Swedish studios Image & Form and Zoink Games have joined forces to create Thunderful, a limited liability company that will wholly own Image & Form and Zoink. In turn, Thunderful is owned by Bergsala Holding, Brjann Sigurgeirsson, and Klaus Lyngeled. Bergsala is the sole distributor of Nintendo products in the Nordic region and has worked with both studios in the past.
Image & Form is well-known for their 2D platform action-adventure series, SteamWorld Dig and SteamWorld Heist, Zoink Games for Fe, launching later this year.
Both Image & Form and Zoink are based in Gothenburg, Sweden and have become great partners throughout the years and with the creation of Thunderful, they will continue to develop games with existing and new IPs under their respective labels. Brjann Sigurgeirsson, CEO of Image & Form and Thunderful added:
“We already work together on a daily basis in PR, marketing, intelligence and publishing,” says Brjann Sigurgeirsson, CEO of Image & Form and CEO of Thunderful. “Image & Form and Zoink will continue to produce games like we always do, but we’re now formalizing our close relationship. Through Thunderful we can share resources more effectively, officially act together and launch bigger, more ambitious game projects. We’re becoming a real powerhouse.”
With this new partnership, these two companies will also move into bigger offices for future projects and the development of this decision has become natural due to mutual friendship behind these two powerhouse companies, added Klaus Lyngeled CEO of Zoink Games and Chief Creative Officer of Thunderful.
“Brjann and I already exchange very much information, so this development is natural,” says Klaus Lyngeled, CEO of Zoink and Chief Creative Officer of Thunderful. “With a group of close to 50 people we’ll grow our clout both nationally and internationally.”
The future of these two companies, now under one roof with Thunderful is sure to make a striking impact in the industry with their iconic games and their professionalism. We’re thrilled to see what the future will bring for Thunderful and the games that will come from it.
