Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

Rocket League introduces a new “Rocket Labs” game mode as a testing ground for new maps

By Eric David Feb 4, 2016

Video games can be serious business, and many developers have discovered that shaking up the multiplayer with new features or mechanics can spark a riot amongst their rabid fan base. That is why Rocket League…

Facebook celebrates its 12th birthday with cheesy bromance slideshows and best friend stickers

By Eric David Feb 4, 2016

Today marks the 12-year anniversary since Facebook first began turning the word “friend” into a verb, and as usual, the company is celebrating its birthday with its annual Friends Day event, which focuses on the connections…

Eve Online’s spin-off game Dust 514 is shutting down after only three years

By Eric David Feb 3, 2016

Eve Online’s first-person shooter spin-off, Dust 514, will soon be no more, as developer CCP Games has announced that the game will be permanently shutting down at the end of May, barely three years after the…

Tales of Symphonia is the latest in a string of horribly broken PC ports

By Eric David Feb 3, 2016

Apparently 13 years is not quite enough time to make a not-terrible PC port for a console game, as the recent Steam release for the 2003 Japanese RPG Tales of Symphonia has proven. Users have been complaining about a number of…

Ant Simulator devs call accusations that they squandered the game’s budget “100 percent BS”

By Eric David Feb 2, 2016

Last weekend, Eric Tereshinski, the lead programmer on indie virtual reality game Ant Simulator, posted an inflammatory video to YouTube where he accused his business partners of blowing the game’s budget on “liquor, restaurants, bars,…

Hearthstone’s new Standard format will cycle out old expansions to keep the game fresh

By Eric David Feb 2, 2016

In a move that is sure to anger people who do not understand how collectible card games work, Blizzard Entertainment Inc has announced the upcoming introduction of a new Standard game mode for Hearthstone: Heroes…

Magic Leap raises an astounding $793.5M in Series C funding round led by Alibaba

By Eric David Feb 2, 2016

Despite being a company with no products available yet, Magic Leap Inc has quickly become the most highly valued augmented reality startup in the world, and that valuation has become even higher thanks to an…

Nintendo Wii U still last in the console war as company profits drop by nearly a third

By Eric David Feb 2, 2016

Nintendo Co Ltd’s hardware and software sales seem to be staying relatively stable, but that did not stop the Japanese company’s third quarter profits from taking a more than 30 percent cut over last…

Ant Simulator dev quits and accuses partners of blowing Kickstarter money on booze and strippers

By Eric David Feb 1, 2016

Update: Ant Simulator was not funded directly through Kickstarter, but ETeeski LLC had been using funds from a campaign for a game development video series as seed money for the Ant Simulator project. Original Article: Indie game projects fail…

Google’s AlphaGo “plays just like a human,” says top ranked Go player

By Eric David Feb 1, 2016

Google revealed last week that its artificial intelligence program AlphaGo had become the first AI to beat a professional Go player in a stunning 5–0 victory against European champion Fan Hui. Professional player Myungwan Kim, who…

Eric David

Rocket League introduces a new “Rocket Labs” game mode as a testing ground for new maps

Eve Online’s spin-off game Dust 514 is shutting down after only three years

Tales of Symphonia is the latest in a string of horribly broken PC ports

Ant Simulator devs call accusations that they squandered the game’s budget “100 percent BS”

Hearthstone’s new Standard format will cycle out old expansions to keep the game fresh

Magic Leap raises an astounding $793.5M in Series C funding round led by Alibaba

Nintendo Wii U still last in the console war as company profits drop by nearly a third

Ant Simulator dev quits and accuses partners of blowing Kickstarter money on booze and strippers

Google’s AlphaGo “plays just like a human,” says top ranked Go player

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