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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
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Na Leute, wolltet ihr schon mal wissen, wie ich mich vor der Kamera mache? Nein, ich ja auch nicht, aber da müssen wir jetzt gemeinsam durch!
Denn @poutingtom.bsky.social und @silentrob.bsky.social haben mich für die Hooked-Spiele des Jahres 2024 aus Bayern eingeschifft 😌
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It's GOTY-TIME! - Eure Spiele des Jahres 2024 - Teil 1
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Womenize! kriegt Bundesförderung. Geil!
The federal budget, which is to be ratified by the Bundestag in its third reading on Friday, provides as expected and announced an increase in federal funding for games and – surprisingly – support for the Womenize! Games and Tech! initiative.

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Womenize! Can Unexpectedly Hope for Federal Funding
The federal budget, which is to be ratified by the Bundestag in its third reading on Friday, provides as expected and announced an increase in federal funding for games and – surprisingly – support fo...
www.gamesmarket.global
November 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Nintendo is strengthening its development structure by acquiring Bandai Namco Studios Singapore. The studio has worked on projects including Splatoon 3 and New Pokémon Snap.

www.gamesmarket.global/nintendo-acq...
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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#OTD 168 years ago, Ferdinand de Saussure (1857–1913) was born 🤩 One of the central figures in modern linguistics, he was an Indo-Europeanist, the author of the so-called Laryngeal Theory, and an influential semiotician and a founding figure of linguistic structuralism.

#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
November 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Ja, also, volle Empfehlung. Spielt The Berlin Apartment auf Deutsch. Die Dialekte und Akzente machen so viel damit. Hört über die etwas arg gekünstelte Kinderstimme am Anfang weg, ihr werdet die Figur trotzdem lieb gewinnen.
Das wird ein später Favorit dieses Jahr für mich.
Habe heute die ersten beiden Kapitel von The Berlin Apartment (auf Deutsch!) gespielt und die haben mich beide ehrlich berührt, die Synchro ist nicht geil aber oft genug krass on point, die Geschichten gefühlvoll, ich glaube @bluebackpack.bsky.social hat da einen Geheimtipp an der Hand.
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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The Gameskultur & Entwicklerpreis gGmbH foundation has been established to secure the future of the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis. The foundation will be responsible for the strategic direction and organisation of the DEP. Kristin Janulik is the head of the gGmbH.

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November 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Die @bpb.de hat sich von X verabschiedet und wird deswegen massiv von rechts kritisiert. Ich denke, da sollte man mal reinfolgen.
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Seeing the competitive Commander world entirely organised by volunteers, with open source rule addendums and proxy rulings to make a better format than Wizards provides was absolutely fascinating. Also, apparently the cEDH community in Portugal and Lisbon especially is huge?
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Habe heute die ersten beiden Kapitel von The Berlin Apartment (auf Deutsch!) gespielt und die haben mich beide ehrlich berührt, die Synchro ist nicht geil aber oft genug krass on point, die Geschichten gefühlvoll, ich glaube @bluebackpack.bsky.social hat da einen Geheimtipp an der Hand.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Der @akgwds.bsky.social feiert seine 10 Jahre! Huzzah! Und wir feiern mit. Gemeinsam mit dem Tobias als zwei Ex-ZK-Mitglieder und @hekabeohnename.bsky.social, @lhaasis.bsky.social und Alina versuchen wir uns an die Ursprünge, Herausforderungen und Erfolge erinnern. gespielt.hypotheses.org/8606
Die Geschichte des Arbeitskreises Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele zwischen Game Studies, Geschichtswissenschaft und Geisteswissenschaften
Dieser Text ist ein Beitrag zum Sammelband „Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele: Debatten, Data & Desiderata“, der anlässlich des zehnjährigen Jubiläums des Arbeitskreises herausgegeben wird. Ei...
gespielt.hypotheses.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Buch von @joeyprink.bsky.social in freier Wildbahn gefunden - lustigerweise bei den Kinderbüchern 😄 (@ Salzburg Hauptbahnhof)
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Sustainable game development is no mere PR issue. Increasingly, the public recognises the need for one of the biggest, fastest growing sectors to become greener. We took a look at studies by the German Environment Agency and the Strategies Horizon network.
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How Policymakers Are Researching The Environmental Potential of Games
Sustainable game development is no mere PR issue for the industry. Increasingly, the public recognises the need for one of the biggest, fastest growing industry and culture sectors to become greener...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Was Musik, Warngeräusche, Optik und Quicktime-Events mit uns machen? Linguist Alexander Bärtl liefert eine Analyse des Kampfsystems von Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 im Zusammenspiel aus Rundenkampf, Echtzeit, Perspektiven und Sounddesign. #gamestudies
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Die Komposition des Kampfes in "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" - Language at Play
Eine Analyse des Kampfsystems von Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Zusammenspiel aus Rundenkampf, Echtzeit, Perspektiven und Sounddesign.
languageatplay.de
November 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Two more German game studios are receiving federal funding. @tobsprgames.bsky.social in Munich has been awarded €320,441 for shapez 2 - Puzzle DLC. LAB132, based in Heidelberg, has been awarded €273,090 for Bor.

