Hi-Rez Studios is an independent, privately held
video-game developer based in
Alpharetta, Georgia,
United States. The company was established in 2005 by Erez Goren and Todd Harris, and is now one of the largest video-game studios in the southeast United States. Hi-Rez Studios' games include the squad-based shooter
Global Agenda, the critically acclaimed , and the third-person MOBA
Smite (stylized as
SMITE). In 2012, Hi-Rez Studios was recognized as a Top 30 Video-Game Developer by Game Developer Magazine and Gamasutra. Hi-Rez are the current owners of the Metaltech license, including
Battledrome,
Earthsiege,
Starsiege, the
Cyberstorm series, and the
Tribes Series. The vast majority of the Metaltech series (with the notable exception of Battledrome, and the Cyberstorm games) were recently released as freeware by Hi-Rez.