Pascal Wagner
@indieflock.bsky.social
Owner of B2B magazine @gamesmarket.global
Gaming Linguist | Games Industry Journalist
GER/ENG, er/he/him
#GameStudies: languageatplay.de
Reviews: polyneux.de
Bylines: IGN Germany, GAIN, Unwinnable, Superlevel, bpb & more
Gaming Linguist | Games Industry Journalist
GER/ENG, er/he/him
#GameStudies: languageatplay.de
Reviews: polyneux.de
Bylines: IGN Germany, GAIN, Unwinnable, Superlevel, bpb & more
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Pascal Wagner
@indieflock.bsky.social
· Dec 17
If you have some money to spare and want to support games journalism, may I suggest a subscription to @gamesmarket.global? 🫶 We are a independent worker-owned mag focused on the European industry. You can even get our PRINT magazine if you are in EU, CH or UK!
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Webedia's Nina Schild (@nerdbeeren.bsky.social), PR liaison for the German publications and services like @gamestar.bsky.social, FYNG and @gamepro.bsky.social, has been promoted to Senior position.
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Nina Schild Has Been Promoted to Webedia’s PR Senior
Webedia's Nina Schild, PR liaison for the German publications like GameStar, FYNG and GamePro, has been promoted to Senior position.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Webedia's Nina Schild (@nerdbeeren.bsky.social), PR liaison for the German publications and services like @gamestar.bsky.social, FYNG and @gamepro.bsky.social, has been promoted to Senior position.
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In an interview with @discord.com, we learned that game studios will have to look out for the content of screenshots on their servers when the age verification rolls out. Questions about the security of ID data still remains in light of recent developments.
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Discord: Game Screenshots Will Be Filtered By "AI Validation and Human Review"
In an interview with Discord, we were able to learn that game studios will have to look out for the content of screenshots on their Discord servers when the age verification rolls out. A lot of questi...
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February 15, 2026 at 10:02 AM
In an interview with @discord.com, we learned that game studios will have to look out for the content of screenshots on their servers when the age verification rolls out. Questions about the security of ID data still remains in light of recent developments.
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Also, Project Windless, das kommende glattgelutschte Musou von AI-first Firma Krafton... Ist eine Buchverspielung einer der besten Fantasyromanreihen aller Zeiten, Die Legende vom Tränenvogel? Ich heule 😭
February 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Also, Project Windless, das kommende glattgelutschte Musou von AI-first Firma Krafton... Ist eine Buchverspielung einer der besten Fantasyromanreihen aller Zeiten, Die Legende vom Tränenvogel? Ich heule 😭
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The United Nations has named the 40 members of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. Among them are TUM professor Johanna Pirker, Maximilian Nickel (Meta), Bernhard Schölkopf and Mennatallah El-Assady (both ETH Zürich)
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UN Appoints TU Munich Professor Johanna Pirker to AI Expert Panel
The UN has named the 40 members of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. Among them are TUM professor Johanna Pirker, Maximilian Nickel (Meta), as well as Bernhard...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The United Nations has named the 40 members of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. Among them are TUM professor Johanna Pirker, Maximilian Nickel (Meta), Bernhard Schölkopf and Mennatallah El-Assady (both ETH Zürich)
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www.gamesmarket.global/un-appoints-...
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ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social's latest game, is up there with the top games in the first person puzzler genre. While some problems exist in terms of visual clarity, the accessibility options and the tremendous player progression feel more than make up for it.
ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard
Pixel Maniacs' latest game is up there with the top games in the first person puzzler genre. While some problems exist in terms of visual clarity, the accessibility options and the tremendous player p...
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February 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM
ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social's latest game, is up there with the top games in the first person puzzler genre. While some problems exist in terms of visual clarity, the accessibility options and the tremendous player progression feel more than make up for it.
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Tadaaa! Welcome to our very first episode of CH LUDENS - The Podcast!
CH Ludens the Podast is here! 🎙️👾 In this premiere episode, hosts @eugenpfister.bsky.social & @pachuki.bsky.social present our project.
What is Confoederatio Ludens?
In this premiere episode of the CH Ludens podcast, hosts Eugen Pfister and Arno Görgen present the project ‘Confederatio Ludens. Swiss History of Games, Play and Game Design 1968-2000’. They explain t...
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February 12, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Tadaaa! Welcome to our very first episode of CH LUDENS - The Podcast!
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Jordan Mechner's graphic novel memoir about his father's escape from the Holocaust receives a German version at Vermes-Verlag. @jmechner.bsky.social will be in Vienna for a book reading at the Jüdisches Museum Wien.
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Jordan Mechner Presents German Version of Replay in Vienna
Jordan Mechner's graphic novel memoir about his father's escape from the Holocaust receives a German version at Vermes-Verlag. Mechner will be in Vienna for a book reading at the Jüdisches Museum.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Jordan Mechner's graphic novel memoir about his father's escape from the Holocaust receives a German version at Vermes-Verlag. @jmechner.bsky.social will be in Vienna for a book reading at the Jüdisches Museum Wien.