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November 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I did it. It is done. I am free.
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Offener Brief gegen die zunehmende unkritische Nutzung von KI an deutschen Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen - bitte teilen! openletter.earth/gegen-die-un...
Gegen die unkritische Anwendung und Implementierung sog. Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in der deutschen Wissenschaft und im Hochschulalltag
openletter.earth
November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Björn Balg alias "Speckobst" ist seit vielen Jahren Spielejournalist, meinungsstarker YouTuber und Podcaster bei Ink Ribbon Radio. Sein Arbeit begleitet mich schon lange, nun endlich habe ich getroffen & mit ihm über prekären Spielejournalismus & Leidenschaft geschnackt: okcool.space/zwischen-gre...
Zwischen grenzenloser Leidenschaft & prekärem Spielejournalismus: OK COOL trifft Björn "Speckobst" Balg - OK COOL
Björn Balg strotzt vor Leidenschaft, wenn es um Videospiele geht – das wird schnell klar, wenn man seine Video-Kolumnen ansieht oder seinen Podcasts lauscht, in denen er gerne klare Positionen einnimm...
okcool.space
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
100% Completion in Silksong. Now all that's left is the actual final boss.
...Which is of course a recycled experience. At least that means it won't cost me more than another hour, probably.
November 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Also wenn mir die jemand aus Ö besorgt, würde ich nicht nein sagen 👉👈
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Also doch?! Schnieker Kerl
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
stirbt der Generativismus jetzt
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In t...
www.wbur.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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With a new university community project, Wizards of the Coast Germany is on tour through ten cities. We attended the Munich event and checked out Magic: The Gatherings new uni club initiative. @magic.wizards.com
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WotC and Instinct3's Magic Uni Club Roadshow On Tour
With a new university community project, Wizards of the Coast wants to strengthen Magic: The Gathering communities in Austria and Germany in cooperation with INSTINCT3. The start is marked by a ten-ci...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Yay, endlich mal in neues Katamari und alle finden es toll! Alle? WIRKLICH alle?! Ob @spielerzwei.bsky.social so begeistert ist, wie der Rest der Welt, lest ihr hier.
Nanaaa nanananananana na na na nanana
2004 brachte Namco in Japan ein skurriles PS2-Spiel namens Katamari Damacy heraus, in dem man einen klebrigen bzw. magnetischen Ball (den Katamari) durch die Gegend rollt.
polyneux.de
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has received a record-breaking 12 nominations at The Game Awards 2025. Hades II, Silksong, Ghost of Yotei and Death Stranding 2 have also received multiple nominations. Plaion, from Germany, has been nominated three times.

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The Game Awards 2025 Nominees
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has received a record-breaking 12 nominations at the The Game Awards 2025. Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Ghost of Yotei and Death Stranding 2 have also received multip...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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every nonbasic land name in Magic the Gathering is a euphemism for genitals. What‘s your favourite one?
November 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM