the launch of its own pro-gaming news and analysis site, Yahoo Esports. The new vertical appears to be aiming to fill that “ESPN of Esports” role that so many companies …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Blizzard confirms Overwatch release date for May 24

Dev behind $100K Kickstarter game ‘Bear Simulator’ quits due to “drama”

Microsoft has shut down Lionhead Studios and cancelled Fable Legends

Twitch and ESL renew their partnership to continue broadcasting esports events

More game studios pull out of the E3 show floor, but the ESA isn’t worried | #E32016

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney: Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform is “monopolising app distribution and commerce”

Valve’s email regarding the Steam Christmas breach: “We’re sorry this happened”

Rocket League launches esports tournament series with exclusive Twitch partnership

Blizzard job posting hints at an unannounced Diablo game

Yahoo takes on competitive gaming with the launch of Yahoo Esports

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