Jarno 'Stakula' Sarkula

CEO, co-founder, Head of AV division

 

Jarno’s deep-seated experience and talent lies in running the very challenging and ever-evolving business aspect of a gaming business. With deep experience also in game related music composing, sound design and video production, Jarno is adept at bridging the nuances of a game as perceived by a studio and by the end-user market. He has been notably cited for his 30+ works, for leading companies such as Rovio, Supercell, Redlynx, Housemarque, Sony, Disney and Nokia. With 17+ years of game industry experience, Jarno currently directs and oversees the commercial direction of Heavyweight Rex.

Sami Liukka

Chief commercial officer, co-founder

 

Sami does his thing in the company business development, partnerships, and screening, identifying and preparing for growth opportunities. Sami has been active in participating in the development of new products, from ideation to prototyping and launch, and helps with marketing and sales by creating pitch decks and marketing material as well as fundraising. Sami is an award-winning entrepreneur with a background of 20+ years in competitive CCG gaming.

Kalle Cederström
Lead Developer

 

Kalle is the grandsire lead developer who has led several game teams, with programming career of 20+ years. He has worked from original IP projects to world-class productions for BBC. Kalle’s responsibility is to oversee and direct the development of our productions as well as developing company flagship products.

Kari Laitinen

PRODUCT LEAD

 

Kari is the notorious leading game designer who has held several game design and game lead positions in PC, console and mobile projects, in a career that has spanned 17+ years. Primarily responsible for the creation of 20+ titles, Kari’s most notable work is in games created for companies such as Atari, Bandai Namco, Housemarque, RedLynx (Acquired by Ubisoft) and Nokia.

ville vehmaa

art Director

 

Ville is an absolutely versatile and visionary game artist and animator, whose work has been critically acclaimed in the industry. From award-winning sitcom work titled ‘Pasila’ that was broadcasted by the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) to prominent game art that was featured on Facebook and mobile games, Ville’s game art always provides a cutting edge that is vital to make a game truly stand out.

emma kiiski

Game artist

 

Emma is an untamed and passionate game artist with background from hit game studios like Wooga and Dodreams. Her skillset covers game art all-around with skills both in 2D and 3D, VFX and animations to technical specifications.

Janne Lahdenperä

Game Developer

 

Janne is our full-stack developer that doesn't mind to get his hands dirty. Besides acutely honed developer skills and experience, Janne additionally contributes with his experience-taught skills in client, back-end and low-level programming. His most prominent work includes multiple titles for leading game companies such as Nitro Games.

Henrik Lindström

Game Developer

 

Henrik is devoted to game development on the client-side. As being a well-communicated programmer who does his research, Henrik knows how to constantly exceed expectations. His most notable previous work was his contribution to development of the Top Gear game for BBC.

Esa Ruoho

qa

 

Esa pursues all things & details in quality assurance, with skills and experience in manual debugging and testing. Esa has worked for a number of leading gaming studios, with some of his most notable quality assurance work overseeing the creation of titles such as Grand Cru.