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

StarCraft 2 champion ‘Life’ arrested for alleged involvement with match fixing

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

In yet another blow to the Korean StarCraft 2 esports community, legendary player Lee “Life” Seung Hyun has been arrested for allegedly participating in match fixing in professional tournaments. Seung Hyun is ranked third in StarCraft 2’s ELO ranking system, and he has won a total …

Loot Crate announces new subscription box geared toward gamers

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

This week at PAX South 2016, popular subscription box service Loot Crate, Inc. has announced a new service geared specifically for gamers called Loot Gaming. Loot Crate’s standard mystery nerd box has included plenty of video game items in the past, including merchandise for …

Blizzard’s collegiate ‘Heroes of the Dorm’ tournament will return to ESPN this year

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that its collegiate Heroes of the Storm tournament, which it calls “Heroes of the Dorm”, will once again return to ESPN for the second time. There tournament pits dozens of 5-person teams from colleges around the U.S. against one another …

EA exec may have accidentally revealed how many Xbox One consoles have been sold

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Microsoft has been increasingly vague about the number of Xbox One units have been sold since the console started lagging behind PlayStation, but a statement made by Electronic Arts Inc CFO Blake Jorgensen during a recent earnings called suggests that the figure may be …

Sony tried and failed once again to secure the trademark to “Let’s Play”

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Earlier this month, a few eagle-eyed NeoGAF users noticed that Sony Corp had filed paperwork to trademark the term “Let’s Play,” a phrase gamers use for fan made gameplay videos with commentary. Sony’s application was denied, but it seems that the company tried …

GOG launches “Games in Development” storefront to compete with Steam Early Access

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Online PC game seller Good Old Games (GOG) has announced the launch of Games in Development, a new storefront that allows consumers to purchase games before they are finished in a model similar to that of Steam Early Access. The library of available …

Electronic Arts pulls out of the E3 2016 show floor in favor of holding its own event

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Game publishing giant Electronic Arts Inc has announced that it will not have a presence on the show floor at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), saying that it will instead be holding its own fan-oriented event called EA Play to showcase its upcoming …

Blade & Soul’s loot auction system is the best and worst idea in the game

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Korean MMO Blade & Soul made a big splash last week when it finally launched in the West, reaching over 1 million users in only a few days. The game has plenty of features that stand out from the dozens of World of Warcraft clones …

Kickstarter’s Head of Games lays out how to run a successful video game crowdfunding campaign

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Convincing people to back your Kickstarter campaign is tough, especially for products like video games, which could take several years to release and might not be able to include all of the features that were originally promised. Of course, there are games that …

Google’s AI beat a professional Go player, and it’s kind of a big deal

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence program developed by Google’s DeepMind team, has become the first AI to successfully beat a professional Go player, a first for the field of AI design. The actual rules of Go are relatively simple, yet designing an AI to …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

StarCraft 2 champion ‘Life’ arrested for alleged involvement with match fixing

Loot Crate announces new subscription box geared toward gamers

Blizzard’s collegiate ‘Heroes of the Dorm’ tournament will return to ESPN this year

EA exec may have accidentally revealed how many Xbox One consoles have been sold

Sony tried and failed once again to secure the trademark to “Let’s Play”

GOG launches “Games in Development” storefront to compete with Steam Early Access

Electronic Arts pulls out of the E3 2016 show floor in favor of holding its own event

Blade & Soul’s loot auction system is the best and worst idea in the game

Kickstarter’s Head of Games lays out how to run a successful video game crowdfunding campaign

Google’s AI beat a professional Go player, and it’s kind of a big deal

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