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Hockema Landscape Design & Build Introduces Three Installed Aquascape Water Feature Options for Idaho Homeowners
Aquascape pondless waterfall Landscape design and construction company expands its water feature offerings for homeowners in Boise, the Treasure Valley, Ketchum and Sun Valley. There’s something about moving water that completely changes how an outdoor space feels.
Understanding the 2026 Risk Landscape
A year ago, I penned a column in ODwyers previewing the reputational minefield that global companies would navigate in 2025. In particular, the column predicted that complex risk would be defined by an increasingly polarized world, an artificial intelligence arms race, new geopolitical conflicts and flashpoints, looming trade wars and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats fueled by AI.
A Two Parter! - The TouchArcade Show #613
We have a sponsor for this episode! We are eternally grateful for Tursiops Studios, who you may remember as the creators of the awesome “wreck ’em up" The Day We Fought Space a few years ago, for sponsoring our podcast this week. Their new game is called Primrows, it’s one we’ve talked about before, and it’s available now on mobile and desktop.
The Reports of Our Death Have Been Mildly Exaggerated - The TouchArcade Show #612
Hark, a new podcast is afoot? ‘Tis true, and it has been A WHILE, friends. Ten weeks to be exact. How have you been? I love what you’ve done with your hair. How about this weather we’re having? Ok, enough small talk, let’s get into this latest episode. Eli and I discuss what the hell we’ve been up to for the past two and a half months, and spoiler alert: It’s nothing terribly exciting. Just damned busy and/or sick. We also talk about our latest retro handhelds.
Nintendo Switch Part Deux - The TouchArcade Show #611
Welcome to the latest episode of The TouchArcade Show! We were short on time this week so it’s a bit of a short one, but we really wanted to discuss Nintendo announcing the Switch 2. Yes, if you haven’t seen yet they’ve officially unveiled the Switch successor’s hardware in a new video, and it looks pretty sweet. There’s also LOTS we don’t know yet so it’s fun to kind of speculate what we’ll be in store for when it launches this year.
Where Have We Been!? - The TouchArcade Show #610
Oh hello there. Yes, we ARE still alive, thank you for asking. We took an unintended month-long hiatus due to me starting my new job as well as the holidays being as hectic as they always are, but we’re back and with any luck we should be able to settle into a mostly regular recording schedule from here on out.
Polar Express is SCARY - The TouchArcade Show #609
In this week’s TouchArcade Show we’re all over the map, as usual. We kick things off with my experience going on the Polar Express train ride thing, as well as my experience rewatching the Polar Express movie for the first time in 20 years. We then dip into some Apple Vision Pro discussion, and Eli tips me off on a very cool pair of AR glasses called the Even G1.
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Remember Payphones? - The TouchArcade Show #608
In this week’s exciting new episode of The TouchArcade Show we kick things off with a lengthy discussion about Eli’s new toy: A fancy 3D printers. Yes, he bought one, just like I predicted he would last week! I then relay the awkward discussion I had with my young kids trying to explain what payphones were. Man, I feel old. We also hit on some recent Apple Arcade news and then finish up talking about the sad state of affairs that is the streaming industry.
They Put the Power Button WHERE!? - The TouchArcade Show #607
In this week’s episode of The TouchArcade Show I give a recap of the past 2 weeks of my life, which included my 5-year old son breaking his arm and all that ensued as well as taking the first step towards becoming an instructional aide in my local school district. Hooray careers! We also talk about the latest Apple scandal, which appears to be #MacMiniPowerButtonGate.
Back When AOL WAS the Internet - The TouchArcade Show #606
In Episode 606 of The TouchArcade Show we kick things off talking about my plans for this weekend, which has resulted in this week’s show being a bit shorter than normal. We also go over some more updates on our Patreon situation, which has been trending upwards lately. Thank you for the support! We briefly touch on the latest version of iOS 18 before hopping into listener emails which leads into some interesting discussion, as always.
Just Don’t Huff Anything! - The TouchArcade Show #605
In this week’s episode of The TouchArcade Show, it’s kind of a weird one! We kick things off talking about whip-its and huffing duster. Yeah. We then switch to an update on what’s going on with our Patreon and some of the new stuff we’ve posted there this past week. What do YOU think about it? Let us know! We also talk about Eli’s home audio woes, read a listener email with some key insight into the whole Roblox situation, and much more.
