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Launching the Deceptively Charming Brutal Rat Epic: Tails of Iron

Immediately following our successful launch campaign for United Label’s Eldest Souls, we began preparing for the commercial release of the publisher’s charming, yet brutal, action RPG Tails of Iron. With a compelling story, beautiful hand-drawn art style, an adorable cast of rodent warriors and gruesome, souls-like combat, we knew this indie game had the potential […]

Guiding Indie Cyberpunk, Disjunction, Through a Pandemic

Our long-time partner, UK-based publisher Sold Out, has been on a roll lately, releasing a wide variety of highly engaging and well-received indie games (check out our blog post for No Straight Roads). When our friends across the pond approached us once again to help launch their upcoming Cyberpunk stealth-action RPG Disjunction, we were absolutely […]

Buying Into The Hype – Taking Nexon America’s Hyper Universe From Early Access To Global Launch

When the Wonacott team first learned about Hyper Universe, we immediately knew it possessed some serious potential. This action-packed side-scrolling MOBA/brawler hybrid, developed by Nexon America and Cwavesoft, was certainly unique enough to find its own niche in the world of PC gaming. One would think that an experience such as Hyper Universe, with its […]

Transcendent PR for 505 Games’ Emotionally-Gripping Last Day of June

Situation Overview The Wonacott team was tasked to plan, organize and execute a comprehensive media outreach campaign for 505 Games’ Last Day of June, the poignant, painterly and beautiful tale of love and loss. Last Day of June’s somber story, unique gameplay and limited outreach window posed interesting challenges, as we needed to highlight the […]

Covert PR Tactics for Polyarc’s VR Game Moss, Reinvigorating Interest in PSVR

Situation Overview Every year the impending arrival of Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) brings new sets of tricky situations for our attending clients. For virtual-reality start-up comprised of ex-Bungie developers Polyarc and its VR game Moss, heading to E3 was panning out to be an almost unprecedentedly difficult labyrinth of red tape and media fatigue. Typically […]

Wonacott Invades the Highlands with Indie Developer Kobojo

Following up on a successful GDC for our client Kobojo, our chief PR Guy Jason Wonacott dug up his passport, packed his bags and made his way to Dundee, Scotland – the home of indie developer Kobojo’s new studio – for a media event featuring some of the UK’s top gaming outlets. Believe it or not, Scotland has a long and distinguished history of game development, which we can sum up in three words: Grand Theft Auto. And many of the region’s veteran development talent now call Kobojo home.

Jason Wonacott Moderating VR & AR Panel at Digital Hollywood Spring

This week’s spotlight is on Digital Hollywood Spring, the premier entertainment and technology conference in the country. The conference started yesterday and runs through this Thursday at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Marina del Rey, Calif. Our own PR Guy Jason Wonacott will be there for a session on VR and AR in gaming and beyond. Alongside industry gurus from LOOT Interactive, Digital Domain, and Greenlight VR, Jason will be moderating the panel, which is a part of the virtual and augmented reality summit. Our client, uSens (check out their Kickstarter!), represented by Dr. Yue Fei, the company’s CTO and creator of Impression Pi, will be headlining the panel.