Eli Hodapp
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Aurora, IL, United States
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A World on Fire – The TouchArcade Show #448 –
Apologies in advance if audio levels are a bit weird in this podcast, I tried to correct them as much as I could. For whatever reason my mic this week decided to be super quiet. → Read More
Meat Raffle! – The TouchArcade Show #395 –
Ever been to a meat raffle? No? Well, you'll learn all about what a meat raffle is on this episode of The TouchArcade Show. In addition to that, you'll get some medium-temperature takes on both the new Star Wars trailer and the subsequent Disney+ video subs... → Read More
Heading to GDC With a Mobile Game? Let’s Meet Up!
I was talking to a bunch of different iOS developers this weekend surrounding what they've got going on at GDC this year to figure out which sort of sessions, panels, and parties they're prioritizing and one major grump has come up: Without TouchArcade there in an official capacity, there's no one i → Read More
Would You Like to Be a Guest on the TouchArcade Show Podcast?
One of the big requests we get from readers of the site and listeners of our podcast is to getting more guests on the show, like we used to do with decent regularity back in the golden era of Brad Nicholson hosting The TouchArcade Show. → Read More
Turn-Based Retro RPG ‘QuestLord 2’ Hits the App Store Next Week –
The original QuestLord hit the App Store in 2013, which we reviewed not long after release. The neat thing about QuestLord is/was that for genre which typically is the crème de la crème of hardcore RPGs, QuestLord is oddly approachable. → Read More
End of an Era: The ‘Infinity Blade’ Trilogy Is No Longer Available for Purchase on the App Store
The App Store had evolved considerably over the years, but one of the most distinct divisions of time in the early days of the App Store was the release of Epic's Infinity Blade. Our review, published almost exactly eight years ago today, does a great job of illustrating just how monumental the release of this game was. → Read More
‘Flipflop Solitaire’ Is Getting a Huge Update Today –
I'm not sure what has possessed indie game designer Zach Gage lately, but my dude has released a massive update to Sage Solitaire last week, and this week Flipflop Solitaire [appprice url=". → Read More
Play ‘Sonic’ Using an
Every since Apple started making a fuss about ARKit, we've kept our eyes peeled for interesting uses of augmented reality and so far, not that many have materialized. → Read More
Best New iPhone Games on Our Forums: ‘Golf Peaks’, ‘Black Paradox’, ‘Rocket Void’, ‘Dunk Tower’ and Much More –
It's Wednesday again, which means... you guys know exactly what it means, I don't know why I lead these articles in like this anymore. Instead, let's focus on what else today is... The made up holiday of the day is Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day, a day which honestly needs to just be a daily thing, not j → Read More
‘Diablo’ for Mobile Announced at Blizzcon –
Blizzcon is in its twelfth year now, and if you're even remotely interested in Blizzard titles, attending a Blizzcon should be on our bucket list. Above all, it's a celebration of Blizzard games and their many fans, but it's also home to a ton of Blizzard announcements and esports championships. Eve → Read More
Tesla vs Stardew – The TouchArcade Show #374 –
We're back again with another awesome episode of the TouchArcade Show, the last one before Halloween, so we hope you don't get tricked too much and get an appropriate amount of treats. → Read More
‘Stardew Valley’ Devs Open to Adding a Virtual Joystick –
Yesterday morning I published a fairly extensive hands-on on Stardew Valley which launches tomorrow (or likely tonight given how weird the App Store can be with when things actually come out). If you missed it, the supreme tl;dr is that it's a fantastic port of a very good game and the controls are the only potential issue I see. → Read More
Best New iPhone Games on Our Forums: ‘Skyward Journey’, ‘Grimvalor’, ‘Zombie Rollerz’, and Much More –
Another week is past us already since the last time we did one of these roundups. This time of year always seems to race by because you barely have time to breathe between Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. → Read More
‘JackQuest – The Tale of the Sword’ Gets an Awesome Trailer –
We've been following the release of the upcoming Metroidvania puzzle platformer JackQuest - The Tale of the Sword since March, and our forums are super stoked for the game. The game's developer, Jose Neto (aka NetoX), just posted a full-blown gameplay trailer that in about ninety seconds will completely sell you on being excited for JackQuest: . → Read More
Apple Also Announces the Lower Priced iPhone X R
Apple's "one more thing" at today's keynote was a budget-friendly iPhone X R which basically seems to take the iPhone X but ... makes it cheaper. For example, instead of an OLED display it has an LCD, the "Liquid Retina Display," specifically. It's a 6. → Read More
‘PUBG’ Season 3 is Live Now –
While Fortnite is absolutely killing it these days from both a financial and cultural penetration perspective, PUBG isn't giving up anytime soon. → Read More
Amazon Item of the Day: Elevation Lab’s CordDock – A “Experimental” iPhone Charger –
One of the best ways you can support TouchArcade is by doing your Amazon shopping through a TouchArcade affiliate link. We've set up the easy to remember toucharcade.com/amazon too if you want to type that in or bookmark it. → Read More
Check Out This Absurd ‘Battlecamp’ “Emergency” Notification –
WRKSHP's Battle Camp has been on the App Store for quite a while now, often hovering around somewhere near the middle of the top grossing and top free download lists. → Read More
Best New iPhone Games on Our Forums: ‘Vista Golf Rivals’, ‘NearEscape’, ‘Shaq Fu’ and Way More –
There's three made-up holidays happening today and I really can't decide which I want to highlight, so I'll just lay 'em all out and you can decide which you want to observe: August 8th is a date that is shared with National Zucchini Day, International Cat Day... → Read More
The Boomsday Project Expansion is Now Live in ‘Hearthstone’ –
Everyone loves cracking packs in Hearthstone and boy oh boy is today the day to do that. The Boomsday Project officially launched a little while ago and if you bought any of the preorder packages, you've got a busy afterno → Read More