# Erez Goren

> Erez Goren is an Atlanta-based software entrepreneur and game designer who co-founded Radiant Systems, led BlueCube Software, and co-founded Hi-Rez Studios. He is the founder and CEO of Prophecy Games, whose releases include Deadzone: Rogue. His career connects retail automation, enterprise software and online game development.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Prophecy Games
- **Organizations:** Radiant Systems Inc., BlueCube Software, Hi-Rez Studios, Prophecy Games, Lionheart Games
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Co-founded Radiant Systems and served as co-chairman and co-chief executive before departing in January 2004., Led BlueCube Software following the Radiant separation; RedPrairie acquired it in 2006., Co-founded Hi-Rez Studios and served as CEO and a hands-on game designer.

## Career timeline

- **1985** — Co-founded Radiant Systems.
- **1997** — Radiant completed its initial public offering.
- **2000** — Radiant announced a Microsoft alliance and equity investment.
- **2004** — Received BlueCube Software in a share exchange and resigned from Radiant’s board and co-CEO/co-chairman roles.
- **2005** — Co-founded Hi-Rez Studios with Todd Harris.
- **2006** — RedPrairie acquired BlueCube Software in July.
- **2010** — Hi-Rez released Global Agenda; Goren was founder, CEO and lead designer.
- **2019** — Stewart Chisam succeeded Goren as Hi-Rez CEO; Goren remained chairman and majority owner. LinkedIn lists an advisory role at Lionheart Games starting in 2019.
- **2020** — Prophecy Games became independent from Hi-Rez in early 2020; Goren became its founder and CEO.
- **2025** — Prophecy released Deadzone: Rogue on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.
- **2026** — Deadzone: Rogue reached Switch 2; Prophecy released a Deadzone Rogue 2 demo on October 8.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Radiant Systems and served as co-chairman and co-chief executive before departing in January 2004.
- Led BlueCube Software following the Radiant separation; RedPrairie acquired it in 2006.
- Co-founded Hi-Rez Studios and served as CEO and a hands-on game designer.
- Stewart Chisam credited Goren with proposing the deck-building mechanic for Paladins.
- Founded and leads Prophecy Games.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Prophecy Games released the Deadzone Rogue 2 demo on October 8; the full game remains listed as coming soon on Steam as of October 23.
- **2026-05** — Prophecy announced Deadzone Rogue 2.
- **2026-03** — Deadzone: Rogue released on Switch 2 on March 17.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erez-goren-3b443154
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BlueOrc

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Last updated: 2026-10-23