Terrorizing Pasadena - The TouchArcade Show #604
In this week’s episode of The TouchArcade Show we kick things off with some discussion about AR/VR devices like Apple’s Vision Pro and Meta’s recently revealed Orion AR glasses. Also, whatever did happen to that whole Metaverse thing Zuck was so obsessed with? We then take a wild turn and talk about the “Piss Bandit" that has been (allegedly) terrorizing folks in Pasadena, and hit on other current events like the Epic vs. Google ruling and the insane stuff happening with Roblox.
A Phoenix from the Ashes - The TouchArcade Show #603
Hello! We are still in a transitional phase of moving the podcast entirely to our Patreon, but in the meantime the only way we can get the show’s feed pushed out to where it needs to go is to post it to the website. However, the wheels are in motion for transitioning not just the podcast but some of the content we’d normally post to TouchArcade onto Patreon. That kicks off today with a Game of the Week post. Spoiler: It’s Balatro.
TouchArcade is Shutting Down
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Is This Goodbye? - The TouchArcade Show #602
In this week’s episode of The TouchArcade Show, we talk about the site’s closure and what that will mean moving forward. We plan to still do this here podcast, but there are a few logistical things to figure out first. Most likely we will be pivoting to have our Patreon be the new home of the podcast, so be sure to at least join up as a free member over on our Patreon so that you’ll be sure to get any news or updates regarding the future of the show.
TouchArcade is Shutting Down
This is a post that I’ve known was coming for quite some time, but that doesn’t make it any easier to write. After more than 16 years TouchArcade will be closing its doors and shutting down operations. There may be an additional post here or there in the coming weeks as we try to honor any previously agreed to obligations, and a proper farewell post is in the works too, but as of now our normal daily operations have ceased. The reason we’re shutting down probably isn’t a surprising one: Money.
TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Ocean Keeper’
One thing I love is when a game can successfully blend two fairly different types of gameplay into one cohesive package. I’m thinking of games like the Blaster Master series with its vehicle-based side-scrolling platforming that’s coupled with cool top-down on-foot sequences. Or heck, a recent favorite like Dave the Diver with its roguelike diving portions blended with restaurant management.
Out Now: ‘Harvest Moon Home Sweet Home’, ‘Ocean Keeper Mobile’, ‘Ogu and the Secret Forest’, ‘Death Travelers’, ‘Snake.io’, ‘RWBY: Arrowfell’ and More - TouchArcade Original
Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots.
‘Dungeons of Dreadrock 2’ Announced, Launching on Nintendo Switch in November with Mobile and PC Versions to Follow
About two and a half years ago we were treated to a lovely gaming experience titled Dungeons of Dreadrock from developer Christoph Minnameier. The game was a dungeon crawler inspired by the likes of classics such as Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder, but played from a top-down perspective rather than a first-person one. It also had a more puzzle-like focus in the designs of its 100 different levels, each one a different floor in the dungeon you were descending in order to rescue your brother.
‘Super Farming Boy’ Available for Pre-Order on iOS with 20% Discount, Launch Planned for Next Year
Back in April we took a look at the trailer for Super Farming Boy from developer LemonChili. It took the basic idea of a cozy farming game–planting crops, harvesting, building out your own little dream property–and amped it up with lighting fast arcade-style gameplay mechanics and a devious antagonist to…
‘Super Farming Boy’ Available for Pre-Order on iOS with 20% Discount, Launch Planned for Next Year
Back in April we took a look at the trailer for Super Farming Boy from developer LemonChili. It took the basic idea of a cozy farming game–planting crops, harvesting, building out your own little dream property–and amped it up with lighting fast arcade-style gameplay mechanics and a devious antagonist to fight against. They dubbed it “Harvest Moon on steroids" and I got that same sort of vibe from watching the trailer.
Ok I’m Actually Sick Now - The TouchArcade Show #601
In this week’s episode of The TouchArcade Show I talk about how I finally ended up getting sick after weeks of being teased with it, and then I really bum out the vibe of the show sharing my horrible cat-sitting story. We then go into the fiasco that is the latest Overcast update which really screwed the pooch for Eli’s podcast listening lifestyle, and touch on some of Apple’s latest upcoming changes in the EU region.
TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Labyrinth: The Wizard’s Cat’
I’m a simple man. Give me an old-school first-person dungeon crawler and I’m a pretty happy guy. Make one centered around rescuing a cat and, oh boy, now you’re really speaking my language. Throw in a really unique touchscreen control scheme that I’ve never seen in a game of this type before and we’ve got a winner winner chicken-that-you-found-in-a-barrel dinner.
