Christofer Sundberg

Christofer Sundberg
"Always wear matching cap and t-shirt. Always."
Faction	Avalanche Studios (formerly) Liquid Swords (current)
Job	Founder and former COO of Avalanche Studios. Founder & COO at Liquid Swords.
Last known status	Alive and well

Christofer Sundberg was a high-ranking employee at Avalanche Studios.

Career

At Avalanche Studios

He's a co-founder and former "chief creative officer" of Avalanche Studios.

The credits for Just Cause list him as the "creative director", while the "original game concept" is credited to him and Nils Gulliksson.

He seems to have left the company as of February 2019.

Quotes from X (Twitter):

(2019.02.21): "I just announced to the team here at #AvalancheStudios that I will be leaving the company at the end of April. The studio I founded in my kitchen, built, ran and loved for 16 years, working together with fantastic individuals and teams."

Someone responded and wished him luck, to which he responded with: "Thanks man!! I'll take a little break to return at some point (soon) when I'm ready. I love games. I love making them. I love playing them. Not so fond of the constant gold digging mentality of the industry but I can still make a change and find the passion."

(2019.02.26): "I’m not giving up on games or anything I’ve done since ‘92 when I started. It’s just a healthy time off and I’ll be able to return to make new fun stuff. It’s important to broaden your creative horizons and that’s exactly what I’m doing. #AvalancheStudios #DropOut"

At Liquid Swords

He is the founder and CCO of Liquid Swords, another video game development company.

Personal info

Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/CSundberg

X (formerly known as Twitter): https://twitter.com/CHSundberg/

On his X page he used to describe himself as: "Founder & Chief Creative Officer at Avalanche Studios. Mad Max and Just Cause series maker, trail- & swimrunner and nerdy sneaker nerd."

More recently as: "Founder & CCO of Liquid Swords (@LiquidSwords). Game maker & player,debate-grenadier,artist of rebellion, @avalanchesweden founder & creator of @justcause."

Quotes

This section is for quotes that are relevant to the Just Cause game series and which we may also be using in some articles.

• About the leaked pre-announcement Just Cause 3 screenshots, early 2015: "To be perfectly clear: Just Cause 3 will be available in 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC. It will be distributed as a retail box and digital download. It is not a "Free To Play" game. It does not feature in-game micro transactions."
• Generally about JC3, early 2015: "Beyond launch, we are likely to look into DLC packs and items as part of our ambition to support Just Cause 3 and its players for many years to come, but until that time we're completely focused on making the best Just Cause game we possibly can."
• In March, 2021, he was asked if he knew anything about the Just Cause 2 (mobile game): "It's the first time I see it. It looks pretty cool I must say. Far more cooler than the new Just Fortnite." (He was referencing the then recently announced Just Cause: Mobile.)
• In August 2023, he was asked about a JC3 glitch. He responded that: "Sorry, I can’t help you there. I’m not involved in the franchise any more and as far as I know, neither is Avalanche, so contact Square Enix in the UK and they can help you out."
• In November 2023, he randomly revealed on Twitter that: "@justcause was about to become a FPS game should our publisher Eidos had its way at the time. Fortunately, for us all, I managed to put an end to that madness. With that said, the series does not need a FPS reboot. I could see a JC2 complete remaster though. #JustCause"
• Replying to Avalanche Studios Group on Twitter, on 2024.01.25, about the origin story of the grappler, he said: "Well... Speaking of lying. That's not how it happened. It's true that it was a mistake but it was one of the programmers who invented the original grappling gun in JC1 in 2003. Then it evolved from there. Facts are better than fiction fellas."
• On februsar 2, 2024, he revealed a picture of the JC1 game design manual revision 1.0.4b, along with the statement: "Back in the days when game design was done in a document. This was the first design doc for @justcause back in ‘03. Cpt Robert Shocklee became Tom Sheldon… Rico Alvarez became Rodriguez. #JustCause"

Gallery

Official press picture from the Avalanche Studios site in 2015.

As seen in 2019.

As seen in 2023, advising people to "Always wear matching cap and t-shirt. Always."

Social media gallery

Most of these screenshots were taken from the social media platform Twitter.

13th birthday of Just Cause, as pointed out by Christofer Sundberg.

Responding a question about Just Cause 2 (mobile game) and mentioning Just Cause: Mobile.

Responding a question about a JC3 glitch and revealing uncertainty of JC future.

Revealed an Eidos Interactive plan for a first person game.

Criticizes JC4 maturity at launch time. The game has indeed been criticized by many fans of the series for a number of reasons to do with gameplay features.

Grappler origin story and controversy.

Revealed original Just Cause idea on a scanned document.

Revealed original Just Cause idea on a scanned document. Some of the story elements did not make it into the final game. See also: Cut game content from Just Cause.

Cover of the game design manual for Just Cause.