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== History ==
== History ==
Prior to launching Radiant Entertainmen, its founders, twin brothers Tom and Tony Cannon, were employed as [[software engineer]]s for [[VMware]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/they-changed-fighting-games-forever-now-theyre-making-486133988 |title=They Changed Fighting Games, Now They're Making Something New |first=Evan |last=Narcisse |date= |website=kotaku.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> The duo started developing video games full-time in 2011, founding Radiant Entertainment as an [[indie game developer]] in [[Los Altos, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/247082/Stonehearth_studio_nets_45M_to_keep_making_PC_games.php |title=''Stonehearth'' studio nets $4.5M to keep making PC games |first=Alex |last=Wawro |date= |website=gamasutra.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref name="VG247">{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/evo-founders-kickstart-first-game-stonehearth/ |title=EVO founders Kickstart first game, Stonehearth - VG247 |author= |date=April 30, 2013 |website=vg247.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> Other pre-Radiant Entertainment ventures by the Cannon twins include the [[Evolution Championship Series]] [[eSports]] tournament and the [[GGPO]] [[middleware]] platform for [[fighting game]]s.<ref name="VG247" /> Radiant Entertainment launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign for their first game, the [[city-building game]] ''[[Stonehearth]]'', on April 29, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/evo-founders-launch-kickstarter-for-new-game-stonehearth-252703.phtml |title=Evo founders launch Kickstarter for new game Stonehearth |author= |date= |website=destructoid.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> Initially seeking {{US$|120,000|link=yes}}, the funding concluded one month later with a total of {{US$|751,920|long=no}} pledged by backers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/stonehearth-kickstarter-gets-successfully-funded-and-then-some/ |title=Stonehearth Kickstarter gets successfully funded, and then some |author= |date= |website=pcgamer.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> The game was released into [[early access]] on June 3, 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/stonehearth-is-out-now-on-steam-early-access-293233.phtml |title=Stonehearth is out now on Steam Early Access |author= |date= |website=destructoid.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> and it was fully released in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/stonehearths-development-will-end-this-month-without-meeting-all-its-kickstarter-goals/ |title=Stonehearth's development will end this month, without meeting all its Kickstarter stretch goals |author= |date= |website=pcgamer.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> Following the game's release, in a June 2015 round of [[seed funding]], Radiant Entertainment raised {{US$|4.5&nbsp;million|long=no}} in funding from [[Andreessen Horowitz]], [[London Venture Partners]] and [[General Catalyst]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-06-25-radiant-entertainment-raises-USD4-5m-in-seed-funding |title=Radiant Entertainment raises $4.5m in seed funding |author= |date= |website=gamesindustry.biz |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/development/stonehearth-studio-radiant-entertainment-raises-45m |title=Stonehearth studio Radiant Entertainment raises $4.5m |author= |date= |website=mcvuk.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref>
Prior to launching Radiant Entertainment, its founders, twin brothers Tom and Tony Cannon, were employed as [[software engineer]]s for [[VMware]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/they-changed-fighting-games-forever-now-theyre-making-486133988 |title=They Changed Fighting Games, Now They're Making Something New |first=Evan |last=Narcisse |date= |website=kotaku.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> The duo started developing video games full-time in 2011, founding Radiant Entertainment as an [[indie game developer]] in [[Los Altos, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/247082/Stonehearth_studio_nets_45M_to_keep_making_PC_games.php |title=''Stonehearth'' studio nets $4.5M to keep making PC games |first=Alex |last=Wawro |date= |website=gamasutra.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref name="VG247">{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/evo-founders-kickstart-first-game-stonehearth/ |title=EVO founders Kickstart first game, Stonehearth - VG247 |author= |date=April 30, 2013 |website=vg247.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> Other pre-Radiant Entertainment ventures by the Cannon twins include the [[Evolution Championship Series]] [[eSports]] tournament and the [[GGPO]] [[middleware]] platform for [[fighting game]]s.<ref name="VG247" /> Radiant Entertainment launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign for their first game, the [[city-building game]] ''[[Stonehearth]]'', on April 29, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/evo-founders-launch-kickstarter-for-new-game-stonehearth-252703.phtml |title=Evo founders launch Kickstarter for new game Stonehearth |author= |date= |website=destructoid.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> Initially seeking {{US$|120,000|link=yes}}, the funding concluded one month later with a total of {{US$|751,920|long=no}} pledged by backers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/stonehearth-kickstarter-gets-successfully-funded-and-then-some/ |title=Stonehearth Kickstarter gets successfully funded, and then some |author= |date= |website=pcgamer.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> The game was released into [[early access]] on June 3, 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/stonehearth-is-out-now-on-steam-early-access-293233.phtml |title=Stonehearth is out now on Steam Early Access |author= |date= |website=destructoid.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> and it was fully released in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/stonehearths-development-will-end-this-month-without-meeting-all-its-kickstarter-goals/ |title=Stonehearth's development will end this month, without meeting all its Kickstarter stretch goals |author= |date= |website=pcgamer.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> Following the game's release, in a June 2015 round of [[seed funding]], Radiant Entertainment raised {{US$|4.5&nbsp;million|long=no}} in funding from [[Andreessen Horowitz]], [[London Venture Partners]] and [[General Catalyst]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-06-25-radiant-entertainment-raises-USD4-5m-in-seed-funding |title=Radiant Entertainment raises $4.5m in seed funding |author= |date= |website=gamesindustry.biz |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/development/stonehearth-studio-radiant-entertainment-raises-45m |title=Stonehearth studio Radiant Entertainment raises $4.5m |author= |date= |website=mcvuk.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref>


