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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.

Bisalina Speedruns Raises €16k, Breaking Annual Record

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Bisalina Speedruns Raises €16k, Breaking Annual Record

More than 16,000 euros for Amnesty International in one evening: The Bisalina Speedruns event on 22 November has raised more than the full event series collected over the course of 2024. Now organiser Lucina Hum is poised for the future.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

GodotFest Munich Returns November 2026 — GodotFest 2025 took place in Smartvillage Bogenhausen in Munich (GodotFest)

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GodotFest Munich Returns November 2026

The next GodotFest in Munich will come: It is planned for November 2026, the organisers of GameDev Events Munich have revealed to GamesMarkt.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

GamesPreis 2026 Opens Submissions — The winners of the GamesPreis 2025 at GamesFestival (CSA)

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GamesPreis 2026 Opens Submissions

The GamesPreis by ComputerSpielAkademie is looking for submissions from January onward. Youth under 18 years and young gamers from 19-26 years will be able to submit their projects for cash prizes until mid-February.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

4bpm Wins Press Start Pitch Competition at Games Ground — From left to right: Kerryn Frean (Fireshine Games), Tomoe Haga (Shochiku Games), Mia Schulz (4bpm), Jan Halwe (ByteRockers), Matthias Riemensperger (4bpm), Felina Westrich (4bpm), Jörn Friedrichs (Rhenus Vina Musica), Raphael Sindermann (LEVEL BLUE), Zemre Aslan Tüver (Dobiq Games), Bjørn Zenker (CHILIPIXEL), Nandita Wegehaupt (Stiftung Digitale Spiele Kultur), Thomas Heidtmann (Stiftung Digitale Spiele Kultur) after the Pitch Competition (Tobias Lindner for Press Start)

4bpm Wins Press Start Pitch Competition at Games Ground

Hesse indie studio 4bpm has won the Press Start pitch competition at Games Ground Berlin 2025. The team had also been featured at the Hesse political reception on this year's gamescom.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Guilherme Guedes Wins cEDH European Championship in Munich — From left: Organiser Wolfgang Obermeier, the four finalists with winner Guilherme Guedes holding the glass award, and head judge Michael Schöttke after the event (cEDH European Championship)

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Guilherme Guedes Wins cEDH European Championship in Munich

Portuguese Guilherme Guedes is European Champion in the Magic: The Gathering cEDH sub-format of Commander. The tournament, conceived by volunteers from all over the continent and this year held in Munich, took place this weekend.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

How Policymakers Are Researching The Environmental Potential of Games — (Elisabeth Lena Aubrecht / Umweltbundesamt)

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How Policymakers Are Researching The Environmental Potential of Games

Sustainable game development is no mere PR issue for the industry. Increasingly, the public recognises the need for one of the biggest, fastest growing industry and culture sectors to become greener. The basis for this is extensive research that could benefit the industry greatly.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

Austrian Post Prints Witcher Stamps to Celebrate Vienna Comic Con

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Austrian Post Prints Witcher Stamps to Celebrate Vienna Comic Con

To celebrate the tenth Vienna Comic Con tomorrow, the Austrian Post office is printing stamps with a gaming design inspired by Austrian Art Nouveau and Polish gaming history written by CD Projekt Red.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Krafton Invests Into Suzerain Game Universe

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Krafton Invests Into Suzerain Game Universe

Berlin studio Torpor Games by Ata Sergey Nowak has hooked a big fish: Krafton is investing into the team's hit narrative and strategy game universe Suzerain, including upcoming The Conformist, more DLC and new games.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

First Africa Games Week Awards Coming to Cape Town

First Africa Games Week Awards Coming to Cape Town

The 8th Africa Games Week will host their own Games Awards for the first time. Submissions for African game devs are open in three categories right now. The ceremony will be held on the last day of the 1-4th December conference.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

New Gaze & Games Summit for Marginalised Groups in Cologne

New Gaze & Games Summit for Marginalised Groups in Cologne

Agency Content Affairs is hosting a new format for women and other marginalised groups in Cologne's Xperion. Gaze & Games Summit features discussions and networking, along with a charity side stream together with LetsPlay4Charity for HateAid and women's shelters.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Blender's 5.0 Release Introduces More Light and Colour Options — Blender 5.0 splash by Juan Hernández (Blender Foundation)

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Blender's 5.0 Release Introduces More Light and Colour Options

With the jump to 5.0 from 4.5, open source 3D creation software Blender brings an array of new options, from instant sunsets to new colour options, metallic iridescence and much more.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

WotC's Magic Uni Club Roadshow On Tour, Implemented by Instinct3 — The MTG event at Hochschule München, held by contractors of CampusDirect (center back, standing) and hosted by content creator Svenja71h (front right) on behalf of Ultimate Guard. (GamesMarkt)

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WotC's Magic Uni Club Roadshow On Tour, Implemented by Instinct3

With a new university community project, Wizards of the Coast wants to strengthen Magic: The Gathering communities in Austria and Germany in cooperation with Instinct3. The start is marked by a ten-city roadshow for student club founders, on tour right now.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

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