TouchArcade
Mobile video game website
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TouchArcade (stylized as 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.[1] Its operations were shut down in 2024.
 Logo used since January 2012 | |
Type of site | Mobile video game website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Dissolved | September 16, 2024 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | TouchArcade.com, LLC |
| Founder | Arnold Kim |
| Editor | Jared Nelson |
| URL | toucharcade |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | March 12, 2008 |
| Current status | Dissolved |
History
TouchArcade was launched in 2008 as a blog by MacRumors founder Arnold Kim and Blake Patterson.[2][3] The spinoff site "(tracked) the new games available for the iPhone and iPod Touch".[4] It also included articles, reviews and a forum.[5] Eli Hodapp became editor-in-chief in 2009.[6]
In 2012, TouchArcade released an iOS app which included mobile game listings.[7][8] 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.[9][10] Hodapp stepped down from his position in 2019 to focus on his role as co-founder of GameClub,[11] and Jared Nelson succeeded him as editor-in-chief.[12]
On September 16, 2024, TouchArcade announced that it would be shutting down its operations while keeping the website online.[13]