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

Esports expected to bring in over $463M in 2016 with America leading the charge

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Research firm Newzoo BV has released a report predicting that the rapidly growing esports market could reach over $463 million in revenue this year, an increase of over 42 percent from last year. According to Newzoo, a large portion of that growth …

Smedley axes “Hero’s Song” Kickstarter campaign and opts for investment funding instead

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Barely a week after announcing a new Kickstarter for a roguelike RPG called Hero’s Song, former Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley has decided to pull the plug on the crowdfunding campaign in favor of taking on investors instead. The game had already …

Korean MMO ‘Blade & Soul’ hits over 1M users within its first week in the West

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

NCSOFT Corp’s Blade & Soul has proven that there is still a market for MMO games in the West, provided of course that they do not cost anything. In just one week, the game’s player base has surged to over 1 million users. …

PlayStation’s headquarters is moving to California with the newly created Sony Interactive Entertainment

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc (SCE) has been the primary division responsible for development of the PlayStation at Sony Corp for over 20 years, but now that division is no more as the company has reorganized its media products under the umbrella of …

You can now watch Pokemon’s 20th anniversary Super Bowl commercial

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

The Pokemon franchise will be turning 20 years old this year, and to celebrate that milestone, The Pokemon Company will be airing a commercial during the Super Bowl in two weeks, and it will also be releasing a number of nostalgia-inducing products …

Mega Man spiritual successor ‘Mighty No 9’ delayed yet again

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Delays for Kickstarter projects or even video games in general are not uncommon, but even the most jaded project backers may be surprised to hear that Mighty No 9, the spiritual successor to the original Mega Man series, has been delayed for a third time. …

Blade & Soul: A fun action MMO with several minor annoyances

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Developed by Korean studio NCSOFT Corp. (Lineage, Wildstar), Blade & Soul is an action MMO from 2012 that is just now making it to the West, and despite a few launch week hiccups, the game has rapidly developed a large following, consistently staying in the top 20 most …

‘Yandere Simulator’ becomes the latest game banned from Twitch

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

While Twitch generally has no problem allowing users to livestream mature games, there are still a handful of titles that have been banned outright, and the latest game to join that list is the currently in development Yandere Simulator. The solo developer behind Yandere …

The Overwatch beta will return in February with a new game mode

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

The closed beta for Blizzard Entertainment’s highly anticipated team-based shooter, Overwatch, will finally be returning in “mid-February,” and Blizzard says that it has plenty of new content to show for its months-long hiatus. Blizzard admitted that the Overwatch beta is returning a bit later …

Banner Saga dev: Don’t rely on a game engine unless you have the source code

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Porting software from one platform to another can be incredibly difficult, and video games are no different. In a recent interview with Gamasutra, Stoic Studios co-founder John Watson talked about the difficulty his team faced when porting The Banner Saga from PC to consoles, …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Esports expected to bring in over $463M in 2016 with America leading the charge

Smedley axes “Hero’s Song” Kickstarter campaign and opts for investment funding instead

Korean MMO ‘Blade & Soul’ hits over 1M users within its first week in the West

PlayStation’s headquarters is moving to California with the newly created Sony Interactive Entertainment

You can now watch Pokemon’s 20th anniversary Super Bowl commercial

Mega Man spiritual successor ‘Mighty No 9’ delayed yet again

Blade & Soul: A fun action MMO with several minor annoyances

‘Yandere Simulator’ becomes the latest game banned from Twitch

The Overwatch beta will return in February with a new game mode

Banner Saga dev: Don’t rely on a game engine unless you have the source code

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