Radiant Entertainment
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Tom Cannon, Tony Cannon |
| Headquarters | Los Altos, California , United States |
| Products | Stonehearth, Rising Thunder |
| Parent | Riot Games |
Radiant Entertainment, Inc. was a United States-based video game developer located in Los Altos, California. The company was founded in 2011 by twin siblings Tom and Tony Cannon. They created Stonehearth, a city-building game that launched officially in July 2018 following a three-year period in early access. In March 2016, Radiant became part of Riot Games. Their second project, Rising Thunder, was discontinued during its alpha phase but later re-released as a free "community edition" in January 2018.
History
The founding of Radiant Entertainment was led by Tom and Tony Cannon, who are also recognized for establishing the Evolution Championship Series (Evo) and developing the fighting game middleware known as GGPO. After their tenure as software engineers at VMware, they departed in 2011 to dedicate themselves fully to game creation, setting up Radiant in Los Altos. In 2013, the studio successfully ran a crowdfunding initiative on Kickstarter to support Stonehearth, surpassing its initial funding goal. The title entered early access in June 2015 and saw its full release in July 2018, although some Kickstarter stretch goals were not achieved. During a seed investment round in June 2015, Radiant raised capital from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, London Venture Partners, and General Catalyst.
In July 2015, Radiant announced Rising Thunder, a fighting game developed with industry expert Seth Killian, who had joined after departing from Santa Monica Studio. The game entered technical alpha the same month and became publicly accessible in August. On March 8, 2016, Radiant was acquired by Riot Games, creators of League of Legends, for an undisclosed sum. Post-acquisition, the development of Rising Thunder was halted and the game was discontinued that month; the team then moved on to other projects within Riot. In January 2018, Radiant made available a free "community edition" of Rising Thunder featuring open-source server infrastructure.
Games developed
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rising Thunder | Windows |
| 2018 | Rising Thunder: Community Edition | Windows |
| Stonehearth | macOS, Windows |