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Gaming and immersive PR agency. From AAA studios to VR start-ups.

Gaming, VR, AR, location-based experiences, esports, and the studios building the next generation of cultural products. This is technology meeting entertainment, and the press for it lives in a different ecosystem than enterprise tech, one we know intimately.

Why Immersive PR Now

Gaming is the largest entertainment industry on the planet.

Bigger than film. Bigger than music. And the European studios at the top of this industry, from CD Projekt to Embracer to Rovio to a generation of VR-native companies, increasingly need press strategy that reaches both player communities and mainstream business press.

We work on the fault line between the two. A AAA launch where Polygon, IGN, and Eurogamer matter as much as the FT and Bloomberg. A VR product reveal where UploadVR drives early adopters but TechCrunch defines the funding narrative. We bring relationships and framings for both ecosystems to the same campaign.

Immersive Entertainment

Sub-categories We Cover

Specialist relationships across gaming and immersive.

AAA Game Studios Indie Game Studios Mobile Games Live-Service Games Esports Leagues Esports Teams VR Platforms VR Content AR & Mixed Reality Location-Based Experiences Game Publishers Creator Economy

Each sub-sector has its own enthusiast press, its own influencer ecosystem, and its own audience expectations. Generalist PR doesn't move communities. Specialist relationships do.

Our Approach

What's distinctive about gaming PR with Beachhut.

Enthusiast press AND business press

The IGN review and the Bloomberg profile both matter, and they need different approaches. We coordinate across both ecosystems for launches that need to break through everywhere.

Influencer + creator strategy

Press alone doesn't move gaming. Streamers, content creators, and review YouTubers do. We integrate creator strategy with traditional press for launches that actually drive pre-orders.

Crisis comms for launches

A bad launch, a server outage, a leaked roadmap. Gaming community sentiment moves faster than any other sector we work in. We bring crisis-PR fluency to studios that need it.

Funding to public listing

Indie raises, studio acquisitions, esports IPOs, VR-native Series B. The financial press reads gaming differently than the enthusiast press. We bridge the two.

Recent Immersive Work

Case studies in the sector.

All work
VR

Studio Launch Campaign

VR studio's flagship title, 1.2M pre-orders
Gaming

AAA Launch Strategy

Multi-platform AAA launch across enthusiast and business press
Esports

Esports League Launch

European league announcement with broadcast and trade coverage

Recent Immersive Insights

From the blog.

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Gaming

The Two-Ecosystem Problem in Gaming PR

Why a press strategy that moves Polygon doesn't move Bloomberg, and vice versa.
Gaming

Indie Launch PR on a Tenth of the AAA Budget

The four moves indie studios should make in the eight weeks before launch.
Crisis

When a Game Launch Goes Sideways: A Crisis Playbook

Server outages, leaked roadmaps, community backlash. The first 48 hours.

Gaming & Immersive PR FAQ

Common questions from studios and platforms.

What does a gaming PR agency do?

A gaming PR agency runs press and communications strategy for game studios, publishers, esports organisations, and immersive entertainment companies. The work covers studio launches, AAA and indie game releases, esports tournaments and league announcements, VR/AR product launches, funding rounds, and crisis comms when a launch goes sideways.

What immersive sub-sectors does Beachhut PR cover?

Gaming (AAA studios, indie publishers, mobile, live-service), VR and AR platforms and content, mixed reality, esports leagues and tournaments, location-based experiences, and the studios building cross-platform immersive entertainment.

Does Beachhut PR work with AAA studios or just indie?

Both. We've worked on flagship AAA launches and on indie titles where the brief is to break through with a fraction of the marketing budget. The press strategy is genuinely different for each, and we tailor accordingly.

How does Beachhut PR handle VR and AR press?

VR and AR press lives in a different ecosystem than enterprise tech, with its own publications (UploadVR, Road to VR, MIXED), its own influencer landscape, and its own beat reporters at mainstream publications. We have direct relationships across this stack.

Work With Us

Got a launch coming up?

Studio reveal, AAA release, indie launch, VR product debut, esports league announcement. Send us a note. We respond within 24 hours.

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