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www.gamesmarket.global/jordan-mechn...
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2025 Was Magic: The Gathering's Most Successful Financial Year Ever
In 2025, Magic: The Gathering by Wizards of the Coast has driven Hasbro profits like never before. The company however is still reporting a loss per share, because the consumer products and entertainment sectors are down.
In 2025, Magic: The Gathering by Wizards of the Coast has driven Hasbro profits like never before. The company however is still reporting a loss per share, because the consumer products and entertainment sectors are down.
2025 Was Magic: The Gathering's Most Successful Financial Year Ever
In 2025, Magic: The Gathering has driven Hasbro profits like never before. The company however is still reporting a loss per share, because the consumer products and entertainment sectors are down.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
2025 Was Magic: The Gathering's Most Successful Financial Year Ever
In 2025, Magic: The Gathering by Wizards of the Coast has driven Hasbro profits like never before. The company however is still reporting a loss per share, because the consumer products and entertainment sectors are down.
In 2025, Magic: The Gathering by Wizards of the Coast has driven Hasbro profits like never before. The company however is still reporting a loss per share, because the consumer products and entertainment sectors are down.
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Indie developers still create fresh ideas but struggle to fund their games. Titles like his Australia Did It are rare exceptions. @ramiismail.com @mysticforgeinc.bsky.social @australiadidit.gg
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February 10, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Indie developers still create fresh ideas but struggle to fund their games. Titles like his Australia Did It are rare exceptions. @ramiismail.com @mysticforgeinc.bsky.social @australiadidit.gg
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www.gamesmarket.global/rami-ismail-...
Discord seems to be desperately craving its tumblr exit moment
#Breaking: After initial implementation in UK and Australia, @discord.com now wants to roll out age verification globally from March onward. Whoever does not subject to the face ID process will be dialed into a new “teen-appropriate experience” mode.
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Discord Rolls Out Global Face ID Age Verification Early March
After initial implementation in UK and Australia, Discord now wants to roll out age verification globally from March onward. Whoever does not subject to the face ID process will be dialed into a new “...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Discord seems to be desperately craving its tumblr exit moment
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TV can be magical ngl
February 7, 2026 at 7:43 PM
TV can be magical ngl
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Together, we raised over $600,000 for @translifeline.org this year. From the bottom of my heart, I'm so grateful. We have come together to say to our trans friends and family that they are loved and that they are not alone.
Trans rights are human rights.
When we gather together, we can make Magic.
Trans rights are human rights.
When we gather together, we can make Magic.
February 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Together, we raised over $600,000 for @translifeline.org this year. From the bottom of my heart, I'm so grateful. We have come together to say to our trans friends and family that they are loved and that they are not alone.
Trans rights are human rights.
When we gather together, we can make Magic.
Trans rights are human rights.
When we gather together, we can make Magic.
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niemand:
Angelo Badalamenti während einer Dialogszene in TWIN PEAKS:
Angelo Badalamenti während einer Dialogszene in TWIN PEAKS:
a man in a plaid shirt is playing a piano with the letter a on the top
Alt: a man in a plaid shirt is playing a piano with the letter a on the top (american fotoplayer meme)
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February 7, 2026 at 1:59 PM
niemand:
Angelo Badalamenti während einer Dialogszene in TWIN PEAKS:
Angelo Badalamenti während einer Dialogszene in TWIN PEAKS:
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Vibe coding is working as expected: it'll kill the open-source, secure, and ideologically maintained alternatives to make sure you have to pay the oligarchs to do anything at all, and they can control what you're allowed to make.
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Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue
‘If the maintainers of small projects give up, who will produce the next Linux?’
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February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Vibe coding is working as expected: it'll kill the open-source, secure, and ideologically maintained alternatives to make sure you have to pay the oligarchs to do anything at all, and they can control what you're allowed to make.
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
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Dr Sabiha Ghellal is Professor at HdM Stuttgart and chairwoman of the German Computer Game Awards (@derdcp.bsky.social) jury for the second year. We talked to her about the responsibilities of a jury head, the importance of game awards and her teaching style.
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Sabiha Ghella: "What I Enjoy Most About Jury Work is Also its Biggest Challenge"
Dr Sabiha Ghellal is Professor of Experience & Game Design at HdM Stuttgart and chairwoman of the German Computer Game Awards jury for the second year. We talked to her about the responsibilities of a...
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February 5, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Dr Sabiha Ghellal is Professor at HdM Stuttgart and chairwoman of the German Computer Game Awards (@derdcp.bsky.social) jury for the second year. We talked to her about the responsibilities of a jury head, the importance of game awards and her teaching style.
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Open House at @gamesbavaria.bsky.social's Gamerei in Munich: The topic is Gaming & History. Yannick Pawils of @paintbucket.de is presenting about making games with history as a topic. The second talk of the evening will be Hans Ippisch about his book.
February 4, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Open House at @gamesbavaria.bsky.social's Gamerei in Munich: The topic is Gaming & History. Yannick Pawils of @paintbucket.de is presenting about making games with history as a topic. The second talk of the evening will be Hans Ippisch about his book.
