UK Best Places to Work Winner 2023!
๐ Games agency. Comms, BI & Marketing self-publishing for
#gamedev
&
#indiedev
since 2008 ๐ contact
@icopartners
.com
Calling all content creators! In October, you can request keys for:
๐ซ Earth Defence Force: World Brother 2
๐งฉ Moss & Moss: Book II
๐ฆธ Funko Fusion
๐ G.I Joe: Wrath of Cobra
๐ดโโ ๏ธ Sea of Legends
โ๏ธ Phantom Breaker: Battle Ground Ultimate
And more:
"Avarice slips unseen into the catacombs of the mind"๐ก๏ธ
Grave Robber Cosplay by ellie.amber (Instagram)
Character from
@DarkestDungeon
commissioned for
@RedHookStudios
๐ท: layerzerotredici (Instagram)
Darkest Dungeon II is out now on Steam & EGS!
The Jester ๐ผ The Doctor ๐งช The Robber ๐ก
Amazing illustration from the talented
@mynqzo
for
@DarkestDungeon
commissioned for
@RedHookStudios
Darkest Dungeon II is out now on Steam and EGS!
Female CEO. Female Gamer. Female Protagonist. Why do we see โFemaleโ in front of titles in games & media? Is gender identification necessary & why is it mostly used on women?ย
For
#InternationalWomensDay
ICO challenges the Games Industry to rethink how they talk about women!
๐ฆTUNIC comes to Nintendo Switch on September 27, 2022. โ๏ธ
Reach out to us at finji
@icopartners
.com or sign up at the form below to request your review code:
๐ฆTUNIC releases March 16th! โ๏ธ
Don't miss out on reviewing the biggest game releasing this spring and register your code interest through the form below. ๐
We'll get back to you when we can!
RTs appreciated!
Link:
We're really happy to announce that we'll be working with
@FinjiCo
on their next few projects, starting with Chicory: A Colorful Tale!
The Steam Game Festival Demo is live on Steam from 6PM GMT (7PM CEST), but let us know if you'd like to know more! โจ
Meet the new ICO. ๐
We're super thrilled to announce our new rebranding today, doubling our focus down on helping studios worldwide self-publish their games and our new vision for the future of ICO and what we do.
Read more on Medium:
โฌ& MORE BELOWโฌ
We're hiring again! Looking for a ๐ซ๐ท Communications Manager to join us (remote ok!)
๐1.5-2.5 years experience in games PR.
๐ฃ French native.
โกExcited to work with AAA and indies.
๐Keen to join an amazing, inclusive team.
RTs appreciated ๐
โน๏ธ
Looking for a French-speaking communications manager to join us on our journey to become Europe's
#1
partner for any team publishing games.
Know anyone who could be interested? Tag them here!
#gamedevjobs
#games
#marketing
#publishing
#pr
IGN Fan Fest is officially returning on February 19!
Halo, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and TMNT highlight this year's panels and interviews. Check out what you can expect when we stream
#IGNFanFest
starting at 11am PT:
๐ฃ NEW JOB ALERT! Communications Manager (remote ok!)
๐2-3 yrs experience
๐ฃ English speaking
โกWanna work with AAA and indies
๐ฅExperienced managing clients / accounts
๐ Keen to join one of ย best places to work
We're looking for a full time Social + Influencer manager!
โ Full time role.
๐ Remote initially, Brighton, UK-based once its safe.
๐ฉ๐พโ๐คโ๐ฉ๐ผ Encouraging diversity of applicants.
๐ฅ Fantastic team to work with.
โ Info & applications ๐
RT appreciated! ๐
Hi! We're once again looking for a French Communications Manager to join us (remote ok!)
๐ข1.5-2.5 years experience in games PR.
๐ซ๐ท French native.
๐ฅExcited to work with AAA and indies.
๐Keen to join one of
@gibiz
best places to work 2021
RT plz!๐
๐ฆTUNIC releases March 16th! โ๏ธ
Don't miss out on reviewing the biggest game releasing this spring and register your code interest through the form below. ๐
We'll get back to you when we can!
RTs appreciated!
Link:
Looking for a Junior Communications Manager to join us on our journey to become Europe's
#1
partner for any team publishing games. ๐ช๐บ๐ฎ
Know anyone who could be interested? Tag them here! โฌ
#gamedevjobs
#games
#marketing
#publishing
#pr
Hello!
