Nordeus opens London studio

Top Eleven developer Nordeus has opened a new studio in London.

The publisher will employ 15-to-20 staff at the branch, who will work on developing new games for the company.

The studio will be headed by former Facebook mobile games platform partnerships exec Aman Ghei. He also has experience in the industry as a board observer and investor in Space Ape Games and Supercell.

"London is one of the world’s greatest video game industry centres and the most important technology location in Europe, making it a natural fit for Nordeus as we develop new titles,” said Nordeus CEO Branko Milutinovi?.

"Many of our key strategic partners and friends are in London and our presence here will help us follow our mission – Engage the world with cross-platform games. Aman is a perfect choice to lead the formation of our London office. His valuable insight into the key strategic issues, his experience in video games field and ability to quickly understand and adapt to changes in the industry are really impacting companies that he worked for.

"His passion for games and success will drive our London office effort and we cannot wait to see first prototypes and games developed in English capital.”

Nordeus’ free-to-play football management sim Top Eleven has proven a hit on browser and mobile, garnering 100 million registered users to date. The title also currently boasts 12 million monthly users and five million daily users.