TouchArcade
TouchArcade is a mobile games journalism website. It was launched in 2008 as a sister site of MacRumors by its founder Arnold Kim and Blake Patterson. TouchArcade also hosts a forum and a weekly podcast. Its operations were shut down in 2024.
History
TouchArcade was launched in 2008 as a blog by MacRumors founder Arnold Kim and Blake Patterson. The spinoff site " the new games available for the iPhone and iPod Touch". It also included articles, reviews and a forum. Eli Hodapp became editor-in-chief in 2009.In 2012, TouchArcade released an iOS app which included mobile game listings. In June 2015, TouchArcade launched a Patreon for crowdfunded donations. Hodapp explained that mobile game journalism has been struggling as developers shifted towards in-app advertising, and that ad revenue for the website was plummeting. Hodapp stepped down from his position in 2019 to focus on his role as co-founder of GameClub, and Jared Nelson succeeded him as editor-in-chief.
On September 16, 2024, TouchArcade announced that it would be shutting down its operations while keeping the website online.