@Drama_David
here, your new
@icopartners
Social Media & Influencer manager!๐งก
Looking forward to connecting with you and share some of our amazing projects we are cooking at ICO!
You can contact me through my DMโs should you need anything, I'd be glad to help. ๐
We spent a wonderful evening at
@BAFTAGames
last Friday in excellent company!
๐ Congrats to
@larianstudios
for Best Game, Music, Performer in a Supporting Role, Narrative and EE Playersโ Choice awards.
๐Incredibly excited to finally be able to share that ICO is one of the winners in this year's
#gibestplaces
! ๐ฑ
OMG!
We're incredibly humbled for this, particularly at a time that has been so tough for everyone. This is fantastic and we're definitely not crying rn๐ญ
Calling all content creators! In July, you can request keys for:
๐ Darkest Dungeon II
๐ต๏ธ The Operator
๐งฉ Linkito
๐บ ONE BTN BOSSES
๐ฒ Adventure Forge
๐ข TMNT Splintered Fate (Switch only)
And more:
Calling all content creators! In March, you can request keys for:
๐ชจ Goblin Stone
๐ช Nightingale
๐ฅ As Dusk Falls
๐ก๏ธ Blade Prince Academy
๐ TerraTech Worlds
๐ฒ Baldurโs Gate 3
and more on Stash:
๐จ [New Client Alert] ๐จ We're excited to announce that we're working with the
@RedHookStudios
team on the full release of Darkest Dungeon II ๐ฅ
Darkest Dungeon II releases May 8 on Steam and the Epic Game Store - check out the Steam Next Fest demo today:
We've got a new client! ๐
We'll be working on
@baldursgate3
with our friends
@larianstudios
, handling EMEA + LATAM communications for everyone outside of GSA and France!
Forgotten Realms, make some noise.
Of Valour and Lore brings the Bard to Baldur's Gate 3, adds Gnomes as a playable race, Brazilian Portuguese localization and more! It's time to make some sweet music.
The ICO team is growing!๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Say a warm bienvenue to our newest team member Fanny (
@stardustAndTea
), who will be supporting us for the French Market! โจ๐ต๐ซ๐ท
To celebrate
@exocolonist
launching on August 25th,
@kimjoyskitchen
baked an Exocolonist-themed cake that we can't wait to dig into!
Check out the Instagram reel here, and keep an eye out for a full video soon.
๐ฃNew opening alert!
We're after a Sales & Marketing manager to look after our tool Footprints and a few other things.
๐Remote OK
โฒ๏ธPart-time, 4-day week company.
โ๏ธ2-3 years of SaaS sales experience.
๐Great team, 2x Best Place to Work by
@GIBiz
.
๐จjobs
@icopartners
.com
We're happy to announce that
@finjico
's next project,
@chicory
, launches June 10th! ๐ถ๐จ
๐ Press, let us know in the linked form if you're interested in a review key.
We can't wait for you to colour the world! ๐
๐ RTs appreciated!
Calling all content creators! In September, you can request keys for:
๐งฉ Wilmot Works It Out
๐ Crown Gambit
๐ซ Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
โ๏ธ Stormforge
๐ช Arena Breakout Infinite
๐ป Usual June
And more:
This week's Footprints coverage shows Xbox and PlayStation going head to head, with a massive amount of Game Pass titles sneaking past The Last Of Us Remastered to take the top spot this week.
๐ฃNew role up: Senior UK/US Communications Manager.
๐ 3-5 years experience in games PR.
๐ฃ English speaking native
โกExcited to work with AAA and indies.
๐ฅExperienced managing clients / accounts
๐Keen to join one of
@GIBiz
best places to work
โ Incredible pixel art
โ Stunning animations
โ Magnificent soundtrack
โ Over 1000 "Very Positive" Steam reviews
Astral Ascent launches November 14th on PC, PS4/5 and Nintendo Switch!
@HibernianWS
Content creators and press: now that
#SteamNextFest
is over, know that you can always request keys for our partners' games!
Have a look at the 17 games available on Stash (PC and consoles):
That's right, I Was A Teenage Exocolonist (
@exocolonist
) launches on PlayStation 4 & 5 on August 25th!
Interested in covering the game?
