Michael Nordström

We’re excited to share that Glimeria Studios is partnering with RIFT Gaming! RIFT Gaming brings serious engineering experience and hands-on production knowledge, with strong expertise in gameplay systems, performance optimization, and scalable multiplayer development. One of their standout strengths is AngelScript - a powerful game-focused scripting language that lets us iterate quickly on gameplay while keeping performance rock solid. In practice, this means faster prototyping, smoother collaboration between designers and engineers, and more room to experiment with the co-op mechanics that make Karma & Jonar special, from synchronized actions to dynamic puzzle systems. Most importantly, we share the same belief: great games happen when creativity and engineering work side by side. Together, we’re aiming to build a polished, emotionally engaging co-op experience while moving faster without compromising quality. Excited for what we’re building together! Adam Nycander Stina Larsson Henric Aryee Jimmy C. Johan Appelgren Alexander Hamparsomian #gamedevelopment #unrealengine

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Games made in Sweden stood for 20% of the revenue on Steam in 2025. Pretty impressive considering Sweden’s size of just a little more than 10 million inhabitants. Source: Alinea Analytics

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Burnout is very real! I've been there, and thank to The Rookies I was given the opportunity to share my experience with a larger audience. Being a student and working full-time wasn't easy, and here I share some tips, tricks and rules I developed in order to manage the stress that comes along with it. If you can relate to the burnout and pressure that life sometimes throws around, I encourage you to give it a read!

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A new post is live on our blog! 😁 This time we look at Josef Fares and Hazelight Studios, who brought back co-op in an era when everybody was starting to forget about it. 📖 Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dzEwPHAW My brother Michele Catano and I analyzed how sticking to a clear vision helped Hazelight stand out in the industry. In this article we dive into two main themes: - Clarity of Vision Over Trends: designing experiences entirely around collaboration instead of chasing novelty. - Evolving Co-op Design: how Hazelight refined its formula from A Way Out to It Takes Two and Split Fiction. What’s the latest co-op game you played that really kept you engaged?

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Five Questions for Mattias Wiking, CEO of Winterkeep Interactive Mattias Wiking has recently become the new leader of the Swedish strategy game studio Winterkeep Interactive. We spoke to him about his new role, the challenging funding landscape for studios, the strategy games market and Sweden's leading position in the industry. Mattias Wiking: "The strategy and 4X space is healthy, but demanding. The audience is experienced, opinionated, and knows exactly what it wants. That makes it a rewarding genre to work in, but also a difficult one." "Many developers underestimate how much depth and consistency is required. It is easy to look at existing games and assume the systems are manageable, but delivering a coherent experience over dozens or even hundreds of hours is hard. A common mistake is trying to appeal too broadly and ending up with something that lacks focus." (...) https://lnkd.in/dRFz6ajE

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The longer I work with 3D, the less I think about the 3D itself. What matters is whether the customer actually understands the product. A surprising amount of B2B still relies on a few images, a spec table and a PDF, and then we expect the customer to understand what to buy or how to fix it. That’s one of the things I still like most about what we do at Animech. We let people explore the product. Change it. See what actually happens. Good digitalisation should be as easy starting a video game. Intuitive and fun to use while getting the job done. 3D just happens to be the perfect solution for that, and a lot more fun than page 47 in a non colored PDF. Viktor Sandström Romild - Head of Development

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How do you decide which game ideas are worth investing in? At Avalanche Studios, we let the players decide. I’ve been part of building our R&D department and playtesting community since day one; this setup now lets us fail fast and find the projects that truly resonate. This article explains our approach to R&D and how we use feedback from regular players to shape our pipeline: https://lnkd.in/dKKYuf-v

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Here's another little project that I've I've been working on. 2 SECOND HERO - a fast-paced mini-game: Features: - 3 types of enemies (Ghost, goes invisible and invincible, Flying Bat and Bouncing Slime) - Collectable Coin for score multipler that is reset when missed - Coin gets destroyed if enemy is killed before pickup - 5 levels picked randomly (but never the same twice in a row!) - 5 spawn locations for coins, hero and monster per level chosen randomly - Online global highscore board - 3 arrows per level and timer - Interactable grass - Countdown timer - Animated text and custom font Having a lot of fun with this, mostly to learn a bit more on c# and online integrations but also unity. I have to say the online score board integration was a bit of my depth but I'm happy I solved it. 🕹️

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For the last year and a half, I’ve been busy working on this behemoth of a project. Kurppa Hosk has been involved in almost every aspect of the launch of Bungie’s Marathon, a legacy IP reimagined as a PvPvE extraction shooter. Our work spanned almost every nook and cranny of the marketing ecosystem. We carved out the creative platform and ran three full-scale ARGs, while handling everything from trailers, social, and web experiences to lore, in-game cosmetics, and merch like gashapons and plushies. We even reimagined the official Discord from the ground up, innovating on what that community experience can actually be. You name it, we strategized, ideated, built, crafted, and bled it! On March 5th, 2026, the game launched globally, surging to #2 Global Top Seller and #1 US Top Seller on Steam, earning both critical acclaim and player accolades. During this time I’ve had the pleasure to work with the most awesome creative professionals of my career, and still do as we continue to expand this universe during 2026 and beyond. I’ll add some examples in the comments, have a look, and marvel at a sci-fi vision unlike any other.

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