Success in collaboration
The Team
We’re an ambitious collective of Swedish gaming veterans, creatives, coders and free-thinkers.
- All
- Account Managers
- Designers
- Developers
- Directors
- Marketing Managers
- Project Managers
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.
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.
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.
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’
— Developer —
ALBIN ODERVALL
AKA ‘MENDURÅ’
— 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.
ALBIN ODERVALL
AKA ‘MENDURÅ’
— 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.
ANDREAS BOSTRAND
AKA ‘BOWIE’
— Executive Producer —
ANDREAS BOSTRAND
AKA ‘BOWIE’
— Executive Producer —
Andreas has spent over 18 years in the games business, with 14 of those at King Activision where he was one of the first employees back in 2005. After King, Andreas founded his own development studio where he released Golf Dreams for iOS before deciding to join Cult of the North. Andreas favorite game of all time is Rocket League.
ANDREAS BOSTRAND
AKA ‘BOWIE’
— Executive Producer —
Andreas has spent over 18 years in the games business, with 14 of those at King Activision where he was one of the first employees back in 2005. After King, Andreas founded his own development studio where he released Golf Dreams for iOS before deciding to join Cult of the North. Andreas favorite game of all time is Rocket League.
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.
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.
CHRISTIAN MURRAY
AKA ‘LEAPFROGGER’
— Chief Architect —
CHRISTIAN MURRAY
AKA ‘LEAPFROGGER’
— Chief Architect —
Christian is obsessed with speed, scalability and has previously built game engines like the Apex open world engine and Defold. His favourite game of all time is Tekken.
CHRISTIAN MURRAY
AKA ‘LEAPFROGGER’
— Chief Architect —
Christian is obsessed with speed, scalability and has previously built game engines like the Apex open world engine and Defold. His favourite game of all time is Tekken.
DAWID POGORZELSKI
AKA ‘SHOEN’
— Infrastructure Lead —
DAWID POGORZELSKI
AKA ‘SHOEN’
— Infrastructure Lead —
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.
DAWID POGORZELSKI
AKA ‘SHOEN’
— Infrastructure Lead —
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’
— Art Director —
HALLDÓR ANDRI BJARNASON
AKA ‘KINABUFFET’
— Art Director —
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.
HALLDÓR ANDRI BJARNASON
AKA ‘KINABUFFET’
— Art Director —
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.
IGOR BORNEBUSCH
AKA ‘BORNEBUSCH’
— Community Manager —
IGOR BORNEBUSCH
AKA ‘BORNEBUSCH’
— Community Manager —
A former CS:GO team manager at GamerLegion, he is now dedicated to building the community of the future at Cult of the North. Igor's favourite game of all time is CS:GO.
IGOR BORNEBUSCH
AKA ‘BORNEBUSCH’
— Community Manager —
A former CS:GO team manager at GamerLegion, he is now dedicated to building the community of the future at Cult of the North. Igor's favourite game of all time is CS:GO.
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.
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’
— Senior Animator —
JONAS KÄRN
AKA ‘KNUCKLE SANDWICH’
— Senior Animator —
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.
JONAS KÄRN
AKA ‘KNUCKLE SANDWICH’
— Senior Animator —
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.
JONAS OLOFSSON
AKA ‘VARGTASS’
— Backend Developer —
JONAS OLOFSSON
AKA ‘VARGTASS’
— Backend Developer —
Jonas is a seasoned veteran having spent 14 years at King Activision building back-end game systems that supported 350M MAU. Jonas favourite game of all time is poker.
JONAS OLOFSSON
AKA ‘VARGTASS’
— Backend Developer —
Jonas is a seasoned veteran having spent 14 years at King Activision building back-end game systems that supported 350M MAU. Jonas favourite game of all time is poker.
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.
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’
— Junior 3D Artist —
LINUS HERDING
AKA ‘THE SPLOINKER’
— Junior 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.
LINUS HERDING
AKA ‘THE SPLOINKER’
— Junior 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.
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.
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.
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 ‘JOE MAMA’
— Game Developer —
SKULI OSKARSSON
AKA ‘JOE MAMA’
— Game Developer —
Skuli has worked as a developer for over 6 years with brands such as Parity and Resolution Games. He is one of two 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.
SKULI OSKARSSON
AKA ‘JOE MAMA’
— Game Developer —
Skuli has worked as a developer for over 6 years with brands such as Parity and Resolution Games. He is one of two 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.
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