We're COUSIN...

A Video Game Advertising Agency

Specialising in media planning and buying for the games industry, from audience inteligence to launch campaigns and ongoing player acquisition.

Gaming Expertise
Platform Agnostic
Audience First
Digital & Traditional Media

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Specialists in Advertising for Video Games & Gaming Campaigns

Effectively reaching gamers requires more than a presence in gaming environments. It requires understanding of the culture. We are a dedicated video game advertising agency with a team of media strategists and gaming enthusiasts who have decades of experience with this industry. From the communities that form around competitive titles to the moments that drive conversation across console, PC and mobile, we know what lands with players and what doesn't.

Our work spans the full breadth of the gaming market, from AAA publishers and indie studios to brands looking to connect with gaming audiences. We combine audience intelligence with media planning and strategy to ensure campaigns reach the right players at the right moment. Whether you're launching a new title, remastering a nostalgic IP, driving pre-orders or building long-term brand presence in the space, we are the gaming advertising agency that can get you exposure and sales.

We work across...

AAA
Indie
Live Service
Free-to-Play
DLC & Seasonal
Live Service
Esports
Early Access
Narrative
Action / Shooter
RPG
Strategy
Simulation
Horror
Playstation
Xbox
PC
Mobile
Nintendo
Physical Releases
Digital Releases

Some of our work

Recent campaigns across a range of titles, genres and budgets.

Embedded in the Gaming Industry

COUSIN is not a generalist agency, we're part of the gaming industry. Our team plays, follows and cares about the same campaigns we work on, ensuring you have a passionate and invested partner working across your business, with the memberships to back that up.

We are an independent video game advertising agency, which means our recommendations are driven by what is right for your campaign rather than commercial arrangements with media owners.

Industry Members

UKIE members and IPA Accelerator graduates, attending the same events as our clients.

Independent

No preferred partners, no volume commitments just campaigns for your audience and objectives.

Genre benchmarked

We can show you how your campaign performs relative to comparable gaming activations.

Gaming Advertising Services

Services built for the full gaming lifecycle, from pre-launch to post-launch and beyond.

Audience Intelligence

Understanding who plays your game, and where to find them, is the foundation of what we do. We map player communities, platform behaviours and genre affinities to build a clear picture of your audience.

Media Strategy

We build strategies based on how your audience consumes media, not assumptions. Recommendation grounded in category data and shaped around your campaign window, budget and objectives.

Media Planning

From channel selection to scheduling and phasing, we build plans designed to maximise impact across the full campaign period. With full visibility of where your budget is going and why.

Media Buying

We buy across all areas of advertising from TV, VOD, Cinema, Audio and OOH to social media, paid search, display, video and programmatic. As an independent agency, our campaigns are driven by performance, not partnerships.

Global Execution

For publishers and developers operating globally across multiple territories, we manage the complexity of multi-market video game advertising campaigns without losing local focus.

Ongoing Campaign Support

Campaigns don't end at launch. We monitor performance, providing regular reporting and making data-led adjustments where required. We value partnerships over single transactions.

Publishers & developers we've partnered with

Ready to talk about your next release?

We work with publishers, developers and brands at every stage of the market. Get in touch to discuss your campaign.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does a video game advertising agency approach advertising for game campaigns?
An experienced agency understands the industry, focuses on launch rhythms, community behaviour around releases, endemic vs. non-endemic channel dynamics, and the difference between a core player audience and a mass-market one. At COUSIN we build bespoke plans for every title we take on, creating a media planning and buying strategy built for impact in the specific context of the game.
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