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Pascal Wagner

Pascal Wagner

Pascal Wagner is Chief of Relations of GamesMarket and Senior Editor specialised in indie studios, politics, funding and academic coverage.

PandaBee Studios: "Mining is One of the Best Mechanics for Games"
PandaBee at their caggtus 2026 booth were Beards Go Underground was shown to the public for the first time, from left: Julien Schillinger, Gustav Mehner and Nathan Taylor. (Elisabeth Conrad)
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PandaBee Studios: "Mining is One of the Best Mechanics for Games"

At yesterday's Second Wind Showcase, PandaBee from Leipzig revealed their mining game Beards Go Underground, a potential deckbuilding smash hit from Germany. We talked to studio co-founder Julien Schillinger about the game idea, making mining feel smooth, and deckbuilding inspirations.
By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Exclusive Gameplay Preview: Beards Go Underground
Dig up gold with tools and explosives, chain combos together and work to keep enemies in check in Beards Go Underground, the mining deckbuilder. (All screenshots in this article: GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner)
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Exclusive Gameplay Preview: Beards Go Underground

We played an exclusive gameplay preview of Beards Go Underground, the upcoming mining deckbuilder by PandaBee Studios, and were absolutely enamored by what could well become the internet's next card-based digging obsession.
By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
MDM Funds Seven Game Studios in First 2026 Round
Phillipp Illmer of Level Labs is one of the recipients of the funding round for DrillScape. Level Labs had exhibited their game at the Indie Ground at caggtus Leipzig as part of their membership in the Press Start accelerator (GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner)
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MDM Funds Seven Game Studios in First 2026 Round

Seven studios receive games and transmedia funding from the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung now. Among them are several that exhibited at caggtus too, such as Level Labs, RotxBlau and the narrative company Narradiver.
By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Caggtus 2026: Our Impressions
Webedia's FYNG City dominated the hall floor. It was effectively an integrated cityscape that included a stage, decorations, Webedia's content center, Samsung's ball pit and the Activision x Blizzard joint booth (GamesMarkt)
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Caggtus 2026: Our Impressions

As the games industry magazine for Europe and Germany, we had to visit caggtus. And while the biggest German LAN party is already enough to visit Leipzig, there was a lot more to love about the event than that.
By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read