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Hot Five: Miniclip buys Ilyon, Nifty Games goes on recruiting spree, and how Riot avoided backlash from going mobile Hot Five Jan 13th, 2020

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Last Updated: Mar 2nd, 2014
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Alongside multiple industry roles, Volker is the co-founder Oystercrowd, Blue Beck, and Digital M. Former posts at BlackBerry and Scoreloop add to an enviable CV, which also includes the co-founding of Connect2Me

Articles featuring Volker Hirsch

Articles featuring Volker Hirsch

PG Connects speaker spotlight: Volker Hirsh Dec 18th, 2013

PG Connects speaker spotlight: Volker Hirsh

The opportunity in 2014 is for the big beasts

5 Will iOS game controllers revolutionise mobile, or are they a step towards an Apple TV games console? Jun 24th, 2013

Will iOS game controllers revolutionise mobile, or are they a step towards an Apple TV games console?

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Google does Game Center? The Mobile Gaming Mavens talk Google's multiplayer move May 20th, 2013

Google does Game Center? The Mobile Gaming Mavens talk Google's multiplayer move

Will developers take to it?

1 Made in Britain: Do developers have a responsibility to reflect their national culture in play? Apr 29th, 2013

Made in Britain: Do developers have a responsibility to reflect their national culture in play?

The Mobile Gaming Mavens talk tax breaks

Mobile Gaming Mavens: The big GDC 2013 debate Mar 25th, 2013

Mobile Gaming Mavens: The big GDC 2013 debate

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Was EA right to take Real Racing 3 free-to-play? The Mobile Game Mavens debate Feb 19th, 2013

Was EA right to take Real Racing 3 free-to-play? The Mobile Game Mavens debate

Cue an argument about indies' competitive advantage

1 Is 70,000 apps enough to aid a BlackBerry bounce back? Feb 4th, 2013

Is 70,000 apps enough to aid a BlackBerry bounce back?

PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens discuss

1 Can Nvidia's Project Shield go on the attack? The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens debate Jan 21st, 2013

Can Nvidia's Project Shield go on the attack? The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens debate

No 'micro' discussion

1 Unity's big gamble: The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on Unity 4's new EULA Dec 10th, 2012

Unity's big gamble: The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on Unity 4's new EULA

Featuring CEO David Helgason himself

An ode to OpenFeint: The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens close the door on social gaming's star platform Nov 26th, 2012

An ode to OpenFeint: The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens close the door on social gaming's star platform

Gunning for GREE?

The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens: The diversity debate Oct 22nd, 2012

The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens: The diversity debate

What's it like for minorities in the industry?

The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on Amazon stoking the Android fire with Kindle Sep 10th, 2012

The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on Amazon stoking the Android fire with Kindle

The power of user account info

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The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on mobile's 'meltdown'

All change at PopCap, Sony Mobile and OnLive

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The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on Ouya's chances on coming out on top

Console chatter

The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on the pros and cons of 'brand games' Apr 30th, 2012

The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on the pros and cons of 'brand games'

A contender to the F2P model?

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