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

Witcher 2 is free on Xbox to celebrate latest round of backwards compatible games

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

If you had a blast playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and want to revisit the previous game in the series, now is a great time to do so, as The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is currently free for digital download on Xbox …

Nielsen will start reading Facebook to see what TV shows you talk about…even in private

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Television ratings firm The Nielsen Company has been struggling to find new ways to quantify TV viewership now that a large number of people do not even subscribe to cable, and since Netflix steadfastly refuses to report user statistics, Nielsen has decided to …

Can a deeply strategic video game also be exciting to play and watch?

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Video games are finally starting to shake of the stigma of being nothing more than toys for children, and some games have swung so far into the opposite direction that it can take hours and hours of reading guides and watching tutorial videos …

Patreon raises $30 million in Series B to continue changing the way artists make a living

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Patreon, Inc. has just closed a $30 million funding round, enabling the subscription-based crowdfunding platform to continue growing and supporting artists and content creators. This latest funding round was led by Thrive Capital, along with new contributions from investors from its previous funding round, including Charles River Ventures, …

Indie game ‘Punch Club’ blows past $1M in sales after Twitch Plays event

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

With over $1 million in sales mere weeks after release, 1990s inspired boxing tycoon game Punch Club has become this year’s first indie mega hit. Part of the game’s surprise success can be attributed to its unconventional launch campaign, which required the Twitch community …

Everquest co-creator John Smedley launches new studio and Kickstarter campaign

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Sony Online Entertainment founder and Everquest creator John Smedley has announced the formation of a new studio called Pixelmage Games LLC, whose first project will be Hero’s Song, a “2D pixel art action RPG” that launched on Kickstarter PBC this week. Smedley oversaw Sony Online Entertainment’s transition …

Microsoft acquires MinecraftEdu mod and rebrands it as ‘Minecraft: Education Edition’

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Today, Microsoft-owned game developer Mojang AB announced the launch of Minecraft: Education Edition, a new version of Minecraft for schools that is based on the popular MinecraftEdu mod. “Of course, every Minecraft player learns essential life-skills like tree-punching and good Creeper-defence but, when used in the …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Witcher 2 is free on Xbox to celebrate latest round of backwards compatible games

Nielsen will start reading Facebook to see what TV shows you talk about…even in private

Can a deeply strategic video game also be exciting to play and watch?

Patreon raises $30 million in Series B to continue changing the way artists make a living

Indie game ‘Punch Club’ blows past $1M in sales after Twitch Plays event

Everquest co-creator John Smedley launches new studio and Kickstarter campaign

Microsoft acquires MinecraftEdu mod and rebrands it as ‘Minecraft: Education Edition’

The winner of Ubisoft’s ‘Far Cry Primal’ contest gets to sleep in a cave

WhatsApp finally drops its $1 annual subscription fee, has no plans to introduce ads

The best ways to spend gold or money in Hearthstone

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