Radiant Entertainment announced their second game, the fighting game ''[[Rising Thunder (video game)|Rising Thunder]]'', on July 20, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/7/20/8996977/rising-thunder-new-fighting-game-seth-killian |title=Rising Thunder is a new fighting game from Seth Killian |author= |date= |website=polygon.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/rising-thunder/rising-thunder-is-a-f2p-fighting-game-for-pc-from-the-founders-of-evo |title=Rising Thunder is a F2P fighting game for PC from the founders of EVO |author= |date= |website=pcgamesn.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> To develop the game, the company was joined by [[Seth Killian]], who previously departed from [[Santa Monica Studio]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/248996/Seth_Killian_joins_Radiant_to_pitch_in_on_new_F2P_fighting_game.php |title=Seth Killian joins Radiant to pitch in on new F2P fighting game |first=Alex |last=Wawro |date= |website=gamasutra.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> The game's technical alpha opened to a handful of players at the end of the month,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/rising-thunder-technical-alpha-opens |title=Rising Thunder Technical Alpha Opens |author= |date= |website=USgamer.net |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> and to the public on August 10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/8/10/9128633/rising-thunder-alpha |title=Fighting game Rising Thunder's alpha is now open to all |author= |date= |website=polygon.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-rising-thunder-technical-alpha-is-now-open-to-all/ |title=The Rising Thunder technical alpha is now open to all |author= |date= |website=pcgamer.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> On March 8, 2016, Radiant Entertainment announced through their website that they had been acquired by [[Riot Games]], the developer of ''[[League of Legends]]'', for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/3/8/11181204/riot-games-acquires-radiant-entertainment |title=Riot Games acquires Rising Thunder and Stonehearth studio Radiant Entertainment |author= |date= |website=polygon.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-03-08-riot-acquires-radiant |title=Riot acquires Radiant |author= |date= |website=gamesindustry.biz |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/league-of-legends-publisher-picks-up-stonehearthrising-thunder-studio |title=League of Legends Publisher Picks Up Stonehearth/Rising Thunder Studio |author= |date= |website=USgamer.net |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> Alongside the acquisition, it was announced that ''Rising Thunder'' had been canceled and would consequently be shut down on March 18.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/267541/Acquired_by_Riot_Radiant_shuts_down_Rising_Thunder.php |title=Acquired by Riot, Radiant shuts down ''Rising Thunder'' |first=Alex |last=Wawro |date= |website=gamasutra.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> The development team behind ''Rising Thunder'' was subsequently re-allocated to a new, unannounced title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/riot-games-acquires-radiant-entertainment-rising-thunder-alpha-ends/ |title=Riot Games acquires Radiant Entertainment, Rising Thunder no more |author= |date= |website=pcgamer.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> A free, [[open-source]] version of the game, titled ''Rising Thunder: Community Edition'', was released on January 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/rising-thunder/rising-thunder-free-open-source |title=The free, open source edition of cancelled fighter Rising Thunder is now available |author= |date= |website=pcgamesn.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref>
