Description
HI-REZ STUDIOS was founded in 2005 to create exceptional online interactive entertainment. As the name implies, our goal is to create online games at that highest level of quality, both visually and in terms of gameplay. We are an independent studio, able to work with any publisher, on any platform, and to establish game design, art, and production schedules in support of our vision.
GLOBAL AGENDA, the Studio’s debut title, is a third-person, class-based shooter MMO set in Earth’s near future – a ‘spy fi’ world of advanced technology and player-driven conflict. Global Agenda was built on the Unreal® 3 game engine and released in February of 2010. It received high honors from industry critics at the Game Developers Conference and the E3 Expo, taking home awards for “Most Anticipated Game”, “Best Gameplay”, and “Game of the Show.” The game enables players to create unique special agent characters, play co-op missions with friends online, compete in fast-paced, multiplayer matches and conquer persistent territory inside the game world. On April 14th, 2011, with the release of Global Agenda: Free Agent the #1 Shooter MMO further broadened its audience by becoming Free To Play.
TRIBES: ASCEND is the Studio’s upcoming new game within the popular TRIBES series of sci-fi, multiplayer first-person shooters that have been played by over 1 million people. Tribes: Ascend is in development as a digital download for the PC and Xbox 360 Arcade with other platforms also under consideration.
SMITE is the Studio’s upcoming new free-to-play, online battleground between gods. Players choose from a selection of mythical gods, join session-based arena combat, and use custom powers and team tactics against other player-controlled gods and non-player controlled minions. With SMITE we draw inspiration from Defense of The Ancients style RTS titles, but leverage the Unreal 3 Engine to introduce original action combat mechanics, great graphics, and a mythology-themed setting.