Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

Microsoft shuts down ‘Project Spark’ sandbox game maker

By Eric David May 14, 2016

Microsoft has released a surprise announcement that it is completely shutting down Project Spark, its free sandbox game creation game for Xbox One and Windows. The game has already been pulled from the Xbox Marketplace and…

Blizzard tells players to watch out for Overwatch cheaters

By Eric David May 13, 2016

Blizzard Entertainment recently revealed that over 9.7 million people participated in the open beta for its upcoming team shooter, Overwatch, and any game that reaches that sort of popularity also has to deal with a…

Consortium: The Tower hits Fig campaign goal mostly thanks to investment backers

By Eric David May 12, 2016

Indie roleplaying game Consortium: The Tower has successfully reached its campaign goal on crowdfunding platform Fig, but there is something a little unusual about the breakdown of who backed the game: it was overwhelmingly funded…

Activision Blizzard is bringing MLG esports to Facebook Live

By Eric David May 12, 2016

Earlier this year, Activision Blizzard Inc purchased esports tournament organization Major League Gaming (MLG) for the sum of $47 million, and company CEO Bobby Kotick said at the time that the motivation behind the…

Assassin’s Creed movie trailer is out, and it actually looks kind of okay

By Eric David May 12, 2016

Ubisoft Entertainment SA has released the first trailer for its upcoming Assassin’s Creed film starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, and surprisingly the movie looks like it might not be the total trainwreck most game-to-film…

Every World of Warcraft activity “caters to a minority of the playerbase,” says lead designer

By Eric David May 11, 2016

Throughout its nearly 12-year history, World of Warcraft has undergone numerous changes that have essentially made the game almost unrecognizable compared to its early days, but deciding how and when to change game elements is a…

Civilization VI arrives in October with big gameplay changes

By Eric David May 11, 2016

Firaxis Games announced today that Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, the next entry in the popular turn-based strategy game series, will be releasing this year on October 21, and the studio has released the first trailer…

Nintendo’s Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing mobiles games will be free-to-play

By Eric David May 11, 2016

Nintendo Co Ltd may be a game industry veteran, but the Japanese company has just recently dipped its toes into the mobile market for the first time with its bizarre social media app, Miitomo. The app…

Disney backs out of console gaming and cancels ‘Disney Infinity’ series

By Eric David May 10, 2016

The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will be discontinuing production on its toys-to-life game series, Disney Infinity, and it will also be shutting down Avalanche Software, the company’s internal game studio that had…

Amazon Video Direct lets you sell video content directly to Amazon users

By Eric David May 10, 2016

Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon Video Direct, a new video sharing platform that allows content creators to distribute their videos directly to the site’s millions of users. The new service will give content creators…

Eric David

Microsoft shuts down ‘Project Spark’ sandbox game maker

Blizzard tells players to watch out for Overwatch cheaters

Consortium: The Tower hits Fig campaign goal mostly thanks to investment backers

Activision Blizzard is bringing MLG esports to Facebook Live

Assassin’s Creed movie trailer is out, and it actually looks kind of okay

Every World of Warcraft activity “caters to a minority of the playerbase,” says lead designer

Civilization VI arrives in October with big gameplay changes

Nintendo’s Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing mobiles games will be free-to-play

Disney backs out of console gaming and cancels ‘Disney Infinity’ series

Amazon Video Direct lets you sell video content directly to Amazon users

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