Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

Microsoft teams up with ESL to launch esports tournament platform for Xbox Live

By Eric David Mar 16, 2016

Microsoft and the Electronic Sports League (ESL) have announced a new partnership aimed at integrating esports tournaments directly into Xbox Live, allowing developers to create consistent tournament experiences for players and fans. The partnership will…

Oculus Rift launch titles revealed along with ratings for “comfort”

By Eric David Mar 16, 2016

Today, Oculus VR revealed the official launch lineup for the Rift virtual reality headset, which arrives on March 28. The list includes 30 titles that will release alongside Oculus Rift, including highly anticipated games…

PlayStation VR release date and price confirmed, arrives in October at $399

By Eric David Mar 16, 2016

Sony Corp has finally revealed the price and projected launch of PlayStation VR, and it looks like the virtual reality device may finally bridge the enormous gap between cheap, low performance VR like Google Cardboard…

Twitch’s “Stream First” program builds games with livestreaming in mind

By Eric David Mar 15, 2016

Twitch has announced the launch of Stream First, a program aimed at guiding developers through the process of building games with the livestreaming experience in mind, both for broadcasters and for viewers. On the Stream First website, Twitch explains…

Google’s AlphaGo AI wins astounding 4-1 victory against Lee Sedol

By Eric David Mar 15, 2016

Google has accomplished what many artificial intelligence researchers had thought was still years or even decades away, as AlphaGo, an AI developed by Google’s DeepMind project, has successfully defeated legendary Go player Lee Sedol. “I’m kind…

Twitch kicks off new Food category with Julia Child marathon

By Eric David Mar 15, 2016

When Twitch launched its Creative livestreaming category by airing a week-long marathon of The Joy of Painting, the livestreaming platform likely had no idea how incredibly successful it would be, but now Twitch looks…

Microsoft opens up Xbox multiplayer to support PC and other consoles

By Eric David Mar 14, 2016

Multiplayer on console game systems has almost always been a walled garden throughout the history of gaming, but now Microsoft has extended an invitation to developers to allow cross-platform play with Xbox One. “In addition to…

Microsoft’s Project AIX trains AI to play Minecraft

By Eric David Mar 14, 2016

Perhaps taking a cue from Google’s AlphaGo, Microsoft has launched a new project that will train new artificial intelligence programs by having them play Minecraft. According to Microsoft, the project challenges AI with the seemingly…

Hearthstone’s ‘Whispers of the Old Gods’ Expansion adds 134 cards of tentacled goodness

By Eric David Mar 11, 2016

While the news had already been leaked multiple times over the last few weeks, Blizzard Entertainment Inc has finally made its official announcement for the next expansion for its incredibly popular digital collectible card game, Hearthstone: Heroes…

Blizzard updates 15-year-old ‘Diablo II’ to make it play nice with modern PCs

By Eric David Mar 11, 2016

While Blizzard Entertainment Inc has plenty of shiny new games like Overwatch to occupy its attention, the study has not forgotten its classics, and today Blizzard released a new update for Diablo II to resolve issues…

Eric David

Microsoft teams up with ESL to launch esports tournament platform for Xbox Live

Oculus Rift launch titles revealed along with ratings for “comfort”

PlayStation VR release date and price confirmed, arrives in October at $399

Twitch’s “Stream First” program builds games with livestreaming in mind

Google’s AlphaGo AI wins astounding 4-1 victory against Lee Sedol

Twitch kicks off new Food category with Julia Child marathon

Microsoft opens up Xbox multiplayer to support PC and other consoles

Microsoft’s Project AIX trains AI to play Minecraft

Hearthstone’s ‘Whispers of the Old Gods’ Expansion adds 134 cards of tentacled goodness

Blizzard updates 15-year-old ‘Diablo II’ to make it play nice with modern PCs

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