Sign up for a review copy through the Google form below: โฌ๏ธ
ANNOUNCEMENT: I Was A Teenage Exocolonist, a new narrative RPG, comes to PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5 on August 25th!
Balance friends and school, develop relationships and romances, and protect humanity from an unknown calamity. The future is up to you.
Want to stay up to date with what's coming from our partners at
@FinjiCo
,
@InflexionGames
,
@PolyarcGames
and
@shirogames
, amongst other amazing studios?
Make sure you sign-up for the ICO Mailing list so we can stay in touch as opportunities appear!
โ๏ธ๐
@wartales_game
is out now via Early Access! ๐ โ๏ธ
๐ฅContent creators friends, get your keys here:
๐ฐPress friends, request your keys here:
RTs appreciated, and we'll see you on the battlefield!
๐๏ธ Content creators and press: you can now request your Steam key for The Operator:
๐ต๏ธ Investigage mysterious crime as a CIA-like operator
๐ฅ Dive into an intense narrative experience between Her Story and Return of the Obra
Been tracking Elden Ring coverage through our internal tool Footprints, which has captured over 7k articles in 7 days.
For comparison, Cyberpunk 2077's launch had about 3.8k in that same timeframe.
Wow!
Heading to Gamescom? Drop one of our team a line (or hit our DM's!). We're taking bookings for all these amazing games!
๐คฅLies of P
๐ญNightingale
๐ฅSolium Infernum / Jumplight Odyssey
๐ญNew title from Polyarc (creators of Moss)
๐ธFretless
๐ฃNEW JOB ALERT!๐ฃ
We're after a German Communications Manager!
๐2-3 years experience in PR.
๐ฃGerman native ideally.
โกExcited to work with AAA and indies.
๐Keen to join an amazing, inclusive team.
Details:
RTs appreciated ๐
โจCalling journos and content creators! Ender Lilies launches on
@Steam
Early Access Jan 21st.
๐จDiscover a dark fantasy metroidvania
๐ฅGuide Lily the Priestess in the chaos of the cursed rain
๐พWin challenging fights and recruit bosses
Preview keys๐
pr
@icopartners
.com
Moss: Book II is Now Available on
@PlayStation
!
Content creators, ask for a key here
Media friends, you can register your interest here as well ๐
RT's appreciated!
โจWeekend showcases recapโจ
Over the past weekend, different showcases shared exciting news and sneak peeks. Letโs take a look at their coverage! Games with a * means that they have appeared on more than one showcase during the weekend.
Ahead of
@gamescom
2022, we asked the ICO team to put together their number one tips for gamescom first timers!
Check out the thread below to make sure you don't miss a trick before the year's biggest gaming convention โฌ๏ธ
PlayStation's first
#StateofPlay
of the year was ripe with reveals and trailers. But how do the mentioned games fare in terms of coverage? Here are the most covered games of the showcase over the past few hours.
Using our internal coverage tool, Footprints, we're kicking off an initiative where we track the trending gaming topics each week.
This'll let us see where press were focused, and what stories were important to the industry at large.
SEED becomesโฆ ALZARA Radiant Echoes! โ
With this name change, we can also announce our Kickstarter campaign will launch on May 14th at 10am EDT / 4pm CEST!
You wonโt want to miss our full reveal:
We're thrilled to be working with
@Wizards_DnD
and
@TuqueGames
on the launch of
@DarkAlliance
! The game is coming to PC, PlayStationยฎ4, PlayStationยฎ5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on June 22, 2021!
Wartales launched not twelve hours ago and is the top seller on Steam! ๐
Thanks everyone, and congrats
@wartales_game
team!
Get it here:
Request a review code here:
Job offer time!! ๐ข
We are hiring for TWO developer roles at ICO, a bit outside of our regular comms roles!
Job specs๐
Backend Developer -
Full Stack Developer -
Remote Friendly ๐ !
Know someone? RT and share ๐
It's that time of year again!
@gamescom
is coming up, and we're going!
Register your interest in the form below to book meetings for projects such as
@tunicgame
,
@DuneSpiceWars
, the next projects from
@LeagueofGeeks
and more!
Manor Lords has been out for almost a month now, and it's certainly been the talk of the press!
