Liquid Swords CEO and Samson creator, Christofer Sundberg, is among several new speakers taking part in Nordic Game 26. The line-up also includes David Bateson, Adam Stjärnljus, Klas Eriksson and Trine Laier.
Christofer Sundberg, creator of Samson (just released) and CEO of Liquid Swords, is one of the latest speakers to be confirmed for Nordic Game Spring 2026 (NG26). The event will take place from 26 to 29 May at Malmö's Slagthuset venue. The call for speakers has now officially closed, and the full programme will continue to take shape in the coming weeks.
Christofer Sundberg will deliver a talk titled 'No Safe Answers: Christofer Sundberg on the Games Industry'. In a special voice acting panel, David Bateson (the voice and face of Hitman) will meet Magnus Bruun (Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Call of Duty, The Last Kingdom, Black Mirror) to discuss the challenges and rewards of their craft. Thomas Bense from PixelTV and Danish television stardom will moderate the session. Adam Stjärnljus and Klas Eriksson from Wishfully, the creative duo behind the Planet of Lana series, will take the stage for a talk titled 'Planet of Lana – 30 Years in the Making', covering everything from the early 1990s sketches to the recent release of the sequel. Amanda Gardfors Granberg (Design Lead) and Alexander Benitez (Studio Head) from Windup Games (Hela) will also be in attendance. They will discuss player-first design and creating meaningful loops in emotionally driven experiences.
Nordic Game: "Trine Laier from Those Eyes brings experimental energy with her talk “Dig, Bite, Bake and Decapitate – Inverse Mechanics in Real Vampires”. Drawing from her unique vampire life-sim, she will explore how flipping traditional mechanics (and player expectations) can create surprising, addictive gameplay and stronger emotional connections. Her talk is followed up by a workshop dubbed 'Real Vampires', hosted in co-op with Julia Mirny, Art Director at Those Eyes."
