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

The next ‘Hitman’ game will be fully episodic

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

If you do not have the attention span to play an entire Hitman game from start to finish, then Square Enix has the solution for you. The game publisher has announced that the next game in the Hitman series will be entirely episodic. Players will still …

Foursquare CEO steps down as company valuation tanks

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Foursquare Labs Inc co-founder Dennis Crowley has stepped down from his role as CEO amidst a massive drop in the valuation of the company, which has struggled to monetize its location discovery and check-in apps over the last six years. While the …

ESPN says it can be the “ESPN of esports” too with the launch of ESPN Esports

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Earlier this month, game publishing giant Activision Blizzard Inc announced that it had purchased esports organization Major League Gaming (MLG) as part of its attempt to build, in CEO Bobby Kotick’s words, “the ESPN of esports,” but there is someone else who …

Tabletop games raised twice as much as video games on Kickstarter in 2015

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

There were numerous video game Kickstarter PBC campaigns that made headlines in 2015, but it turns out the real crowdfunding winners last year were tabletop players. According to crowdfunding data released by Kickstarter today, video games pulled in over $46 million in …

Zelda: Twilight Princess HD requires Wolf Link Amiibo to access a new dungeon

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Have you been bitten by the Amiibo collecting bug yet? If not, Nintendo Co Ltd is still hoping you will be by forcing players to buy the new Wolf Link Amiibo in order to access a new dungeon being added to the upcoming HD …

Twitch creates new livestreaming category for ‘Twitch Plays’ games

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Twitch Interactive Inc has announced the creation of a new game category for its livestreaming site that will make it easier for users to find viewer-controlled games similar to the ever popular Twitch Plays Pokemon. “Calling all game devs! The Twitch Plays …

Devs can now add spatial audio to Google Cardboard apps

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Google’s low-cost virtual reality (VR) platform Google Cardboard just got a little more immersive thanks to new spatial audio capabilities added to its software developer kit (SDK). While it would be easy to assume that visuals are the most important aspect of …

Activision Blizzard names ‘The Hateful Eight’ producer as co-head of its new film studio

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Game publishing giant Activision Blizzard Inc has announced that it has hired veteran film producer Stacy Sher to serve as co-president of its recently formed film and television production company. “Stacey is a rare talent behind two decades of award-winning television series and …

Amazon now offers 20 percent off game pre-orders for Prime members

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

If you happen to be both a gamer and an Amazon Prime member, then we have good news for you: Amazon is now offering a 20 percent discount off of game pre-orders for all Prime subscribers. According to Amazon, the new discount …

Tim Schafer talks about the future of Psychonauts 2 in Reddit AMA

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

In a Reddit AMA yesterday, Double Fine Productions founder Tim Schafer answered fan questions about the studio’s upcoming game, Psychonauts 2, including where the story picks up after the original game. Fans of cult classic platformer Psychonauts were giddy when developer Double Fine Productions …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

The next ‘Hitman’ game will be fully episodic

Foursquare CEO steps down as company valuation tanks

ESPN says it can be the “ESPN of esports” too with the launch of ESPN Esports

Tabletop games raised twice as much as video games on Kickstarter in 2015

Zelda: Twilight Princess HD requires Wolf Link Amiibo to access a new dungeon

Twitch creates new livestreaming category for ‘Twitch Plays’ games

Devs can now add spatial audio to Google Cardboard apps

Activision Blizzard names ‘The Hateful Eight’ producer as co-head of its new film studio

Amazon now offers 20 percent off game pre-orders for Prime members

Tim Schafer talks about the future of Psychonauts 2 in Reddit AMA

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