Out Now: ‘Punch Club 2: Fast Forward’, ‘Labyrinth: The Wizard’s Cat’, ‘TENSEI’, ‘Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York’, ‘Auto Pirates: Captains Cup’, ‘Jenny LeClue - Detectivu’ and More
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Out Now: ‘Punch Club 2: Fast Forward’, ‘Labyrinth: The Wizard’s Cat’, ‘TENSEI’, ‘Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York’, ‘Auto Pirates: Captains Cup’, ‘Jenny LeClue - Detectivu’ and More - TouchArcade
Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots.
Legendary Fighting Series ‘The King of Fighters’ Crosses Over into ‘Another Eden’ with the “Another Bout” Event that Kicks Off August 22nd
I did not have Another Eden, beloved mobile role-playing game, having a crossover event with The King of Fighters, legendary fighting game series from SNK, on my Bingo card, but here we are! Actually I shouldn’t be surprised, as Another Eden crossing over with popular IPs from all walks of the universe is…
Legendary Fighting Series ‘The King of Fighters’ Crosses Over into ‘Another Eden’ with the “Another Bout” Event that Kicks Off August 22nd
I did not have Another Eden, beloved mobile role-playing game, having a crossover event with The King of Fighters, legendary fighting game series from SNK, on my Bingo card, but here we are! Actually I shouldn’t be surprised, as Another Eden crossing over with popular IPs from all walks of the universe is nothing new, and they always do a fantastic job with it. This latest crossover, which is titled Another Bout, is no exception.
‘Monument Valley 3’ Coming to Netflix Games in December, ‘Monument Valley 1 & 2’ Heading to the Service in the Coming Months As Well
Gamescom is kicking off in Cologne, Germany as we speak, and during their Opening Night Live event they’ve already revealed some major news across all of gaming. One of the big announcements that pertains to us in the mobile gaming world is the official unveiling of Monument Valley 3 from developer ustwo,…
‘Monument Valley 3’ Coming to Netflix Games in December, ‘Monument Valley 1 & 2’ Heading to the Service in the Coming Months As Well
Gamescom is kicking off in Cologne, Germany as we speak, and during their Opening Night Live event they’ve already revealed some major news across all of gaming. One of the big announcements that pertains to us in the mobile gaming world is the official unveiling of Monument Valley 3 from developer ustwo, which will be arriving as part of the Netflix Games library on December 10th.
My 600 Episode Life - The TouchArcade Show #600
We did it! We made it to 600! Thank you to everyone who has ever listened to our show, whether it’s a single episode or all 600 of them, we wouldn’t still be doing this without our wonderful audience. For this week’s show we dive into the Epic Games Store launching on iOS in the EU, talk about the latest iOS beta and Apple Intelligence, dig into some listener emails, and much more. Don’t forget to shoot us emails with any questions, feedback, or anything else relevant or irrelevant to .
TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Spooky Pixel Hero’
Developer AppSir Games has built up a loyal fanbase over the years with their “AppSir Games Universe" which are a collection of titles that all interconnect with one another in interesting ways. The most popular, I’d wager, is the DERE trilogy which consists of DERE EXE, DERE EVIL EXE, and DERE Vengeance,…
TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Spooky Pixel Hero’
Developer AppSir Games has built up a loyal fanbase over the years with their “AppSir Games Universe" which are a collection of titles that all interconnect with one another in interesting ways. The most popular, I’d wager, is the DERE trilogy which consists of DERE EXE, DERE EVIL EXE, and DERE Vengeance, the latter of which was our Game of the Week when it launched last year.
‘Sword & Poker’-Inspired ‘The Golden Caravan’ Gets Playable Browser Demo, Coming to Mobile and PC
Gather ’round children, and let me regale you with a story about the olden times. Specifically, January of 2010. This is when developer Gaia first released Sword & Poker to the App Store. Back in those earlier days of mobile gaming you’d frequently get some unassuming game released with zero fanfare that…
‘Sword & Poker’-Inspired ‘The Golden Caravan’ Gets Playable Browser Demo, Coming to Mobile and PC
Gather ’round children, and let me regale you with a story about the olden times. Specifically, January of 2010. This is when developer Gaia first released Sword & Poker to the App Store. Back in those earlier days of mobile gaming you’d frequently get some unassuming game released with zero fanfare that would turn out to be one of the most clever concepts you’ve ever seen, and that was indeed the case with Sword & Poker.
Out Now: ‘The Darkside Detective 1&2’, ‘The Godfeather’, ‘Spooky Pixel Hero’, ‘Ouros’, ‘Hidden Through Time: Discovery’, ‘Divide by Sheep 2’, ‘iDOS 3’ and More - TouchArcade
Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots.
