Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Gamers’ insatiable demand for Amiibo crashes GameStop’s site

By Eric David Apr 2, 2015

Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct included announcements for new Amiibo that would be hitting store shelves later this year, and droves of gamers immediately swarmed over GameStop’s website as they tried to pre-order the highly collectible figures.…

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Applications for AIAS game design scholarships are now open

By Eric David Apr 2, 2015

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) has announced that applications for its video game design scholarships are open, and prospective students can begin applying now. With the video game industry set to…

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Riot Games starts giving banned League of Legends players a second chance

By Eric David Apr 2, 2015

Riot Games’ League of Legends has been trying to shake its reputation for a toxic player base for some time now, and part of its new strategy has been to focus on reform rather than…

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Facebook’s new Riff app lets friends create collaborative videos

By Eric David Apr 2, 2015

While yesterday was full of both clever and not so clever April Fool’s jokes, Facebook slipped in a real product announcement for a collaborative video app called Riff. Riff is a video recording and…

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Playism wants to make the Japanese indie game market grow

By Eric David Apr 1, 2015

While the indie game market has exploded in the West thanks to digital distribution platforms like Steam and crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, the genre has not really caught on in Japan, a country that has long been…

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Nintendo shuts down Super Mario 64 HD fan remake, surprising no one

By Eric David Apr 1, 2015

Nintendo Co Ltd is not exactly known for being very lenient when it comes to fans using its IPs to make their own content, not even in the form of free advertising through Let’s Plays or machinima,…

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Twitter publicly launches free Storify-like filtering platform called Curator

By Eric David Apr 1, 2015

Twitter Inc continues its trend of making its own alternatives to third party tools by announcing the release of Curator, which it says “enables media publishers to discover, curate and display the best Twitter…

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How Bloodborne creator Hidetaka Miyazaki went from a nobody to company president in 10 years

By Eric David Apr 1, 2015

Despite having an annoying name to say out loud, FromSoftware, Inc. has become one of the most respected game developers over the past few years thanks to its harsh, unforgiving games like Dark Souls, which…

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The time kids spend playing games matters more than game content, say Oxford researchers

By Eric David Mar 31, 2015

There is no shortage of people rushing to blame violent games for—well, just about anything. Recently, a group of U.K. schools even threatened to inform the police of parents who let their children play…

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Sprinklr becomes the latest “unicorn” startup valued at over $1 billion

By Eric David Mar 31, 2015

Social media is big business, and not just for the social networks behind it like Facebook and Twitter. Sprinklr Inc’s “social experience” tools are used by hundreds of clients to manage their social media…

Eric David

Gamers’ insatiable demand for Amiibo crashes GameStop’s site

Applications for AIAS game design scholarships are now open

Riot Games starts giving banned League of Legends players a second chance

Facebook’s new Riff app lets friends create collaborative videos

Playism wants to make the Japanese indie game market grow

Nintendo shuts down Super Mario 64 HD fan remake, surprising no one

Twitter publicly launches free Storify-like filtering platform called Curator

How Bloodborne creator Hidetaka Miyazaki went from a nobody to company president in 10 years

The time kids spend playing games matters more than game content, say Oxford researchers

Sprinklr becomes the latest “unicorn” startup valued at over $1 billion

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