Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

StarCraft 2 champion ‘Life’ arrested for alleged involvement with match fixing

By Eric David Feb 1, 2016

In yet another blow to the Korean StarCraft 2 esports community, legendary player Lee “Life” Seung Hyun has been arrested for allegedly participating in match fixing in professional tournaments. Seung Hyun is ranked third in StarCraft 2’s ELO…

Loot Crate announces new subscription box geared toward gamers

By Eric David Jan 29, 2016

This week at PAX South 2016, popular subscription box service Loot Crate, Inc. has announced a new service geared specifically for gamers called Loot Gaming. Loot Crate’s standard mystery nerd box has included plenty of video…

Blizzard’s collegiate ‘Heroes of the Dorm’ tournament will return to ESPN this year

By Eric David Jan 29, 2016

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that its collegiate Heroes of the Storm tournament, which it calls “Heroes of the Dorm”, will once again return to ESPN for the second time. There tournament pits dozens of 5-person teams…

EA exec may have accidentally revealed how many Xbox One consoles have been sold

By Eric David Jan 29, 2016

Microsoft has been increasingly vague about the number of Xbox One units have been sold since the console started lagging behind PlayStation, but a statement made by Electronic Arts Inc CFO Blake Jorgensen during a recent…

Sony tried and failed once again to secure the trademark to “Let’s Play”

By Eric David Jan 28, 2016

Earlier this month, a few eagle-eyed NeoGAF users noticed that Sony Corp had filed paperwork to trademark the term “Let’s Play,” a phrase gamers use for fan made gameplay videos with commentary. Sony’s application was…

GOG launches “Games in Development” storefront to compete with Steam Early Access

By Eric David Jan 28, 2016

Online PC game seller Good Old Games (GOG) has announced the launch of Games in Development, a new storefront that allows consumers to purchase games before they are finished in a model similar to that…

Electronic Arts pulls out of the E3 2016 show floor in favor of holding its own event

By Eric David Jan 28, 2016

Game publishing giant Electronic Arts Inc has announced that it will not have a presence on the show floor at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), saying that it will instead be holding its…

Blade & Soul’s loot auction system is the best and worst idea in the game

By Eric David Jan 28, 2016

Korean MMO Blade & Soul made a big splash last week when it finally launched in the West, reaching over 1 million users in only a few days. The game has plenty of features that stand…

Kickstarter’s Head of Games lays out how to run a successful video game crowdfunding campaign

By Eric David Jan 27, 2016

Convincing people to back your Kickstarter campaign is tough, especially for products like video games, which could take several years to release and might not be able to include all of the features that were…

Google’s AI beat a professional Go player, and it’s kind of a big deal

By Eric David Jan 27, 2016

AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence program developed by Google’s DeepMind team, has become the first AI to successfully beat a professional Go player, a first for the field of AI design. The actual rules of…

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StarCraft 2 champion ‘Life’ arrested for alleged involvement with match fixing

Loot Crate announces new subscription box geared toward gamers

Blizzard’s collegiate ‘Heroes of the Dorm’ tournament will return to ESPN this year

EA exec may have accidentally revealed how many Xbox One consoles have been sold

Sony tried and failed once again to secure the trademark to “Let’s Play”

GOG launches “Games in Development” storefront to compete with Steam Early Access

Electronic Arts pulls out of the E3 2016 show floor in favor of holding its own event

Blade & Soul’s loot auction system is the best and worst idea in the game

Kickstarter’s Head of Games lays out how to run a successful video game crowdfunding campaign

Google’s AI beat a professional Go player, and it’s kind of a big deal

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