Success in collaboration
The Team
We’re an ambitious collective of Swedish gaming veterans, creatives, coders and free-thinkers.
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PETER ERIKSON
AKA ‘PETUR’
— Lead Developer —
PETER ERIKSON
AKA ‘PETUR’
— Lead Developer —
Peter has developed games for both mobile and PC over the past 16 years. He earned his stripes at brands such as Electronic Arts, Rovio and Mythical. Peter also has an uncanny ability to only produce features, not bugs. Peter's favorite game of all time is Dead Cells.
ANDREAS JIRENIUS
AKA ‘TAC 2’
— Senior Game Developer —
ANDREAS JIRENIUS
AKA ‘TAC 2’
— Senior Game Developer —
Andreas has over 15 years experience developing games for mass market audiences. He started by releasing his own first game for Big Fish back in 2008 and after that he went on to work at places like King, Mag Interactive and FunPlus. Andreas favorite game of all time is CS:GO.
ADAM SCHAUB
AKA ‘BLODPUDDING’
— Chief Executive Officer —
ADAM SCHAUB
AKA ‘BLODPUDDING’
— Chief Executive Officer —
Adam has spent the past 30 years in games and worked with brands such as Electronic Arts, King Activision and Mythical Games to name a few. He's built and managed multiple studios across the world during his career and in November 2022 he co-founded Cult of the North with Marcus Jacobs. Adam's favorite game of all time is Skyrim.
ALBIN ODERVALL
AKA ‘MENDURÅ’
— Senior Developer —
ALBIN ODERVALL
AKA ‘MENDURÅ’
— Senior Developer —
Albin is a passionate developer that loves network programming and realtime rendering. Albin has worked on some major AAA titles and his favourite game of all time is Sniper Elite.
CARL-GUSTAV BÄCKSTRÖM
AKA ‘SKRÄCK-LEIF’
— 3D Artist —
CARL-GUSTAV BÄCKSTRÖM
AKA ‘SKRÄCK-LEIF’
— 3D Artist —
Gustav has spent over 18 years as a 3D artist for brands like King Activision, Electronic Arts, Mythical Games and Resolution. If you can imagine it, he can draw it. He also happens to be a most excellent death metal drummer. Carl-Gustav's favorite game of all time is Tetris.
DAWID POGORZELSKI
AKA ‘SHOEN’
— Technical Director —
DAWID POGORZELSKI
AKA ‘SHOEN’
— Technical Director —
With over 9 years of experience in the game industry, Dawid has worked on Scalar and Avatar at Ubisoft and was most recently TD at Rennsport. Dawid's favourite game of all time is WoW.
HALLDÓR ANDRI BJARNASON
AKA ‘KINABUFFET’
— Principal Artist —
HALLDÓR ANDRI BJARNASON
AKA ‘KINABUFFET’
— Principal Artist —
Halldór, or Dori as he's more commonly known, is a legend in the annals of Swedish gaming art direction. Having spent over 20 years as a freelance artist for various projects and also heading up art for brands like Stardoll, King and Funplus, he joined us at Cult of the North to make sure everything looks awesome. Dori's favorite game of all time is Civilization.
JACOB ODDING
AKA ‘ODDINGO’
— 3D GAME ARTIST —
JACOB ODDING
AKA ‘ODDINGO’
— 3D GAME ARTIST —
Jacob is a passionate 3D artist with a background both from game design and art. His favourite game of all time is Monster Hunter.
JONAS KÄRN
AKA ‘KNUCKLE SANDWICH’
— Art Director —
JONAS KÄRN
AKA ‘KNUCKLE SANDWICH’
— Art Director —
Jonas is a veteran game artist and animator with over 20 years of experience from companies like Resolution, Funplus and King Activision. His favourite game of all time is Portal 2.
LEIF JONSSON
AKA ‘GAMMSTÖKE’
— Sound & Music —
LEIF JONSSON
AKA ‘GAMMSTÖKE’
— Sound & Music —
Award winning composer and sound designer with over 19 years od experience in AAA and mobile. Leif's favourite game of all time is Tetris.
LINUS HERDING
AKA ‘THE SPLOINKER’
— 3D Artist —
LINUS HERDING
AKA ‘THE SPLOINKER’
— 3D Artist —
Coming fresh out of Futuregames with more talent than you can shake a stick at, Linus dove straight into 3D and was most recently 3D Artist at Resolution before he joined Cult of the North.
MARCUS JACOBS
AKA ‘STEELMIND’
— Chief Product Officer —
MARCUS JACOBS
AKA ‘STEELMIND’
— Chief Product Officer —
Starting his gaming career at Jadestone back in the early 2000's, Marcus has been both operational and strategic over the past 20 years. Having worked with brands such as Electronic Arts, King Activision and Embark Studios where he was CCO, Marcus co-founded Cult of the North with Adam Schaub in November 2022. Marcus favorite game of all time is StarCraft.
