Pascal Wagner

Pascal Wagner

Pascal Wagner is Chief of Relations of GamesMarket and Senior Editor specialised in indie studios, politics, funding and academic coverage.


Pixel Maniacs Recruits Dennis Quaisser as Business and Funding Manager
The shirt shows Franconia, but the walls are in Lower Saxony: Dennis Quaisser is now part of Pixel Maniacs. © Quaisser

Pixel Maniacs Recruits Dennis Quaisser as Business and Funding Manager

After having had to close his own studio in February, Dennis Quaisser becomes a remote Franconian with a new job: As Business Developer & Funding Manager at Nuremberg's indie center Pixel Maniacs. After he had to close down his six-person studio Suspicious Games in February due to a
By Pascal Wagner 1 min read
Tarock Interactive Working on "Credible Historic Basis" for Roman Germanic Survival Game
Felix Dreyfus (left) and Jens Kortboyer, Tarock Interactive. © Tarock Interactive

Tarock Interactive Working on "Credible Historic Basis" for Roman Germanic Survival Game

Following the reveal of their MBB-funded survival game Lost Legions yesterday, Berlin studio Tarock Interactive alias Felix Dreyfus and Jens Kortboyer are working with the Archeology department of Humboldt University on the Roman Germanic setting of their debut title. Yesterday, Berlin based development team Tarock Interactive announced their game Lost
By Pascal Wagner 2 min read
Husum Fair Joins Esports Association Schleswig-Holstein in Time for Nordish Gaming Convention
Nordish Gaming Convention at Husum fair. © Messe Husum & Congress

Husum Fair Joins Esports Association Schleswig-Holstein in Time for Nordish Gaming Convention

A month before the Nordish Gaming Convention starts there, Messe Husum & Congress joins the E-Sport-Verband Schleswig-Holstein. Both are reinforcing the esports structure of the German North this way - not entirely without thinking about the problems in Federal level politics. In advance of the Nordish Gaming Convention (NGC) at
By Pascal Wagner 2 min read
Embracer Games Archive Stays Active, CEO Boström Says
David Boström (left) is CEO of Embracer Games Archive, currently part of Embracer Group under CEO Lars Wingefors. © Embracer

Embracer Games Archive Stays Active, CEO Boström Says

After the Embracer group splits into three new companies, the large private games collection of Embracer Games Archive will remain secure, Archive CEO David Boström assured GamesMarkt. Under what parent company is still to be discussed, however. While the daughter firms and labels of the announced three-part-split at Embracer are
By Pascal Wagner 1 min read
Nithisatienchai and Punthuchat Found Mimu in Nuremberg
The notary, Watcharid Nithisatienchai, Sumunthana Punthuchat and Benjamin Lochmann at the studio founding in Nuremberg on 24 April 2024. © Lochmann

Nithisatienchai and Punthuchat Found Mimu in Nuremberg

The inofficial indie capital of Franconia is growing: Thai couple Nithisatienchai and Punthuchat have founded their indie studio Mimu UG just now in Nuremberg with the administrational support of Pixel Maniacs founder Benjamin Lochmann. The 2D and animation support studio is on the lookout for investment offers. Centered around Pixel
By Pascal Wagner 1 min read
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