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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.

Africa Games Week Sees Political Moves for Games in South Africa — The winners of the Africa Games Week Awards 2025 (AGW)

Africa Games Week Sees Political Moves for Games in South Africa

With 500 B2B guests, 1.500 people on the exhibition floor and the first Award show, the Africa Games Week 2025 was a full success. More importantly: The South African Government announced a big change to their handling of games in with a new committee.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

BLM and Bavarian Family Ministry Present Gaming Extremism Study — From left: Constantin Winkler and Lars Wiegold of PRIF and Vivienne Ohlenforst of modus zad presenting the study results at the Bavarian Family Ministry (modus zad)

BLM and Bavarian Family Ministry Present Gaming Extremism Study

Bayerische Landeszentrale für neue Medien and the Bavarian Family Ministry have commissioned a study about extremism in gaming. The results, presented at the Ministry by researchers from PRIF and modus zad today: Right-wing extremism is most prevalent, and most online games don't do enough.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Spellgarden Games Announce Thrifty Business at Wholesome Snack

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Spellgarden Games Announce Thrifty Business at Wholesome Snack

A successor to their hit cosy title Sticky Business, Spellgarden Games has presented Thrifty Business at yesterday's Wholesome Snack. The game focuses on shop customisation and community building.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Tiny Roar announces Green Survival Game Verdant at Wholesome Snack

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Tiny Roar announces Green Survival Game Verdant at Wholesome Snack

Remember Tiny Roar's latest Federal Funding confirmation? "TR4 Prototype: A Coming-of-Age Story in a Green Post-Apocalypse" has now officially been revealed as survival adventure Verdant at today's Wholesome Snack showcase.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Bladesong Gets 22 January Early Access Release

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Bladesong Gets 22 January Early Access Release

Northern German bladesmithing sim Bladesong will release into Early Access on 22 January 2026, developer Sun and Serpent Creations from Brunswick and publisher Mythwright announced.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Tiny Bookshop gets a Physical Release

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Tiny Bookshop gets a Physical Release

The German smash hit Tiny Bookshop by neoludic games will be getting a physical edition for Switch 2 and PS5, made by Silver Lining Direct from the UK. It releases April 10.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Wreckreation Studio Three Fields Entertainment Faces Closure

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Wreckreation Studio Three Fields Entertainment Faces Closure

After Wreckreation by Three Fields Entertainment and THQ Nordic was not successful enough, the UK studio will likely have to close down. CEO Fiona Sperry has made this public in a plea for possible partnerships that could save the company.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Sokpop's Grunn is Dutch Game of the Year 2025 — Dutch Game Association

Sokpop's Grunn is Dutch Game of the Year 2025

The only double winner of the evening, Sokpop Collective took home the Dutch Game Award 2025 for Best Game and Best Game Design from the Dutch Games Association. The award also honoured attorney René Otto and Engine Software's Ivo Wubbels, among others.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Happy Tears and Resilience: A First-Timer's Impression of the German Developer Award — Engagement for women and other marginalised groups in gaming (FemDevsMeetup, left) and truly anti-fascist historical detective stories (Paintbucket Games, right) were among the winners of the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025. The theme of resilience ran through more than just the winners.

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Happy Tears and Resilience: A First-Timer's Impression of the German Developer Award

Apart from its genuine emotions on stage, the brave stance of an industry rattled by political and economic recessions stood out to our Senior Editor Pascal Wagner at his first visit to the German Developer Award.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

DEP: Tiny Bookshop is the German Game of the Year 2025 — All DEP winners of 2025 (GamesMarkt)

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DEP: Tiny Bookshop is the German Game of the Year 2025

The German Developer Award night belongs to Neoludic Games from Cologne and their Tiny Bookshop, which takes home a hat-trick including the Best German Game award. Stray Fawn from Zurich and Paintbucket from Berlin get two awards, and the FemDevsMeetup receives special honours.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

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Under the Hood: Logo and Level Progression in Valkyrie Rising

In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, Blossom Path Games leads us through name iterations and level design changes in their Bullet Heaven game Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

Hesse Economy Minister Mansoori Meets Games Industry at Nintendo Headquarters — Mansoori (sitting second from left) playing games with representatives of the games industry and politics. (Nintendo of Europe)

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Hesse Economy Minister Mansoori Meets Games Industry at Nintendo Headquarters

At a visit to Nintendo of Europe's HQ in Frankfurt, Hesse Economy Minister Kaweh Mansoori met representatives of game and game Hesse and emphasised the importance of games as Hesse's biggest creative industry branch.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

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