Radiant Entertainment announced their second game, the fighting game ''[[Rising Thunder (video game)|Rising Thunder]]'', on July 20, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/7/20/8996977/rising-thunder-new-fighting-game-seth-killian |title=Rising Thunder is a new fighting game from Seth Killian |author= |date= |website=polygon.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/rising-thunder/rising-thunder-is-a-f2p-fighting-game-for-pc-from-the-founders-of-evo |title=Rising Thunder is a F2P fighting game for PC from the founders of EVO |author= |date= |website=pcgamesn.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> To develop the game, the company was joined by [[Seth Killian]], who previously departed from [[Santa Monica Studio]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/248996/Seth_Killian_joins_Radiant_to_pitch_in_on_new_F2P_fighting_game.php |title=Seth Killian joins Radiant to pitch in on new F2P fighting game |first=Alex |last=Wawro |date= |website=gamasutra.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> The game's technical alpha opened to a handful of players at the end of the month,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/rising-thunder-technical-alpha-opens |title=Rising Thunder Technical Alpha Opens |author= |date= |website=USgamer.net |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> and to the public on August 10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/8/10/9128633/rising-thunder-alpha |title=Fighting game Rising Thunder's alpha is now open to all |author= |date= |website=polygon.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-rising-thunder-technical-alpha-is-now-open-to-all/ |title=The Rising Thunder technical alpha is now open to all |author= |date= |website=pcgamer.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> On March 8, 2016, Radiant Entertainment announced through their website that they had been acquired by [[Riot Games]], the developer of ''[[League of Legends]]'', for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/3/8/11181204/riot-games-acquires-radiant-entertainment |title=Riot Games acquires Rising Thunder and Stonehearth studio Radiant Entertainment |author= |date= |website=polygon.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-03-08-riot-acquires-radiant |title=Riot acquires Radiant |author= |date= |website=gamesindustry.biz |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/league-of-legends-publisher-picks-up-stonehearthrising-thunder-studio |title=League of Legends Publisher Picks Up Stonehearth/Rising Thunder Studio |author= |date= |website=USgamer.net |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> Alongside the acquisition, it was announced that ''Rising Thunder'' had been canceled and would consequently be shut down on March 18.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/267541/Acquired_by_Riot_Radiant_shuts_down_Rising_Thunder.php |title=Acquired by Riot, Radiant shuts down ''Rising Thunder'' |first=Alex |last=Wawro |date= |website=gamasutra.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> The development team behind ''Rising Thunder'' was subsequently re-allocated to a new, unannounced title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/riot-games-acquires-radiant-entertainment-rising-thunder-alpha-ends/ |title=Riot Games acquires Radiant Entertainment, Rising Thunder no more |author= |date= |website=pcgamer.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref> A free, [[open-source]] version of the game, titled ''Rising Thunder: Community Edition'', was released on January 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/rising-thunder/rising-thunder-free-open-source |title=The free, open source edition of cancelled fighter Rising Thunder is now available |author= |date= |website=pcgamesn.com |accessdate=July 7, 2018}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:29, 4 October 2019