๐ 2,788 articles, 2,094 videos and 635 streams have been published since its reveal on October 25th. Discover our full Footprints report since that date:
Starting today the ICO team is working from home until we can see how the COVID situation evolves. Its business as usual for now but better safe than sorry
We have set up an internal Discord server to stay in always-on voice chat and keep in touch with each other โ
โจPartner list updated after the weekend madness โจ
Want to get news and review keys for these? Make sure you're subscribed to our communications๐
PlayStation
#StateofPlay
brought quite a few heavy hitters. Here's how coverage stacked up for the ten most talked about games from last night's show.๐ฅ
We'll be back next week, as our coverage tracking powered by Footprints picks up pace through Summer Games Fest and much more!
Very excited and incredibly proud to have been working with our friends at
@FinjiCo
for the release of Chicory. It's a real labour of love and a beautifully touching game. We can't wait for you all to experience it ๐
It's time to bring color back to the world.
Are you ready?
Finji is proud to present:
๐จ Chicory: A Colorful Tale ๐
Available now on Playstation 4, PlayStation 5, PC & Mac.
ALZARA Radiant Echoes (
@StudioCamelia_
) is live on Kickstarter! Explore a fantasy Mediterranean archipelago in a 3D turn-based JRPG inspired by beloved classics.
๐ฃ Don't miss out on discounted prices with early bird rewards:
Unfortunately today we have to say goodbye to one of our finest, our lovely French Communications Manager
@anox_rb
, who just completed her last day at ICO ๐ข
We will miss you dearly as a colleague but we can't wait to see where life leads you next! โคโจ
Through Footprints, our internal coverage tool, we tracked the below as the most covered stories in games from May 9th to May 15th.
Does any of this surprise you?
Any stories that you'd expect to have received more coverage?
Calling all content creators! In April, you can request keys for:
๐ต๏ธ The Operator
๐งฉ Linkito
๐บ One Btn Bosses
๐๏ธ TerraTech Worlds
๐ง Smite 2
โ ๏ธ Solium Infernum
and more on Stash:
No Rest For The Wicked will release on Steam today! If you're curious to see how often the game has been covered by media since its reveal, we've pulled together a detailed Footprints for all coverage since Dec. 2023 ๐๐
@moongamestudios
@wickedgame
๐ต The Operator will release July 22, at 8:00 AM PDT!
๐ซต If you want to put your face ingame, the form is going to end soon ๐
๐ This is one of the most important post to share, we count on you!
๐ค Wishlist the game now on Steam ๐
๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Content creators and press: The Operator (
@bureau81_games
) is now available on Steam!
Become a CIA-like agent, lead the investigation and resolve crimes, but most importantly: trust no one.
๐๏ธ Request your key on Stash:
Massive congratulations to our
@larianstudios
friends, getting six awards last night and simultaneously launching Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox at the same time!
Announcing that
@geogrify
has joined
@deepwelldtx
as Head of Global Outreach & Readiness, kicking off her first initiative by overseeing Deepwell's first annual Mental Health Game Jam, kicking off May 1st.
More details โฌ๏ธ
โ๏ธThe Wholesome Direct showcased 78 indie games in this edition, but let's find out the 10 most discussed ones! We included games that are equally ranked, bringing the total number of titles in this chart to 15.
#WholesomeDirect
๐ Weโre glad to welcome Charlotte to the ICO team as a Sales & Marketing Manager on , our PR coverage tool.
Until now, she has worked in a variety of publishing sectors, from children's books to tabletop and video games!
Very excited to be working with the
@ManticoreGames
team to launch Core as their designated EU agency!
This project has potential to change the way make and play games. Check it out ๐
This is a great analysis of detailed TikTok stats from over 1500 game studios.
We highly recommend giving this a read if you're looking to break into the platform.
GAME STUDIO TIKTOK DATA ANALYSIS
I gathered data from over 1500 TikTok videos by game studios. This analysis includes detailed stats from their best performers totalling 700 million Views ๐
What are my takeaways? ๐งต
The journey toward humanity is just beginning. Step into the city of Krat to start discovering what lies between you and your truth.
#LiesofP
Play the demo now:
๐ฃ coverage report of the week๐ฃ
Topic of the week: Diablo IV. With its successful launch, the game gathered more than 5000 articles in a week. For context, it is now Blizzard Entertainmentโs fastest-selling game of all time.