Riot Games Acquires Stoneheart and Rising Thunder Developers Radiant Entertainment
San Francisco-based Radiant Entertainment, the developers of fighting game Rising Thunder and crafting game Stonehearth, were recently acquired by Riot Games on March 8.
Headed by fighting game veterans Tom and Tony Cannon (the owners of the EVO tournament series) and Seth Killian (the namesake of Street Fighter character Seth), the company’s initial goal was to develop a beginner friendly fighting game in the form of Rising Thunder.
Unfortunately, the game was cancelled because of the sale to Riot. “For now, we will be permanently closing Rising Thunder on March 18th. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Alpha!” the press statement from Tom and Tony Cannon read.
This isn’t the first time Riot has been near the realm of fighting games. As a matter of fact, a few of the company’s programmers developed a League of Legends modification for Super Smash Bros. Brawl last year, “for fun” of course.
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A screenshot of the League of Legends mod by Riot’s WizardCrab and company. Source :https://thunderdome.riotgames.com/
Could this acquisition lead to a Riot-developed fighting game, let alone a League of Legends one?
Credits to Gamespot for the trailer.
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