Wonacott Communications

From Wishlist to Worldwide: Launching Discounty as 2025’s Quirky Cozy Hit

For a little-known studio making its debut, breaking through the noise is one of the toughest challenges in gaming. With Discounty, a cozy supermarket life sim from first-time developer Crinkle Cut Games and publisher PQube, our PR team helped transform early wishlist momentum into a successful global launch that showcased the game’s quirky humor, charming […]

Behind the Scenes: Announcing Hotel Barcelona Pre-Orders

When SUDA51 (No More Heroes) and SWERY (Deadly Premonition) team up on a project, you know it’s going to generate buzz. For us on the PR team at Nighthawk Interactive, helping announce Hotel Barcelona’s pre-orders was both an exciting challenge and a huge opportunity. Our Approach To bring this grindhouse-inspired horror-action game to the spotlight, […]

Bringing Disney Magic to Life: Our PR Campaign for Disney Illusion Island

Few opportunities in gaming PR are as exciting as getting to work with one of the most beloved brands in the world. Earlier this year, our team at Wonacott Communications had the privilege of partnering with Nighthawk Interactive to announce Disney Illusion Island Starring Mickey & Friends for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Crafting […]

Transcending Through the Cosmos with “MACROSS -Shooting Insight-‘s Western Console Launch

We had a total blast helping launch Red Art Games’ out-of-this-world shoot ‘em up, MACROSS -Shooting Insight- on consoles digitally in the West, locking in nebulously nice media coverage from every corner of the cosmos! (We love space puns if you couldn’t tell). Boasting mass popularity in Japan, we set out to share the love […]

Enchanting Worlds Collide in Sky’s “Season of Moomin”

A collab as touching as Sky: Children of the Light x Moomin doesn’t happen every day, so we jumped at the opportunity to generate the deserved awareness and excitement around this wholesome team-up. Following our initial announcement at this summer’s SkyFest, we got to work on organizing an exclusive beta session to allow media to […]

El Paso, Elsewhere Shifts Realities to PlayStation 5

Critically acclaimed supernatural shooter El Paso, Elsewhere is coming to PlayStation 5 this September and we racked in a ton of great coverage for the announcement, totaling nearly 40 unique outlets so far in North America and Europe. Strange Scaffold and Nighthawk Interactive’s indie game may feature lots of slow-motion action, but with our hits […]

Sky: Children of the Light Journeys to PC

Thatgamecompany’s peaceful MMO, Sky: Children of the Light, finally launched for PC this week and we locked in tons of impressive coverage for the announcement, particularly in Europe. From placements with Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, PCGamesN, VGC and JeuxOnline, just to name a few, our heads were certainly not in the clouds for this one. […]

MAKING THE RIGHT MOVES WITH ANICHESS

Our new client, eclectic powerhouse Animoca Brands, is gearing up for the ultimate chess opening with Anichess, a free-to-play chess-inspired strategy game that combines the core values of traditional chess with new ways to play, a modern art style and innovative mechanics. Boasting a diverse gaming portfolio that spans iconic properties such as The Walking […]

Pui Pui Molcar Proves There’s No Party Like a Guinea Pig Party

We’re off to the races as Nighthawk Interactive’s pocket-sized party game Pui Pui Molcar Let’s! Molcar Party! hits the road today for Nintendo Switch in North America and Europe. This charming adventure follows a group of over 40 mischievous guinea pig cars, known as Molcars, and is filled with a collection of fun minigames inspired […]

Bringing Barbie DreamHouse Adventures to Life

We’re living life in a Barbie world as our client Nighthawk Interactive’s lifestyle simulator game Barbie DreamHouse Adventures just released for retail and digital. “Life in plastic” has never looked so good! This fashionable adventure is a real-life Barbie dream, and whether players are attending pool parties, dressing up or cooking gourmet meals with Barbie, […]