Today has been a bit of an awkward day around here on TouchArcade, as Jared already posted about Hook Champ coming back courtesy of GameClub, with what might be the biggest disclaimer we’ve ever had on an article, but I figured I’d provide some additional color to folks on what I’ve been up to. Back on February 22nd I announced that this Friday would be my last day at TouchArcade. I’ve had a outpouring of support from people thanking me for all the work I’ve done on the site, all the things I’ve done to help their game or studio, and wishing me good luck for whatever I’ve got ahead of me. This morning a guest editorial by me was published over on GamesIndustry.biz, but I figured I had some additional explaining to do for the TouchArcade community who have been so awesome to me over the last decade. It has been a decade too, as almost ten years ago to the day my first review was published on TouchArcade, in what would become the most awesome accidental career move I could ever make.
Backing things up a bit, I’ve always been weirdly obsessed with portable gaming because it fit so well into my life. I grew up on a farm, in a (then) very rural part of the Chicago area. This made my school bus rides fairly absurd, as it seemed like they picked up the kid who lived the farthest away first, and dropped them off last. As urban sprawl reached my family farm they would eventually build way more schools, but I spent close to two hours o...