TouchArcade
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Type of site | Mobile video game website |
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| Available in | English |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | TouchArcade.com, LLC |
| [[Organizational founder|FounderTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Arnold Kim |
| Editor | Jared Nelson |
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| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | March 12, 2008 |
| Current status | Dissolved |
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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.
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]
Reception
In 2009, CNET ranked TouchArcade sixth on its list of the top ten gaming blogs.[2] Time named it one of The 50 Best Websites of 2011 and described its reviews as a "cogent, reliable guide" to the games in the App Store.[5]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reed, Chris. "Exciting Things Ahead for Mobile Gaming". Slide to Play. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dredge, Stuart (November 6, 2009). "Top ten gaming blogs". CNET. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Frommer, Dan (July 14, 2008). "Nephrologist To Mac Blogger: The Unlikely Career Path Of MacRumors' Arnold Kim". Business Insider. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stelter, Brian (July 21, 2008). "My Son, the Blogger: An M.D. Trades Medicine for Apple Rumors". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 22, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McCracken, Harry (August 16, 2011). "Touch Arcade". Time. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hodapp, Eli (March 5, 2019). "We're losing the history of the App Store | Opinion". Gamesindustry.biz. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Scott, Jeff (May 8, 2012). "TouchArcade App Now Available". 148Apps. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Herbert, Chris (May 8, 2012). "Review: TouchArcade for iPhone". MacStories. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dredge, Stuart (June 24, 2015). "TouchArcade Patreon raises wider issues of online journalism economics". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rossignol, Joe (June 24, 2015). "App Store's Emphasis on Chart Positioning Squeezing Out Developers and Media Publications". MacRumors. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gallagher, William (March 6, 2019). "Old iPad and iPhone games left behind by march of iOS could come back to life". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Totilo, Stephen (January 7, 2022). "The future of mobile gaming". Axios. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nelson, Jared (September 16, 2024). "TouchArcade is Shutting Down". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
External links
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