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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.

Nioh 3 Reaches One Million Sales, Brings Series to 10 Million

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Nioh 3 Reaches One Million Sales, Brings Series to 10 Million

With one million units sold in the first two weeks, Nioh 3 brings the series to 10 million lifetime sales. It is also the most successful release of the series so far.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

VoodooDuck Self-Publishes Collector's Cove on 12 March

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VoodooDuck Self-Publishes Collector's Cove on 12 March

Duisburg dev studio VoodooDuck releases their farming adventure Collector's Cove on 12 March for Steam, Switch and PS5. The game was funded through Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Pokémon Presents and Ports of LeafGreen and FireRed Announced for 27 February

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Pokémon Presents and Ports of LeafGreen and FireRed Announced for 27 February

Happy Pokémon Day: On 27 February, not only will Nintendo and The Pokémon Company drop a Pokémon Presents, but also digital versions of two GBA series favourites. They'll not be in the Nintendo Online service, but buyable for 19,99€ each.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

GameSkills Shows First Experts in Mentor Lineup

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GameSkills Shows First Experts in Mentor Lineup

The advanced training initiative for European studios GameSkills has shared the first names in the mentor lineup, including Kate Edwards, Tara Voelker, Celia Hodent and more. Applications for studios run until tomorrow.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Drova Comes to Mobile in April

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Drova Comes to Mobile in April

Just2D's "what if Gothic was a top-down RPG" hit title Drova, published by Deck 13 Spotlight, gets mobile versions for both iOS and Android on 23 April 2026.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

"Cool... but Dad, How Can I Actually Land Now?" — Johannes Roth has been Mimimi's MD from founding to closure. His solo project brings back his love for coding from being a kid - through his kids (all photos: Johannes Roth Core Production).

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"Cool... but Dad, How Can I Actually Land Now?"

The former Mimimi Games founder Johannes Roth is back in games development: With one man show Core Productions and a love for the Nintendo 64. We spoke with him in detail about his reignited love for coding, how his family helped him shape expectations for his game and the end of his time at Mimimi.

By Pascal Wagner • 9 min read

Shiro Unlimited To Publish Funday Games' Next Title

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Shiro Unlimited To Publish Funday Games' Next Title

French studio Shiro Games' publishing arm will distribute the next title from Danish studio Funday Games, makers of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. The game reveal will take place in April.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

caggtus Leipzig 2026: New 18+ Area, Webedia Space, and 5,000 sqm Tabletop — Creator Baso (left) is marketing the caggtus 2026 as ambassador. (Leipziger Messe / Niclas Schmidt)

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caggtus Leipzig 2026: New 18+ Area, Webedia Space, and 5,000 sqm Tabletop

With new areas and more tabletop and TCG space, the caggtus takes place from 17-19 April in Leipzig: Webedia will host their own "FYNG City" area, an 18+ space will let people play USK18 games, and the tabletop space has massively grown, including tournaments in the German Major Series.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Microids Releases Richard Garfield’s King of Tokyo Digitally — Credit: lello / Microids

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Microids Releases Richard Garfield’s King of Tokyo Digitally

Richard Garfield's King of Tokyo will become a digital board game adaption made by Microids on 21 May, for all platforms. The physical editions will include exclusive board game expansion materials.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Net.Attack() by ByteRockers' Fully Launches 12 March 2026

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Net.Attack() by ByteRockers' Fully Launches 12 March 2026

The Early Access title Net.Attack(), in which players code their own Bullet Heaven attack patterns, releases its full version on 12 March. Developers behind the game is Berlin studio and publisher ByteRockers'.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

2026 Elections in Baden-Württemberg: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming? — Baden-Württemberg's State Parliament is elected on 8 March 2026. What are the positions of the parties in regards to the German gaming industry? (State Parliament licence-free from Wikipedia/Mike Ax/PlayStation)

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G+ 2026 Elections in Baden-Württemberg: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming?

With Baden-Württemberg state elections coming in March, we are collecting the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. Both currently governing parties have plans for the games funding through MFG, while the most elaborate plans come from the FDP.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Matteo Riatti Becomes Head of Games Division at Research Ministry — Soon heading the BMFTR Games Division: Dr Matteo Riatti, formerly head of the games funding at the DLR Projektträger (Riatti/BMFTR)

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Matteo Riatti Becomes Head of Games Division at Research Ministry

Until now the head of games funding at the DLR Projektträger, from 1 March onward Head of the Games Division at the Federal Research Ministry: Matteo Riatti brings his expertise to Berlin.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read