Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Twitter rolls out new policies and tools to fight trolls

By Eric David Apr 21, 2015

Harassment is a recurring problem across nearly everly online community, and Twitter seems to be more susceptible than most. Twitter Inc CEO Dick Costolo even admitted the microblogs failures to tackle harassment adequately in…

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Blizzard’s eSports head says the studio “learned a lot” from livestream data

By Eric David Apr 21, 2015

Livestreaming has become an increasingly important aspect of the video game industry, especially for developers whose games have a strong eSports community. Millions of people watch game streams on sites like Twitch.tv, and the data…

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Top 25 public gaming companies earned $54.1 billion last year, industry up 10% overall

By Eric David Apr 20, 2015

The video game industry shows no signs of slowing as the global game market grew 10.4 percent in 2014, according to research firm Newzoo. Last year, the top 25 companies in gaming earned of $54.1…

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How the desire for Jedi killed Star Wars Galaxies

By Eric David Apr 20, 2015

While the “New Game Enhancement” update is considered by many to be the death blow that eventually killed Star Wars Galaxies, former creative director Raph Koster says the seeds for the game’s destruction were…

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Steam now limits features until you spend at least $5

By Eric David Apr 20, 2015

Valve Corp’s Steam Client is one of the most popular digital distribution platforms in gaming, reaching several million concurrent users each day. As with any popular online service, Steam frequently has to contend with malicious accounts…

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Facebook makes “big strides” in fighting fake likes

By Eric David Apr 20, 2015

It may seem strange that people would be willing to spend money on fake likes on Facebook, but it is a big enough problem that Facebook has been forced to continuously create new systems to…

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Riot Games, Valve, and Blizzard make up 77% of Twitch streams

By Eric David Apr 17, 2015

Popular esports titles continue to dominate the livestreaming site Twitch.tv, with a vast majority of users continuing to watch only a handful of games. The real winners in the battle for Twitch domination appear…

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Koalah lets you place bets on your gaming skills

By Eric David Apr 17, 2015

If you have ever wished someone would just pay you to play video games all day, you may get your chance with a recently launched web game platform called Koalah, which allows players to compete…

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User exposes Minecraft exploit after he said Mojang failed to act

By Eric David Apr 17, 2015

About two years ago, a Pakistan-based developer named Ammar Askar discovered a vulnerability in Minecraft while he was working on mods for the block-building game. Askar says he informed Mojang AB of the problem, but after…

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Instagram clarifies rules to allow photos of breastfeeding, other nudity still banned

By Eric David Apr 17, 2015

Instagram has updated its community guidelines to explicitly allow photos showing breastfeeding or post-mastectomy scars, but other forms of nudity are still forbidden. “We’re not changing any of the policies,” Instagram’s director of public…

Eric David

Twitter rolls out new policies and tools to fight trolls

Blizzard’s eSports head says the studio “learned a lot” from livestream data

Top 25 public gaming companies earned $54.1 billion last year, industry up 10% overall

How the desire for Jedi killed Star Wars Galaxies

Steam now limits features until you spend at least $5

Riot Games, Valve, and Blizzard make up 77% of Twitch streams

Koalah lets you place bets on your gaming skills

User exposes Minecraft exploit after he said Mojang failed to act

Instagram clarifies rules to allow photos of breastfeeding, other nudity still banned

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