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New 'games professor' @joeyprink.bsky.social at TUM opens her first DemoDay with a bang: @jesawyer.bsky.social from @obsidianent.bsky.social held the keynote about working in small teams in front of a full hall. The DemoDay pitches students' theses, projects and game jam games every semester.
Josh Sawyer Opens 27th DemoDay at TU Munich
New 'games professor' Johanna Pirker at TUM opens her first DemoDay with a bang: Josh Sawyer from Obsidian held the keynote about working in small teams in front of a full hall of students. The DemoDa...
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February 4, 2026 at 9:08 AM
New 'games professor' @joeyprink.bsky.social at TUM opens her first DemoDay with a bang: @jesawyer.bsky.social from @obsidianent.bsky.social held the keynote about working in small teams in front of a full hall. The DemoDay pitches students' theses, projects and game jam games every semester.
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Now at TUM Munich: demonstration of the game students projects in the study course of @joeyprink.bsky.social, preceded by a glamorous keynote: @jesawyer.bsky.social on developing with small teams.
February 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Now at TUM Munich: demonstration of the game students projects in the study course of @joeyprink.bsky.social, preceded by a glamorous keynote: @jesawyer.bsky.social on developing with small teams.
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Mario Sommer analysiert die an Assassin’s Creed: Origins angelehnte Darstellung der Pharaonin Kleopatra in Magic: The Gathering #MTG. Ein Beitrag im Sammelband Exploring Card Games.
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Nichts gelernt? Die Darstellung von Kleopatra VII. in Magic: The Gathering - Language at Play
Mario Sommer analysiert die an Assassin's Creed: Origins angelehnte Darstellung der Pharaonin Kleopatra in Magic: The Gathering.
languageatplay.de
February 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Mario Sommer analysiert die an Assassin’s Creed: Origins angelehnte Darstellung der Pharaonin Kleopatra in Magic: The Gathering #MTG. Ein Beitrag im Sammelband Exploring Card Games.
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Retro GameBoy studio Loading Studios from Lisbon has started a charity bundle after storm Kristin has hit the Portuguese regions of Leiria and Marinha Grande hard. All proceeds in February go to Cáritas for reconstruction efforts.
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Lisbon Devs Are Collecting for Reconstruction After Storm Kristin
Retro GameBoy studio Loading Games from Lisbon has started a charity bundle after storm Kristin has hit the Portuguese regions of Leiria and Marinha Grande hard. All proceeds in February go to Caritas...
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February 2, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Retro GameBoy studio Loading Studios from Lisbon has started a charity bundle after storm Kristin has hit the Portuguese regions of Leiria and Marinha Grande hard. All proceeds in February go to Cáritas for reconstruction efforts.
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www.gamesmarket.global/lisbon-devs-...
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Mal ehrlich, wann fangen wir als Disziplin an, Chomsky aus dem Kanon zu streichen? Für 90% der europäischen Sprachwissenschaft ist sein linguistisches Schaffen unerheblich und es gibt gute außerdisziplinäre Gründe, ihm diese zentrale Rolle nicht mehr zukommen zu lassen.
February 1, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Mal ehrlich, wann fangen wir als Disziplin an, Chomsky aus dem Kanon zu streichen? Für 90% der europäischen Sprachwissenschaft ist sein linguistisches Schaffen unerheblich und es gibt gute außerdisziplinäre Gründe, ihm diese zentrale Rolle nicht mehr zukommen zu lassen.
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@slimekinggames.bsky.social and @tophatstudios.bsky.social will release Zelda-like Under the Island on 17 February. The team consists of UI artist Johannes (former InnoGames) and art director Simone Grünewald (former Daedalic) and features beautiful pixel art.
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Under The Island by Slime King Games Releases 17 February
Slime King Games from Bavaria and publisher Top Hat Studios will release retro Zelda-like Under the Island on 17 February. The core team consists of UI artist Johannes (former InnoGames) and art direc...
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January 31, 2026 at 11:44 AM
@slimekinggames.bsky.social and @tophatstudios.bsky.social will release Zelda-like Under the Island on 17 February. The team consists of UI artist Johannes (former InnoGames) and art director Simone Grünewald (former Daedalic) and features beautiful pixel art.
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But open nazi symbols are okay apparently. Keep the f away from this app
Ok so UpScrolled is just banning trans women
I did everything and stuck to the rules and just posted selfies and memes AND even political events happening in the world
WTH
I did everything and stuck to the rules and just posted selfies and memes AND even political events happening in the world
WTH
January 31, 2026 at 11:04 AM
But open nazi symbols are okay apparently. Keep the f away from this app
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We know you've been waiting for this -- the pitch form for our Final Fantasy x politics issue is finally here! Pay is $0.05/word and pitching deadline is February 6th.
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Final Fantasy x Politics Theme Issue
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January 22, 2026 at 10:43 PM
We know you've been waiting for this -- the pitch form for our Final Fantasy x politics issue is finally here! Pay is $0.05/word and pitching deadline is February 6th.
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