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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.

Switzerland Confirms gamescom 2026 Presence — The SwissGames booth at gamescom 2025 (SwissGames)

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Switzerland Confirms gamescom 2026 Presence

With 17 studios, SwissGames will once again exhibit at gamescom. The She Got Game program will also be featured. Studios include obleak games, Conradical, Squared Games and Old Cake Factory.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

MDM Funding Grants 353,000€ to Six Games — Press Start alumni studio SleepDrift is one of the grant recipients with their upcoming game Märe (SleepDrift)

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MDM Funding Grants 353,000€ to Six Games

In the current 4,5€ mil funding round of Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, 353,000€ goes to six games as well: Ritter und Kinback, Creature Creep Studio and SleepDrift get development funding, while Stekosaurus and Fine Flow Studio get concept funding.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Enshrouded Leaves Early Access in October

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Enshrouded Leaves Early Access in October

After over two years in Early Access, remarkable player numbers and a lot of nominations and awards, Keen Games' hit Enshrouded will release as 1.0 on 15 October 2026.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

June 2026: Bavaria Funds 5 XR Experiences with €360,000 — Songs for a Passerby was Celine Daemen's former project. Her next one, The Opposite of Being, is produced by Reynard Films and funded by FFF (Olivier M. Herter)

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June 2026: Bavaria Funds 5 XR Experiences with €360,000

Five XR experiences get 360,000 euros from FFF Bayern's current funding round. Two of those projects are in development at Reynard Films, one at Tellux next. Ignota and Jost von Harlessem are funded as well.

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GTA VI Will Cost 80€, Preorders Open Midnight — New art of the GTA IV protagonists (Rockstar Games)

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GTA VI Will Cost 80€, Preorders Open Midnight

After the US cost of 79,99$, we now know the price of Grand Theft Auto VI to be at 79,99€. Preorders have started at midnight today for Xbox Series and PlayStation 5.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Researcher Spotlight: Jochen Koubek, Bayreuth University — Jochen Koubek is professor of Digital Media and Computer Game Studies at the University of Bayreuth (Uni Bayreuth)

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G+ Researcher Spotlight: Jochen Koubek, Bayreuth University

In our new series about games researchers, we portrait the people wo bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Starting out is Jochen Koubek of Bayreuth University.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Digital Vikings Awards 2026: Moi Rai Brings Best Indie Game Prize to Hamburg — The Best Indie Game at the Digital Vikings Awards 2026 goes to Germany (Digital Vikings)

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Digital Vikings Awards 2026: Moi Rai Brings Best Indie Game Prize to Hamburg

During the Digital Vikings Awards at DevGamm Gdánsk 2026, Moi Rai Games from Hamburg won Best Indie Game. Best Indie Publisher went to Raw Fury. Two awards went to Poland, another to Ukraine.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

The Most Successful German Streamers, Week 26 2026 — Which were the most successful German streamers on Twitch the past week?

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The Most Successful German Streamers, Week 26 2026

According to data by StreamAwards, the biggest German streamers of the last week were eliasn97, zarbex, MontanaBlack88 and Gronkh. Sorted for gender, the most successful female streamer was AnniTheDuck, albeit with significantly lower numbers.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Politicians Visit Pixel Maniacs, Spaceflower and Mimustudio — The political visitors at Pixel Maniacs' office: Fabian Mehring (sitting, center), Jochen Kohler (behind him, right) and Sabine Sendner (right of Kohler) (photo: Bavarian Digital Ministry)

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Politicians Visit Pixel Maniacs, Spaceflower and Mimustudio

At their office hub in Nuremberg, Pixel Maniacs and their sister studios received Digital Minister Fabian Mehring, Bavarian State Parliament member Jochen Kohler and Nuremberg city councillor Sabine Sendner yesterday.

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Quebec Confirms gamescom 2026 Presence — General Delegate for Quebec in Germany Geneviève Rolland at the National Holiday Reception in Munich (GamesMarket / Pascal Wagner)

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Quebec Confirms gamescom 2026 Presence

In conversation with GamesMarket, Quebec's General Delegate for Germany Geneviève Rolland confirmed that the region would have its own gamescom booth again in 2026. Over 60 people from more than 30 companies will be part of the delegation.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

GamesPreis26 Honours Sagewing Studios, Slothmotion and Vivid Arise — The winners of the GamesPreis at GamesFestival26 (Daria Kryzhanovska)

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GamesPreis26 Honours Sagewing Studios, Slothmotion and Vivid Arise

400 people visited the GamesFestival26 this Saturday in Munich, playing real life Mario Kart and countless indie games. The annual GamesPreis was awarded as well, to students as well as young studios such as Sagewing and Slothmotion.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Games for Peace Mixer Announced for gamescom Week — Games for Peace Mixer will take place at Mülheimer Kulturbunker (Games for Peace)

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Games for Peace Mixer Announced for gamescom Week

Volunteers from Game:in, Positive Impact Games, Neoludic and others are organising a new Games for Peace Mixer on gamescom dev Tuesday in Cologne, bringing together NGOs, activists, media and the industry.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read