We Build Games for the World’s Biggest Entertainment IP
Nitrate Games is a custom development studio specializing in licensed games, kids experiences, and next-gen platforms.
Trusted by Disney, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros., Amazon, and more.
GAMES YOU CAN’T PUT DOWN
Game Development
We design and build high-quality games across console, mobile, and emerging platforms. Our team specializes in Unity development and delivering polished, scalable experiences for global audiences.
IP Adaptation & Transmedia
We bring world-class entertainment IP to life through interactive experiences. With deep experience navigating licensing, approvals, and brand integrity, we are trusted partners for major franchises.
Emerging Platforms
We develop for the next generation of play—including motion gaming, VR/XR, and user-generated platforms like Roblox and Fortnite—helping brands reach new audiences in new ways.
Selected Work from our team
Representative projects our founders and team members have helped develop, produce, or bring to market.
A character-driven adventure bringing one of animation’s most iconic personalities into an interactive experience.
The Patrick Star Game
A console and PC action game translating a global franchise into a fully explorable 3D world.
Ben 10: Power Trip
We Bare Bears: Food Truck Rush
A mobile-first experience designed for accessibility, charm, and repeat play.
Entertainment IP Adaptations
Bringing iconic franchises to life across formats, from the Godzilla TTRPG game to the Batman Azteca animated series.
WHY NITRATE?
We combine Hollywood access, digital scale, and proven development execution.
Hollywood IP Expertise
Decades of experience working with major studios, talent, and licensors—ensuring every project meets the highest standards of brand and storytelling.
Digital Scale
From console titles to UGC platforms, we’ve built experiences that reach tens of millions of players worldwide.
Proven Execution
A senior team with 20+ years of experience shipping licensed games across AAA, AA, and emerging platforms—on time and on spec.
Leadership
Montana Sommese
Co-Founder & COO
With over 15 years at the intersection of Hollywood and gaming, Montana Sommese specializes in adapting premier IP for the next generation of players. As a Studio Head and Producer, he has delivered dozens of experiences for industry titans like Warner Bros. and Fox, navigating everything from Steam and VR to the evolving ecosystems of UGC platforms like Roblox and Fortnite.
Daniel Stellan Kendrick
Co-Founder & CEO
Daniel Kendrick ran IDW Entertainment, working on films & games for LOCKE & KEY, WYNONNA EARP, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, GODZILLA, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, and 250 other titles. He’s sold projects to Warner Bros, Amazon, Netflix, Peacock, UCP. He Co-EPed the feature film AZTEC BATMAN.
Nick Madonna
Head of Development
Nick Madonna is a Founder and Executive with over 20 years of experience in the game industry, starting with AAA companies like Saber Interactive, Square Enix, & Vivendi Universal. He now runs PHL Collective, a leading licensed entertainment developer delivering award-winning titles for world-class IPs like Star Wars, Justice League, & SpongeBob SquarePants.
Deepak Nair
VP of Growth & Publishing Strategy
Deepak Nair is a veteran product and growth leader who has helped architect creator ecosystems for some of the world’s largest UGC platforms, including Roblox, Epic Games, and Meta. He was the founding Developer Relations lead for Fortnite Creative at Epic Games, a foundational member of Roblox’s DevRel team, and most recently drove platform advocacy for Meta Horizon across creator tools, mobile, XR, and monetization. With over a decade at the intersection of technical product management, ecosystem growth, and creator platforms, Deepak specializes in helping developers build, launch, and scale interactive experiences across the future of games.
Jeff Whitlock
VP of Digital Marketing & Advertising
Jeff brings 22 years of digital production and user experience to the table. His well-rounded industry experience includes consumer products, mobile applications, research, and creative workshops. His past roles include digital strategy, consumer research, brand development and product management.
He has unmatched enthusiasm for turning ideas into reality and solving complex business problems (think tangible, countable results). Brands such as Adobe, Google, Meta, Nike, Volkswagen, Doritos and HBO have all trusted him with leading numerous campaigns and productions.
Chase Marotz
Creative Director
Chase Marotz is a narrative and publishing leader with over a decade of experience across video games, comics, and licensed entertainment. As Lead Narrative Director for Gameloft’s New York studio, he shipped over 40 titles, including collaborations with Marvel, Disney, and NBCUniversal, while helping manage narrative teams across 20 global studios. He later oversaw major licensed programs at IDW Publishing, including Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons, Marvel Action: Spider-Man, and crossovers such as Rick & Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Stranger Things. He is currently Narrative Director at Everreach Labs and Archival Editor for Titan/Heroic Signatures’ Conan the Barbarian titles.
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