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

Steam Sale changes paid off big time for both Valve and game developers

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Many Steam users had mixed feelings about Valve Corp’s decision to eliminate Daily Deals and Flash Sales from its seasonal sales on the Steam Store, but the move seems to have paid off in a big way for the company. In previous years, …

Awesome Games Done Quick speedrun marathon raised $1.2M for charity

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

The week-long speedrun for charity event Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) came to a close on Sunday, and the event organizers announced that they have raised over $1.2 million dollars for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. This month’s AGDQ event did not manage to raise …

Pre-orders for VR device HTC Vive will go live February 29

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

HTC Corp. has announced that its highly anticipated virtual reality headset, HTC Vive, will be available for pre-order on February 29, but there is still no information on how much the device will cost. While it had originally looked like HTC Vive would be the …

Twitch beat ‘Punch Club’ much faster than the devs ever expected

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Last week, the creators of boxing tycoon game Punch Club launched a clever marketing stunt that required the unwashed masses of Twitch to collectively beat the game before it could be released on Steam. On the off chance that Twitch could not somehow keep …

Sony apparently attempted to trademark the phrase “Let’s Play”

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

In a move that seems misguided at best, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC has apparently filed paperwork to trademark the phrase “Let’s Play,” a term normally used for a type of web video where a gamer plays through an entire game while providing …

Game cracker says encryption could kill video game piracy within two years

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

For game developers, it may seem like software piracy is an all but unstoppable fact of life for the industry, but according to the founder of well known Chinese hacker forum 3DM, game piracy might be dead in just two short years. The revelation …

‘Half-Life’ series writer Marc Laidlaw has reportedly left Valve

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Update: Valve Corp. has yet to comment on Marc Laidlaw’s departure, but according to Polygon, the writer has confirmed that he did in fact retire from the company. Original Article: Fans have been waiting for Valve Corp.’s Half-Life 3 for so long now that the game, …

New game ‘Punch Club’ won’t launch until Twitch beats it

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

The developers behind the upcoming indie tycoon game Punch Club seem to have unlocked the secret to free advertising: Let Twitch users do all the marketing for you. Russian indie studio Lazy Bear Games has made Punch Club available for pre-order on Steam, but the …

Facebook Messenger hits 800M users and lays out plans to kill SMS

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

A lot of time has passed since Facebook first annoyed users by splitting off its chat features into a standalone app called Messenger, and it seems that even the most stubborn users have finally given in and downloaded the app. According to …

‘Far Cry: Primal’ dev explains why the game won’t include multiplayer

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

It is hard to deny that multiplayer is one of the biggest trends in modern gaming, and purely single player games seem to be less and less common, particularly from AAA studios. Unfortunately, multiplayer is sometimes a tacked-on, poorly implemented aspect of …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Steam Sale changes paid off big time for both Valve and game developers

Awesome Games Done Quick speedrun marathon raised $1.2M for charity

Pre-orders for VR device HTC Vive will go live February 29

Twitch beat ‘Punch Club’ much faster than the devs ever expected

Sony apparently attempted to trademark the phrase “Let’s Play”

Game cracker says encryption could kill video game piracy within two years

‘Half-Life’ series writer Marc Laidlaw has reportedly left Valve

New game ‘Punch Club’ won’t launch until Twitch beats it

Facebook Messenger hits 800M users and lays out plans to kill SMS

‘Far Cry: Primal’ dev explains why the game won’t include multiplayer

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