Success in collaboration
The Team
We’re an ambitious collective of Swedish gaming veterans, creatives, coders and free-thinkers.
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 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 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.
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 —
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.
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.
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 —
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.
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 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 ‘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 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.
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.
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.
PETER ERIKSON
AKA ‘PETUR’
— Lead Developer —
See yourself among our ranks?
Working at Cult of the North means diving into a fast moving, highly creative environment where all our focus is on the player experience and finding the fun. We're always looking for new adventurers to join the crew so check out our open positions or just drop by for a coffee and a chat.