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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.

Berlin-Brandenburg Ups Games Funding by One Million Euros — The team of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, State Secretary Michael Biel (center), Jeannine Koch of medianet berlinbrandenburg (second from right) and Helge Jürgens (right) (Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg)

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Berlin-Brandenburg Ups Games Funding by One Million Euros

Announced at the Medienboard Sundowner, Berlin State Secretary Michael Biel has revealed that the Berlin-Brandenburg capital region will have one million euros more for games funding in the coming year.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Farming Simulator 25 Has Sold 5 Million Copies

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Farming Simulator 25 Has Sold 5 Million Copies

Giants Software has announced for the start of gamescom that their Farming Simulator 25 has breached five million sold units.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

W4 Partners With Tencent to Bring Godot to Asia — The W4 founders from left to right: Fabio Alessandrelli, Remi Verschelde, Juan Linietsky, Nicola Farronato (W4)

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W4 Partners With Tencent to Bring Godot to Asia

In the current Series B funding round, W4 Games, the enterprising arm of open-source engine Godot, has collected about €15,4mil from OSS Capital, LUX, Naval Ravikant and Tobias Lutke. Together with Tencent, now a main investor, expansion to Asia is planned.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

Hungary Exhibits at gamescom for the First Time

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Hungary Exhibits at gamescom for the First Time

With four games from four Hungarian studios, Hungary is exhibiting on gamescom for the first time with a collective booth presence under the Budapest Select brand by Creative Hungary.

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Brazil Games Brings First B2C Showcase to gamescom 2026

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Brazil Games Brings First B2C Showcase to gamescom 2026

With 35 games, among them those of studios from their BG Accelerator, Brazil Games will showcase in the gamescom entertainment area for the first time.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Special Tribute to Stephan Reichart at gamescom dev 2026 — Markus Wilding, Frederik Hammes, Lars Janssen, Stephan Reichart (c) Pascal Wagner

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Special Tribute to Stephan Reichart at gamescom dev 2026

The gamescom dev awards ceremony concluded with a personal moment as Stephan Reichart, the founder of the event and former Managing Director of game events, was invited on stage and honored for his outstanding contributions.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

The Winners of the gamescom dev awards 2026 — gamescom dev awards 2026 (c) Pascal Wagner

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The Winners of the gamescom dev awards 2026

The gamescom dev awards 2026 recognised six games, teams, and individuals for their creativity, innovation, and contributions to the games industry at a live ceremony in Cologne.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

gamescom Week 2026: All Evening Events — Background: gamescom dev

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gamescom Week 2026: All Evening Events

Never have a dull evening at gamescom 2026 with our party guide: Every sundown event, from Sunday to Sunday – now including the gamescom city festival.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

First GamingUp Showcase Features 39 GSA Games — The showcase was curated and moderated by MotekGames/Motek Productions.

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First GamingUp Showcase Features 39 GSA Games

With 39 games from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, among them two premieres, GamingUp Showcase by MotekGames has made a respectable debut on Sunday.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel to Visit gamescom 2026 — Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel are part of a big Green party presence at gamescom 2026 (Elias Keilhauer/Marija Heinecke)

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Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel to Visit gamescom 2026

With a press tour through the entertainment area on Wednesday, the Greens enforce their gamescom presence: Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel from Baden-Württemberg will check out the fair this year.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

GamesMarket Daily - 21 August 2026: gamescom Heat Prevention, Hoofprint Release Date, ZBD & more

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GamesMarket Daily - 21 August 2026: gamescom Heat Prevention, Hoofprint Release Date, ZBD & more

GamesMarket Daily is pausing for a week as the team travels to gamescom to produce the official daily magazines on site. Online news publication will procede as usual though! Today, we also share some important heat prevention tips for Cologne with you.

By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read

Release Date Reveal: Why Horses of Hoofprint Bay Wants to Tackle GTA VI

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Release Date Reveal: Why Horses of Hoofprint Bay Wants to Tackle GTA VI

Together with Thogli Studios, we are revealing that upcoming horse game highlight Horses of Hoofprint Bay will release on 4 November. Publisher Alice Ruppert explains why the game wants to go toe to toe with GTA VI.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read