''TouchArcade'' (stylized as toucharcade) is a mobile games journalism

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. It was launched in 2008 as a sister site of ''

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'' 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

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by ''

'' founder Arnold Kim and Blake Patterson. The spinoff site "(tracked) the new games available for the

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and

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". 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.

Reception

In 2009, CNET ranked ''TouchArcade'' sixth on its list of the top ten gaming blogs. ''

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'' 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.

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* Defunct American websites Video game news websites American gaming websites Internet properties established in 2008 Internet properties disestablished in 2024 {{news-website-stub