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Putting the AWE in Control’s AWEsome new DLC Launch

Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games just released AWE, easily the most anticipated piece of Control DLC thanks to its fan pleasing tie-in to cult-classic Alan Wake. As always, we lead North American media relations for the project and ensured AWE launched with the warped surrealistic bang it deserved. We began by prepping a quick media […]

Assetto Corsa Competizione Races Towards the Finish Line with Summer Livestream

Professional racing leagues around the world have screeched to a stop due to COVID-19 and are only just now beginning to experiment with how to return. With competitors and their rabid fans left in the dust, real world racers from F1 to NASCAR turned their heads away from the road, fixating instead on at-home screens […]

Journey to the Savage Planet Fills the Q1 2020 Void

January can seem like an entertainment wasteland. Whether it’s movies, TV or gaming, companies classically view January as a hibernation period or – more nefariously – a dumping ground for botched projects. For 505 Games and Typhoon Studios though, this lull provided the perfect launching pad for our PR endeavors with laugh-a-minute sci-fi exploration game, […]

Remedy, 505 Games and Control Take the Stage at The Game Awards 2019

Tens of millions of gamers around the world tune in to The Game Awards each year to witness their favorite games and developers take home some of the industry’s most coveted awards. For 505 Games and Remedy Entertainment, The Game Awards were a gold-plated cap on an already stellar year, and we were stoked to […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

Major Influencer Relations Abound at PAX South for 505 Games and Wonacott

Shows including PAX South make for interesting challenges in the PR world. Traditional media tend to avoid it due its smaller size and meager attractiveness for those huge and juicy announcements. Knowing this ahead of time however, meant that Wonacott and 505 Games were able to capitalize on the event’s quirks by shifting our focus […]

PC, CONSOLE, VR… HARDWARE, GAMES… WONACOTT TAKES OVER E3 WITH ALL-STAR CLIENTS

WOW! What an awesome E3 as we repped five separate clients attending this year, working hard to ensure each received the highest level of media and influencer appointments for jam-packed schedules. Add in consumers for the first time at the show and our outreach, careful organization, onsite logistics and industry knowledge helped us prevail! Completely […]