Drug-Fueled, ‘Max Payne’-Inspired Third-Person Shooter ‘El Paso, Elsewhere’ Coming to Mobile Next Month
Developer Strange Scaffold in partnership with Frosty Pop Games is readying a mobile release of the critically-acclaimed El Paso, Elsewhere, a retro-inspired third-person shooter that launched on PC and Xbox last fall. With inspirations such as Max Payne, Quake, and Hotline Miami, El Paso, Elsewhere has you…
Drug-Fueled, ‘Max Payne’-Inspired Third-Person Shooter ‘El Paso, Elsewhere’ Coming to Mobile Next Month
Developer Strange Scaffold in partnership with Frosty Pop Games is readying a mobile release of the critically-acclaimed El Paso, Elsewhere, a retro-inspired third-person shooter that launched on PC and Xbox last fall. With inspirations such as Max Payne, Quake, and Hotline Miami, El Paso, Elsewhere has you playing as James Savage (solid name) as he fights his way through a supernatural motel floor by floor in search of his ex-lover who is now a homicidal vampire who aspires to destroy the world.
TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Bad Credit? No Problem!’
Lucas Pope’s 2013 “dystopian document thriller" Papers, Please is an absolute masterpiece, and it felt even more at home when it made its way to iPad the following year. Wow, was that really a decade ago? Yeesh. Anyway, the game had you playing a border control agent that would need to inspect the documents…
TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Bad Credit? No Problem!’
Lucas Pope’s 2013 “dystopian document thriller" Papers, Please is an absolute masterpiece, and it felt even more at home when it made its way to iPad the following year. Wow, was that really a decade ago? Yeesh. Anyway, the game had you playing a border control agent that would need to inspect the documents of those crossing the border and either approve or reject their entry.
Out Now: ‘World’s End Club’, ‘Bad Credit? No Problem!’, ‘Step Safari’, ‘Monolith’, ‘Power Rangers Mighty Force’, ‘Bogey Royale’ and More
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Out Now: ‘World’s End Club’, ‘Bad Credit? No Problem!’, ‘Step Safari’, ‘Monolith’, ‘Power Rangers Mighty Force’, ‘Bogey Royale’ and More
Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots.
Episode 600 Eve - The TouchArcade Show #599
We are just one episode away from 600! We don’t have anything special planned for it, but still, 600 is a lot of podcast episodes! In this week’s podcast we finish off our look back at our previous milestone episodes, this time taking a peek at episode 500 which was only a few short years ago. Eli also regales us with his latest time-wasting endeavor, getting a Raspberry Pi 5 and trying to get RetroPie running on it to have a little emulation device to plug into his TV.
TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Sports Sports’
We’re right in the midst of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, and so it makes sense that games would be coming out featuring the types of sporting events we’re seeing in the Olympics. I’m not that big into the Olympics myself, but I AM into fast-paced arcade-style mini-games based loosely on various athletic…
TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Sports Sports’
We’re right in the midst of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, and so it makes sense that games would be coming out featuring the types of sporting events we’re seeing in the Olympics. I’m not that big into the Olympics myself, but I AM into fast-paced arcade-style mini-games based loosely on various athletic events. You know, button mashers like the old Track & Field games. Well all that and more is exactly what is on offer by BroxCorp and Netflix with their latest release Sports Sports.
Out Now: ‘Legend of the Skyfish 2’, ‘Dragon Prince: Xadia’, ‘Arranger’, ‘Superliminal’, ‘Sports Sports’, ‘Sword of Convallaria’, ‘GenZD’ and More
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Out Now: ‘Legend of the Skyfish 2’, ‘Dragon Prince: Xadia’, ‘Arranger’, ‘Superliminal’, ‘Sports Sports’, ‘Sword of Convallaria’, ‘GenZD’ and More
Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots.
TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure’
We’ve been excited for Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, the debut title from developer Furniture & Mattress, ever since we learned this past February that it would be coming to Netflix Games on mobile alongside its release on consoles and PC. The concept caught my attention right away when the game was…
Office Isolation - The TouchArcade Show #598
For this week’s podcast we had to record on Wednesday due to some travel Eli had planned, and we were also a little pressed for time so tried to run it shorter than usual. I mean, I say “shorter" but it’s still a full hour. And how do we spend that hour? Well, mostly by running through the recap of our 400th episode and then going off on tangents and recalling memories from all the topics from that show.
TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure’
We’ve been excited for Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, the debut title from developer Furniture & Mattress, ever since we learned this past February that it would be coming to Netflix Games on mobile alongside its release on consoles and PC.
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