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ABOUT
Handcrafted games built by a crew of industry veterans
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1991
2006
2025
It all started with Radical Entertainment back in 1991.
Fast forward to 2025 and we have amassed invaluable experience along the way.
We know how to capture the essence of world-class intellectual properties,
and deliver licensed games that delight fans everywhere.
Join us as we continue to evolve and inspire!
Ian Wilkinson, CEO
Ian co-founded Radical Entertainment, Canada’s largest independent game company, in 1991. He sold the company to Vivendi Games in 2006, and retired as CEO and President in 2008. Ian joined Hothead the following year, steering the company toward record profitability and honing the company vision in the mobile game space. Ian sat on the advisory boards of the BC Institute of Technology, BC Advanced Systems Institute, and was Chair of New Media BC. He is a winner of Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award and a graduate of the Ivey Business School at Western University.
Tim Bennison, COO
Tim recently served as COO at Capcom Game Studio Vancouver. He was also COO at Gener8, creating visual effects for feature films from Marvel, Disney and Warner. He worked for many years with Ian Wilkinson at Radical Entertainment as Executive Producer and VP Technology, building games such as Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Prototype. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Toronto and an MMath in Computer Graphics from the University of Waterloo. Tim is an experienced watercolour painter and is a Signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. He joined Hothead as COO in 2020.
SERVICES
WORK FOR HIRE FULL GAME DEVELOPMENT
Our highly skilled team is available immediately to take on full game, metaverse, or realtime VFX projects. We also provide smaller strike teams to help with optimization, liveops, design tuning services and more.
MOBILE AND CONSOLE
From early concepting, to full-spectrum core development, to monetization, to testing product market fit and scaling into liveops, our team has the experience you need to bring your game to life.
CO-DEV
We are happy to team up with your staff or another studio, to co-develop a great game together. We're ready to function as an extension of your team and we have resources to scale almost any project.
PORTING
Expand your reach and re-energize your titles by porting them to new platforms. With our multi-platform expertise, we're excited to help you introduce your game to fresh audiences!
REMASTERING
We specialize in remastering classic games by enhancing visuals, audio, and gameplay to revive beloved titles for modern hardware, appealing to both new players and long-time.
RADICAL GAMES
HOTHEAD GAMES
CONTACT
Reach out to us to discuss your game development needs.
