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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.

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

Hamburg Veteran Studio Positive Impact Games Shows The Regreening

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Hamburg Veteran Studio Positive Impact Games Shows The Regreening

The women-led Hamburg studio Positive Impact Games, made up of former Threaks and other industry veterans, has shown their clean-up game The Regreening. It was funded by Gamecity Hamburg and recently exhibited at Polaris 2025.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Update: Application Period for Gaming Aid Scholarships Extended — © Gaming Aid

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Update: Application Period for Gaming Aid Scholarships Extended

All interested parties who wish to apply for a Gaming Aid scholarship have an extra week to do so. They now have until November 30 to apply for the scholarship, which offers funding of up to €800 per month.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Constance — Constance (btf/Blue Backpack, ByteRockers' Games, PARCO GAMES)

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Constance

Far from being a Hollow Knight: Silksong clone, Constance from Blue Backpack/btf and ByteRockers' Games is one of the strongest platformers of the year.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Launches 12 February 2026

ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Launches 12 February 2026

Not only does Pixel Maniacs' ChromaGun 2 finally release on 12 February next year, it will also come with physical editions for PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Paluten Animated Movie Gets Funding by FFF Bavaria — YouTuber Patrick Mayer and his book series Paluten receive FFF production funding. (Patrick Mayer; Leonine/Odeon)

Paluten Animated Movie Gets Funding by FFF Bavaria

For their animated movie about the Paluten book series, YouTuber Patrick Mayer and production company Odeon Fiction from Munich are getting 300,000 euros from FFF Bayern in the current movie funding round.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Bavaria Finances Its Own Games Location Study — (from left) Annette Kümmel, Managing Director of Medien.Bayern GmbH; Felix Locke, Member of the Bavarian Parliament; Dr. Fabian Mehring, Member of the Bavarian Parliament, Bavarian Minister of State for Digital Affairs; Robin Rottmann, Team Lead Games/Bavaria

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Bavaria Finances Its Own Games Location Study

Bavarian Digital Minister Mehring is awarding 42,000 euros additional funding to Games/Bavaria for a game location study about the state, as basis for coming funding strategies. Results are expected in 2026. The study will be outsourced to Goldmedia.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read