Wonacott Communications

Wonacott Highlights Indivisible’s Hand-Drawn Art Style to Stun Media Reviewers

505 Games already published two of 2019’s best games with Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and Control, but we all know “good things come in threes” and Indivisible is here to make the cliché a reality! From the videogame wizards at Lab Zero Games (Skullgirls), Indivisible’s action-RPG platforming and upbeat battle system had us hooked […]

Keeping It Under Control, Even Under Savage Circumstances: How We Launched a AAA Title During PAX West Madness

Despite the enormity of the task, performing media relations for the launch of a AAA videogame is an exciting privilege. This past month, we found ourselves coordinating and juggling hundreds of review and interview requests for Remedy Entertainment’s Control amid helping publisher 505 Games build a solid schedule of PAX West media and influencer requests […]

Striking a Chord with Press, Influencers and Consumers for No Straight Roads at PAX West

Seattle-based PAX West is a prime opportunity to reach not just key press and influencers, but a major North American consumer audience fanatical about all things gaming and geek culture. For publisher Sold Out and dev studio Metronomik, it was a no-brainer to showcase music-based action adventure game No Straight Roads (NSR) at the show. […]

Unearthing Launch Timing for Colossally Anticipated PSVR Game Golem

The initial reveal of PlayStation VR exclusive Golem back in December 2015 at PlayStation Experience immediately enraptured eager press and consumers hungry for more VR content in the earlier days of the platform. And, coming from a studio like Highwire Games, chock-full of impressive industry talent making their name through titles such as Halo and […]

Playing the tune of emcee and company rep in Nash-Vegas for GameStop 2019 GME Conference

When our partners at U&I Entertainment, a major retail distributor for videogames, asked us to host their Training Room at GameStop’s 2019 GME Conference in Nashville, Tenn. we acknowledged it was an odd request of their PR team. Despite the task being outside our typical M.O., we knew experience in distilling and communicating key messages, […]

Revealing a Major Franchise Re-Release for Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King

Hot on the heels of the highly successful debuts of the live action Aladdin and The Lion King movies, the timing was perfect to reveal Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King, an HD re-release collection of two of Disney’s most beloved games. The original games that launched in the 90s were extremely well-received […]

Launching Control, The Latest AAA Project from 505 Games and Remedy Entertainment

Remedy Entertainment has long been known for creating gaming’s most surreal, story-driven third-person action games since its first instant classic with Max Payne. Being fans of Remedy, you can imagine how far our jaws dropped when we learned our friends at 505 Games were taking the publishing reins on the studio’s latest AAA project, Control. […]

The Future of Gaming was on Display at the USC Games Expo

That’s a wrap! After months of fast-paced planning and quick execution, our work on the USC Games Expo has finally paid off. Putting on an event takes a ton of work, especially one officially hosted by an iconic collegiate force with a drive to maintain its’ program’s No. 1 national ranking. Through diligent preparation and […]

Celebrating 16 Years of Exploring Entropia Universe’s Massive Worlds

In 2003 while most of us were jamming out to 50 Cent and The Black-Eyed Peas, the developers of Entropia Universe were launching what would become one of the longest-standing multiplayer games in the world. Earlier this month, we helped our partners at MindArk celebrate the multi-world massively multiplayer (MMO) game’s 16-year anniversary. This impressive […]

Wonacott Heads Back to School with New Partner, USC Games

It’s a match made in videogame heaven for Wonacott and USC Games. We’re pairing our decades of industry knowledge and passion with USC Games’ leading university program for interactive entertainment education to build a stellar PR campaign that highlights USC Games as the preeminent destination for ongoing interactive education. We’re currently focusing on getting the […]