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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.

Gamescom 2026: Snapshots From the Business Area - Part 2
From left: Martin Filipp, Mipumi; Jutta Scheibelberger, Wirtschaftsagentur Wien; Elisabeth Strahser, Fachverband UBIT; Markus Gumplmayr, Außenwirtschaft Austria (c) GM PW
People

Gamescom 2026: Snapshots From the Business Area - Part 2

The business area is the most important place for trade visitors from around the world. It's where the who's who of the industry meets. Part two of our photo series includes: Austria, Ravensburger, Remedy Entertainment, Ikea, Panache, Lego, SpielFabrique and more...
By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Social Responsibility is No Stick-On Label (Commentary)
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier brought some nuanced perspectives to the industry on stage at the gamescom congress. Not everyone liked that. (Photo: KoelnMesse / gamescom)
Politics

Social Responsibility is No Stick-On Label (Commentary)

Steinmeier's and Virkkunen's promise to keep certain monetisation and dark pattern models in check has been decried in parts of the industry. But if it wants to adorn itself with social responsibility laurels, it will have to reckon with the truths behind these problems as well.
By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Spillover Effects from Games Research: Several Associations Promise Cooperation
From left to right: The organizers and speakers of the roundtable: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Florian Mehm (Wilhelm Büchner University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt), Prof. Dr. Oliver Hugo (Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences), Prof. Dr. Johanna Pirker (Technical University of Munich), Prof. Stephan Jacob (Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences), Prof. Dr. Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken (ZHDK Zurich), and Dr.-Ing. (habil.) Stefan Göbel (Technical University of Darmstadt).
Campus

Spillover Effects from Games Research: Several Associations Promise Cooperation

With a roundtable at gamescom congress and a reception by BMFTR and DLR later that day, the topic of spillover effects from games research and industry has been a focal point of last week. The DGSW and the German Informatics Society promised further collaboration.
By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read