MICHAEL TRYGG-WIBERG
AKA ‘AUTOGIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI’
— Senior Game Artist —
MICHAEL TRYGG-WIBERG
AKA ‘AUTOGIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI’
— Senior Game Artist —
Having spent over 20 years building, rigging and animating 3D, Mille is a true gaming veteran. Previously he's worked at King Activision, EA and Mythical games. Mille's favourite game of all time is Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
PAUL VAN VULPEN
AKA ‘THE STOIC ’
— Game Programmer —
PAUL VAN VULPEN
AKA ‘THE STOIC ’
— Game Programmer —
Paul has spent the past 8 years as developer of which 5 years has been in the games industry working for King Activision and Embark. Paul's favourite game of all time is Trials Fusion.
SKULI OSKARSSON
AKA ‘WIZARD LIZARD’
— Game Developer —
SKULI OSKARSSON
AKA ‘WIZARD LIZARD’
— Game Developer —
Skuli has worked as a developer for over 6 years with brands such as Parity and Resolution Games. He is one of several Icelandic employees at Cult of the North which is the bare minimum for a Nordic game studio. Skuli's favorite game of all time is Grim Fandango.
GISELA DÖHL
AKA ‘FOXBERT’
— ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT —
GISELA DÖHL
AKA ‘FOXBERT’
— ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT —
Gisela spent the past 11 years as EA and Location Manager at Avalanche Studios Group and before that she spent 4 years at DICE. She has supported executives and teams alike and she's the one that makes sure we focus on the right things and get stuff done here at Cult of the North.
MARINA DÖGG JÓNSDÓTTIR
AKA ‘MDJ Headhunter’
— HEAD OF TALENT —
MARINA DÖGG JÓNSDÓTTIR
AKA ‘MDJ Headhunter’
— HEAD OF TALENT —
Marina has spent the past 13 years sourcing and hiring world class talent for some of the biggest players in the games business such as CCP, Wargaming and Epic Games. She has a grip of steel and a heart of gold.
ALEXANDER HERMANSSON
AKA ‘Grimbo’
— WEB DEVELOPER —
ALEXANDER HERMANSSON
AKA ‘Grimbo’
— WEB DEVELOPER —
Alex has worked in the games industry for 7 years with companies like Pley, Stunlock Studios and Activision and now he's joined the Cult of the North to help us take over the world. His favorite game of all time is Hollow Knight.
DANIEL BARKENÄS
AKA ‘Barkie’
— Head of FP&A —
DANIEL BARKENÄS
AKA ‘Barkie’
— Head of FP&A —
Daniel brings experience from companies such as DICE. Now, he’s here to help Cult of the North keep track of our loot from our raids. His favorite game of all time is Red Dead Redemption 2.
HEATHER MURRAY
AKA ‘Ludicra666’
— SENIOR UI/UX DESIGNER —
HEATHER MURRAY
AKA ‘Ludicra666’
— SENIOR UI/UX DESIGNER —
Heather is a veteran with over 10 years of experience from companies like Blizzard and King. Her favourite game of all time is WoW.
MAGNUS ANDERSSON
AKA ‘ARGYLE’
— PRINCIPAL SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER —
MAGNUS ANDERSSON
AKA ‘ARGYLE’
— PRINCIPAL SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER —
Magnus is a veteran with long experience from companies such as Massive Entertainment. His favorite game of all time is Subspace.
MATTIAS THELL
AKA ‘Paintbucket’
— Senior Developer —
MATTIAS THELL
AKA ‘Paintbucket’
— Senior Developer —
Mattias brings a wealth of experience to the cult, having worked at renowned studios like Ghost Games and contributed to the development of the Frostbite engine. His all-time favorite game is the iconic Portal.
OSKAR JANSSEN
AKA ‘kingOzzy’
— Principal Technical Artist —
OSKAR JANSSEN
AKA ‘kingOzzy’
— Principal Technical Artist —
Oskar brings a lot of experience to the Cult from game studios such as Massive and Avalanche His favorite game of all time is Elden Ring.
MICHAEL GENCEL
AKA ‘khorne_bloodcrushers’
— Build Engineer —
MICHAEL GENCEL
AKA ‘khorne_bloodcrushers’
— Build Engineer —
Michael brings experience from studios like Massive and Sharkmob to help everything inside the cult run smoothly. His favorite game is Factorio.
KRISTIAN TORO
AKA ‘Toronado’
— Technical Artist —
KRISTIAN TORO
AKA ‘Toronado’
— Technical Artist —
Kristian brings experience from studios like IO Interactice and EB Studios to the cult. His favorite game is Suikoden V.
DALE EMASIRI
AKA ‘badgr’
— Senior Community Manager —
DALE EMASIRI
AKA ‘badgr’
— Senior Community Manager —
Dale brings over 14 years of experience working in the game industry. When he's not nerding out over TTRPG, he's busy crafting sagas and forge epic connections at the cult. His favorite game of all time is Journey.
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