Massive Entertainment™

DAVID POLFELDT
Managing Director

I started off as a comic-book illustrator, went on to get a Master of Fine Arts and learnt classic painting, art history and stuff like that. I worked as an Illustrator and Graphic Designer for a few years, mainly making my living on comics and children's books. There's a strong element of communication combined with creativity in everything I've done, and when the IT boom reached Sweden in the mid 90s I was caught up in that whirlwind.

Somewhere in the middle of everything I started combining my childhood experience of designing games on paper with my education and the experience I got from the IT business, i.e. I started looking at games creation as a profession. I was the Managing Director for a few small independent games developers before joining Massive in 2005 as Vice President and Director of Marketing.

Today I am the Managing Director of the Studio, a job that isn't as hard as you might think considering we have so many incredible and great employees. The staff is truly amazing and über-intelligent, so the feeling is one of walking among astronauts.

In my spare time, I am a simple man. It's all about family, our dogs and our time together. I play as much games as I can, and I am incredibly interested in music too.

RODRIGO CORTES
Lead Artist

I started working at Massive in 2003 as a concept artist with my main focus being on new game concepts and prototypes. Since then, I’ve worked on Ground Control II as a 3D Artist and World in Conflict as a Lead Artist. Between those projects, I’ve also been part of a smaller concept team and head of the art team. I have 9 years of experience in the games industry and I’ve worked at three other game companies in Sweden. Throughout the years, I’ve tried most art-related positions – Level Designer, Animator, Concept Artist and 3D Artist – on both PC and consoles.

My work as a Lead Artist is challenging and fun. Most of my time is spent planning, or leading and directing other artists. I don’t have much time to sit hands-on with art anymore, but I always try out new software to keep my skills fresh. It’s great to see new talents grow and mature and to see our efforts transfer to critical acclaim. I’m proud to say that I’ve worked with World in Conflict, since it’s widely considered one of the most visually stunning games of any category, not to mention it’s the best looking RTS ever.

MARTINA JOHANSSON
3D Artist

I joined Massive about two years ago and I now work as a character artist in the cinematics team. My tasks here include modelling and texturing characters for our high-res trailers and in-game cinematics.

Before I came to Malmö, I studied 3D animation, art and film at university level for three years. After my studies I went on to freelance for different companies of varied sizes. I’ve always loved drawing and sculpting, and I think creating 3D graphics is a nice combination of both those art forms. Since creating 3D graphics is one of my greatest interests, I am very grateful to be able to practice on these skills everyday.

It’s very rewarding to be a part of a film production team. In my work, I get to see and follow the process of creating storyboards, 3D models and animations all the way up to the last finishing effects. It’s exciting to see how everyone in the team contributes with their own specific parts and how it’s all put together to form a complete film. I’m surrounded by very talented and creative people here at Massive – it’s a very inspiring environment to work in.