We turn famous names into games, and take great games across borders.
Radiance Strategic Solutions connects IP owners with the right studios, structures the license, and helps design a game worthy of the name. The firm is led by Monte Singman, who has built games by hand, founded and sold two studios, and licensed more than fifty games across borders.
- 2 studios founded and soldZona to Shanda, and Radiance Digital Entertainment to iDreamSky. Both buyers later listed on NASDAQ.
- 50+ games licensedIncluding Monument Valley, Toy Blast, Gardenscapes and Sonic Dash.
- About 10xRevenue from Gordon Ramsay: Chef Blast, compared with its license fee.
- 28,000+LinkedIn followers, plus 4,200+ subscribers to the Rigging the Games newsletter.
Case studies
All licensing work-
Celebrity IP into a mobile game
Gordon Ramsay: Chef Blast
Chef Blast shipped as a puzzle game built around Gordon Ramsay, and its revenue came to roughly ten times the license fee.
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Licensing a legend, twice
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee ran in Temple Run worldwide, and the 2026 license brings him into a new game with new gameplay and his endorsement in its advertising.
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Cross-border licensing and market entry
Global hits, new markets
These games reached a new audience, some under local names such as 快乐点点消 (Toy Blast) and 合并童话国 (EverMerge), part of more than fifty titles licensed across borders.
How Radiance can help
All services- For IP and brand owners Turn your name or brand into a game
- For studios and publishers License a famous IP, or take your game to a new market
- Advisory and board roles An experienced director for your board
- Gamification beyond games Make your product worth coming back to
- Speaking Keynotes, talks and workshops
Licensing portfolio
All licensing work-
Gordon Ramsay: Chef Blast
Gordon Ramsay, with Outplay Entertainment
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Monument Valley
ustwo games
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Sonic Dash and Sonic Dash 2
SEGA
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Toy Blast
Peak
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Gardenscapes
Playrix
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Homescapes
Playrix
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EverMerge
Big Fish Games
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C.A.T.S.
ZeptoLab
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Dungeons & Dragons Online
Turbine
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Crash of Cars
Not Doppler
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Horizon Chase
Aquiris
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Castle Creeps
Outplay Entertainment
Games Monte made
All games made-
Blood Type and AstrologyDeveloper -
John Madden FootballSoftware engineer -
Super Puzzle Fighter II TurboProgrammer and producer -
Final Fight EX (Final Fight Revenge)Producer -
Tang ChiGame designer and technical director -
Test Drive Off-Road 2Production team -
Test Drive Off-Road 3Production team -
Big Air SnowboardingExecutive producer -
BallisticExecutive producer -
Looney Tunes RacingExecutive producer
The teams behind the games
Teams and momentsWriting series
All writingMonte's LinkedIn newsletter on games, business and culture, read by more than 4,200 subscribers.
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LinkedIn, 5 articles
The Dealmaker's Playbook
What game design teaches about negotiation
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UX Magazine, 6 articles
Gamification 2.0
Beyond Points and Badges: Designing for Players, Not Metrics
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LinkedIn, 3 articles
The Chinese Mobile Gaming Playbook
Strategies from China's mobile gaming giants for global market success
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LinkedIn, 6 articles
The Digital Art of War
Six chapters on LinkedIn
Read the series
Work with Radiance Strategic Solutions
Tell us what you have and what you want to build. Monte reads every inquiry himself and replies personally.
