Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

Pico Cassettes are DRM tokens masquerading as game cartridges, and that’s ok

By Eric David Sep 22, 2015

At last week’s Tokyo Game Show, Japanese company Beatrobo Inc announced a new line of mobile game cartridges called Pico Cassettes, which are meant to be plugged into your smartphone’s headphone jack. Beatrobo CEO Hiroshi Asaeda said that…

“It’s possible to do a successful launch independently of Steam,” says ‘Big Pharma’ creator Tim Wicksteed

By Eric David Sep 22, 2015

For many independent game developers, Valve Corp.’s Steam Store is the most important sales market on PC by far, and thanks to programs like Steam Greenlight and Steam Early Access, which make it easier…

Unity launches “director’s commentary for games” site called Made with Unity

By Eric David Sep 21, 2015

Game engine maker Unity Technologies announced today that it would be launching a new developer-driven editorial platform called Made with Unity, which aims to spotlight Unity developers and their games. “What if we collected…

Former Sega of America President recalls the rise and fall of Sega in the 90s

By Eric David Sep 21, 2015

Throughout much of the 1990s, Sonic the Hedgehog was one of the pillars of console gaming, briefly rivalling Mario as a mascot of the industry. Sadly, these days Sonic often seems to be playing second…

Mass Effect lead writer Drew Karpyshyn returns to Bioware

By Eric David Sep 21, 2015

BioWare Corp veteran Drew Karpyshyn has announced that he will once again be working for the studio after a three-year absence. Karpyshyn was the lead writer on some of BioWare’s most memorable titles like Star Wars: Knights of…

Skype service cuts out globally, but a promised fix is coming

By Eric David Sep 21, 2015

Update: Skype has said that it has discovered the cause of the outage, but the service is still unavailable for many users. There is no indication on when exactly the issue will be resolved, but…

Apple TV kills game variety by forcing touch remote support

By Eric David Sep 16, 2015

Somehow Apple has managed to position itself as one of the most innovative and yet stubborn companies in the tech industry. The same company that brought us revolutionary products like the original Macintosh computer and…

“We’re not trying to make a big profit on hardware,” says Oculus creator Palmer Luckey

By Eric David Sep 16, 2015

While Oculus Rift may have been the first virtual reality device on everyone’s lips (for this current round of VR hype anyway), it will not be hitting the market before the Valve Corp-developed HTC Vive.…

‘Bloodborne: The Old Hunters’ DLC announced as yet another November game release

By Eric David Sep 15, 2015

This is going to be a rough November for gamers with tight budgets. So far, we have several new entries from major gaming franchises like Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void,…

Witcher 3 dev: We are not being bought by EA

By Eric David Sep 14, 2015

It seems like a fact of life in the gaming industry that any creative, semi-successful property gets bought by one of the AAA world-eaters like Electronic Arts Inc, Activision Blizzard Inc, or…well, that’s about…

Eric David

Pico Cassettes are DRM tokens masquerading as game cartridges, and that’s ok

“It’s possible to do a successful launch independently of Steam,” says ‘Big Pharma’ creator Tim Wicksteed

Unity launches “director’s commentary for games” site called Made with Unity

Former Sega of America President recalls the rise and fall of Sega in the 90s

Mass Effect lead writer Drew Karpyshyn returns to Bioware

Skype service cuts out globally, but a promised fix is coming

Apple TV kills game variety by forcing touch remote support

“We’re not trying to make a big profit on hardware,” says Oculus creator Palmer Luckey

‘Bloodborne: The Old Hunters’ DLC announced as yet another November game release

Witcher 3 dev: We are not being bought by EA

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