Nordeus
Nordeus is a Serbian mobile game developer headquartered in New Belgrade in Belgrade. The studio's debut game is Top Eleven Football Manager, a free-to-play social football management simulation game. In 2013, the game reached the top of the top grossing charts in 23 countries on Android, and 68 countries on the App Store, according to data from App Annie. The company is one of Europe's fastest-growing companies in the field of video games. It was a privately held company with no external funding, until it became a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive in June  2021. History. Nordeus was founded in March 2010 by former Microsoft employees, who are all alumni of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Electrical Engineering. As of 2019, Nordeus has 250 employees. On June 2, 2021, Take-Two Interactive announced that they had acquired Nordeus for $378 million. Games. Top Eleven - Be a Football Manager. Top Eleven is an online football management simulation game developed and published by Nordeus. Originally launched on Facebook in May 2010 the game was released on mobile platforms in November 2011. The game lets players build and manage their own football club and compete  with other players in real time. The game is freemium and generates revenue through in-app purchases. In March 2013, José Mourinho became the game promoter for Top Eleven, appearing on the official game icon as well as in-game, as an advisor for players in tutorial mode. Thanks to licensing agreements, official kits and emblems from clubs including Liverpool F.C., Real Madrid CF, Arsenal F.C., Juventus F.C. and Borussia Dortmund are available for players to purchase and use for their teams. Heroic - Magic Duel. In July 2019, Nordeus announced the launch of its new strategy game called Heroic - Magic  Duel. Available on iOS and Android, the new game involves PvP (player versus player) lane battles where players must upgrade and master five Heroes each with their own features, abilities and traits. It is remains to be seen whether the new game will gain as much popularity as its top product- Top 11. Philanthropy. Nordeus has donated funds to the “Battle for Maternity Wards” campaign initiated by the B92 Fund, helping fully equip 8 maternity wards in Belgrade, Niš, Vranje, Sombor, Kikinda, Zrenjanin and Senta.