Nordeus

Nordeus
Nordeus
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	12 March 2010; 16 years ago
Headquarters	Belgrade, Serbia
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Branko Milutinović (CEO); Ivan Stojisavljević (CTO); Milan Jovović (CCO); Tomislav Mihajlović (COO); Uroš Sretenović (Financial Director);
Products	Golf Rival; Top Eleven; Top Goal;
Revenue	€17.15 million (2018)
Net income	€4.56 million (2018)
Total assets	€19.20 million (2018)
Total equity	€17.85 million (2018)
Number of employees	250 (2019)
Parent	Take-Two Interactive (2021–present)
Website	nordeus.com

Nordeus is a Serbian mobile game developer headquartered in New Belgrade.

History

Nordeus was founded in March 2010 by former Microsoft employees. On 2 June 2021, Take-Two Interactive announced that they had acquired Nordeus for $378 million.

Games

Top Eleven – Be a Football Manager

Top Eleven is a freemium football management simulation game. Players build and manage their own football clubs and compete with other players.

Originally launched on Facebook in May 2010, the game was released on mobile platforms in November 2011. In March 2013, José Mourinho became the game promoter for Top Eleven, appearing on the official game icon as well as in-game. The game contains officially licensed kits from clubs including Liverpool F.C., Real Madrid CF, Arsenal F.C., Juventus FC and Borussia Dortmund.

Golf Rival

Golf Rival is a real-time player versus player golf game, originally developed by the Beijing-based studio StarLark and released in 2018. Zynga acquired StarLark and the Golf Rival franchise in 2021 for approximately $525 million. After Take-Two Interactive's acquisition of Zynga in 2022, Nordeus took over Golf Rival in 2024 as part of the Zynga label, with a Golf Rival team formed in its Belgrade office alongside the StarLark team in Beijing.

Top Goal

Top Goal is a player versus player football action game. It was soft-launched in 2024 on both iOS and Android in selected markets, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico and Poland. The game is licensed by FIFPRO.

Heroic - Magic Duel

Heroic - Magic Duel was a fantasy-themed player versus player deckbuilding mobile game, released worldwide on iOS and Android on 4 July 2019. The game was removed from the App Store and Google Play on 5 September 2023, and its servers were shut down on 6 December 2023.

References

1 2 "КОНСОЛИДОВАНИ БИЛАНС УСПЕХА (2018) - Nordeus d.o.o." apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
1 2 "КОНСОЛИДОВАНИ БИЛАНС СТАЊА (2018) - Nordeus d.o.o." apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
↑ "Venturebeat Profiles company profile". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
↑ "Nova zgrada Nordeusa: 6.000 m², restoran, sportski bar i vrtić za spoj najboljeg iz umetnosti i tehnologije". 15 April 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
↑ Dring, Christopher (2 June 2021). "Take-Two enters soccer market with $378m Nordeus acquisition". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
↑ "Take-Two Interactive Software to Acquire Mobile Games Developer Nordeus". Business Wire. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
↑ Dredge, Stuart (25 February 2016). "Gaffer on the go: the best football manager games for Android and iOS". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
↑ "Životna priča Jose Mourinha je zaista posebna!". 24sata.info (in Serbian). 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
↑ "Murinjo zaštitno lice srpske igre!". B92 (in Serbian). 21 March 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
↑ Arora, Akhil (13 October 2016). "If You Don't Like FIFA, Here Are 6 Great Football Games for Your Mobile". NDTV. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
↑ Takahashi, Dean (6 August 2021). "Zynga acquires StarLark studio and Golf Rival game for $525M". GamesBeat. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
↑ Dulanović, Mladen (12 June 2024). "Nordeus: Beyond Football". Nordeus. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
↑ "The Turf War Between Golf Clash & Golf Rival". Naavik. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
↑ "Top Goal: Soccer Champion". App Store. Nordeus LLC. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
↑ "Top Goal: Soccer Champion". Google Play. Nordeus. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
↑ "46 top mobile games in soft launch". PocketGamer.biz. 6 July 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
↑ "Heroic – Magic Duel launches worldwide today" (Press release). Nordeus. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
↑ "[Official] Heroic Announcement - Eldonian Sunset". Heroic Community. Nordeus. 5 September 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2026.

External links

Media related to Nordeus at Wikimedia Commons

Official website
"Bootstrapped and profitable Nordeus taking on EA in the social gaming space" TechCrunch – Startup and Technology News - 16 June 2011
"Nordeus aiming for the top, relationship with Facebook “very close”" Maya Easty on Exposure - 27 September 2011

[report2018-1] 1 2 "КОНСОЛИДОВАНИ БИЛАНС УСПЕХА (2018) - Nordeus d.o.o." apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 August 2019.

[assets2018-2] 1 2 "КОНСОЛИДОВАНИ БИЛАНС СТАЊА (2018) - Nordeus d.o.o." apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 August 2019.

[3] "Venturebeat Profiles company profile". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[4] "Nova zgrada Nordeusa: 6.000 m², restoran, sportski bar i vrtić za spoj najboljeg iz umetnosti i tehnologije". 15 April 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[TakeTwoNordeus-5] Dring, Christopher (2 June 2021). "Take-Two enters soccer market with $378m Nordeus acquisition". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

[6] "Take-Two Interactive Software to Acquire Mobile Games Developer Nordeus". Business Wire. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

[7] Dredge, Stuart (25 February 2016). "Gaffer on the go: the best football manager games for Android and iOS". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[8] "Životna priča Jose Mourinha je zaista posebna!". 24sata.info (in Serbian). 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[9] "Murinjo zaštitno lice srpske igre!". B92 (in Serbian). 21 March 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[10] Arora, Akhil (13 October 2016). "If You Don't Like FIFA, Here Are 6 Great Football Games for Your Mobile". NDTV. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[11] Takahashi, Dean (6 August 2021). "Zynga acquires StarLark studio and Golf Rival game for $525M". GamesBeat. Retrieved 12 November 2026.

[12] Dulanović, Mladen (12 June 2024). "Nordeus: Beyond Football". Nordeus. Retrieved 12 November 2026.

[13] "The Turf War Between Golf Clash & Golf Rival". Naavik. Retrieved 12 November 2026.

[14] "Top Goal: Soccer Champion". App Store. Nordeus LLC. Retrieved 12 November 2026.

[15] "Top Goal: Soccer Champion". Google Play. Nordeus. Retrieved 12 November 2026.

[16] "46 top mobile games in soft launch". PocketGamer.biz. 6 July 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.

[17] "Heroic – Magic Duel launches worldwide today" (Press release). Nordeus. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2026.

[18] "[Official] Heroic Announcement - Eldonian Sunset". Heroic Community. Nordeus. 5 September 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2026.