Radiant Entertainment, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo game industry
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Founders
  • Tom Cannon
  • Tony Cannon
Headquarters
Los Altos, California
,
U.S.
Key people
Products
ParentRiot Games (2016–present)

Radiant Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Los Altos, California. Founded by twin brothers Tom and Tony Cannon in 2011, the company has developed Stonehearth, a city-building game, which was released in July 2018. Radiant Entertainment was acquired by Riot Games in March 2016.

History

Prior to launching Radiant Entertainment, its founders, twin brothers Tom and Tony Cannon, were employed as software engineers for VMware.[1] The duo started developing video games full-time in 2011, founding Radiant Entertainment as an indie game developer in Los Altos, California.[2][3] Other pre-Radiant Entertainment ventures by the Cannon twins include the Evolution Championship Series eSports tournament and the GGPO middleware platform for fighting games.[3] Radiant Entertainment launched a Kickstarter campaign for their first game, the city-building game Stonehearth, on April 29, 2013.[4] Initially seeking US$120,000, the funding concluded one month later with a total of $751,920 pledged by backers.[5] The game was released into early access on June 3, 2015,[6] and it was fully released in July 2018.[7] Following the game's release, in a June 2015 round of seed funding, Radiant Entertainment raised $4.5 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, London Venture Partners and General Catalyst.[8][9]

Radiant Entertainment announced their second game, the fighting game Rising Thunder, on July 20, 2015.[10][11] To develop the game, the company was joined by Seth Killian, who previously departed from Santa Monica Studio.[12] The game's technical alpha opened to a handful of players at the end of the month,[13] and to the public on August 10.[14][15] On March 8, 2016, Radiant Entertainment announced through their website that they had been acquired by Riot Games, the developer of League of Legends, for an undisclosed sum.[16][17][18] Alongside the acquisition, it was announced that Rising Thunder had been canceled and would consequently be shut down on March 18.[19] The development team behind Rising Thunder was subsequently re-allocated to a new, unannounced title.[20] A free, open-source version of the game, titled Rising Thunder: Community Edition, was released on January 18, 2018.[21]

Games developed

Year Title Platform(s)
Canceled Rising Thunder Microsoft Windows
2018 Rising Thunder: Community Edition
Stonehearth macOS, Microsoft Windows

References

  1. ^ Narcisse, Evan. "They Changed Fighting Games, Now They're Making Something New". kotaku.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Wawro, Alex. "Stonehearth studio nets $4.5M to keep making PC games". gamasutra.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "EVO founders Kickstart first game, Stonehearth - VG247". vg247.com. April 30, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Evo founders launch Kickstarter for new game Stonehearth". destructoid.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Stonehearth Kickstarter gets successfully funded, and then some". pcgamer.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "Stonehearth is out now on Steam Early Access". destructoid.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "Stonehearth's development will end this month, without meeting all its Kickstarter stretch goals". pcgamer.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Radiant Entertainment raises $4.5m in seed funding". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Stonehearth studio Radiant Entertainment raises $4.5m". mcvuk.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  10. ^ "Rising Thunder is a new fighting game from Seth Killian". polygon.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "Rising Thunder is a F2P fighting game for PC from the founders of EVO". pcgamesn.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  12. ^ Wawro, Alex. "Seth Killian joins Radiant to pitch in on new F2P fighting game". gamasutra.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  13. ^ "Rising Thunder Technical Alpha Opens". USgamer.net. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  14. ^ "Fighting game Rising Thunder's alpha is now open to all". polygon.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  15. ^ "The Rising Thunder technical alpha is now open to all". pcgamer.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  16. ^ "Riot Games acquires Rising Thunder and Stonehearth studio Radiant Entertainment". polygon.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  17. ^ "Riot acquires Radiant". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  18. ^ "League of Legends Publisher Picks Up Stonehearth/Rising Thunder Studio". USgamer.net. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  19. ^ Wawro, Alex. "Acquired by Riot, Radiant shuts down Rising Thunder". gamasutra.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  20. ^ "Riot Games acquires Radiant Entertainment, Rising Thunder no more". pcgamer.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  21. ^ "The free, open source edition of cancelled fighter Rising Thunder is now available". pcgamesn.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
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