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Exient Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2000
HeadquartersEngland
WebsiteOfficial website

Exient Limited (formerly Exient Entertainment[1]) is a video game developer and publisher based in the United Kingdom and Malta. Developing for handheld, mobile, console, VR and PC platforms, Exient grew a name for designing and developing popular series' games to portable systems. It is known for its ports of various games in the Madden NFL, FIFA, Need for Speed, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour series for Electronic Arts and for developing numerous titles in the Angry Birds series. The company was incorporated in 2000 and began operations in January 2001.

Up to 2013, the bulk of their development was for gaming platforms such as PSP, Nintendo DS, and Game Boy Advance but since 2014 their games have been developed for platforms including Android, iOS, PC and Console. Exient currently develops its games on a proprietary, in-house developed, engine named XGS, the Unity and Unreal Engine platforms.

In 2020, the company rebranded its publishing labels, Sad Puppy and Donut, to Exient Publishing.[2][3]

Customers

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Exient technology (XGS) has been used in many games since 2000, including those by Electronic Arts, Rovio, Ubisoft and many more.

Film and TV Production

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In 2022 Exient shot and produced the 2 hours documentary "Lemmings: Can you dig it" on the history of the game, from it's birthplace in Dundee above a Fish and Chip shop, to becoming a legendary hit and global phenomenon. The documentary was made during the global pandemic via via conferencing software and features many of the original creators. The documentary was premiered at the Dundee Centre of Contemporary Arts (DCA) in Dundee, a few short steps from the Fish and Chip where DMA were based. Exient made the documentary free to watch on YouTube Lemmings: Can You Dig It? on YouTube.

Games developed

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Game Release Format Publisher
Parlini Land 2024 iOS, Android MGF
Angry Birds Fury Road 2024 PC DOF
Ultimate Sackboy 2023 iOS, Android Exient Publishing
CoComelon: Play with JJ 2023 iOS, Android Netflix, Inc.
Lemmings 2019 iOS, Android Exient Publishing
Top Gear: Donut Dash 2017 iOS, Android BBC Worldwide [4]
Dancing with the Stars 2016 iOS, Android Donut Publishing
Furby Connect World 2016 iOS, Android Hasbro
Strictly come Dancing 2016 iOS, Android Donut Publishing
F1 2016 2016 iOS, Android Codemasters
Angry Birds Transformers 2014 iOS, Android Rovio
Bake Escape 2014 iOS Donut Publishing
Angry Birds Go! 2013 Android, iOS, Blackberry 10 Rovio
Diggs Nightcrawler 2013 PlayStation 3
Angry Birds Trilogy 2013 PlayStation Vita Rovio
Angry Birds Star Wars 2013 PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS Activision
CSR Racing 2013 Android NaturalMotion
Angry Birds Trilogy 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Fireworks 2012 PlayStation Vita
Pulzar 2012 PlayStation Vita
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010 Wii Electronic Arts
The Sims 3 2010 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
FIFA 11 2010 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
X2 Football 2010 2010 iOS X2 Games
X2 Snowboarding 2010 iOS X2 Games
FIFA 10 2009 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
DJ Hero 2009 Wii, PlayStation 2 Electronic Arts
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2009 iOS Electronic Arts
X2 Football 2009 2009 iOS Electronic Arts
FIFA 09 2008 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 09 2008 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 2008 PS, PSP2 Electronic Arts
Skate It 2008 Nintendo DS
Need for Speed: Undercover 2008 Wii, PlayStation 2
FIFA Street 3[5] 2008 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
NASCAR 08 2007 PlayStation 2 Electronic Arts
FIFA 08 2007 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 08 2007 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 2007 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
Need for Speed: ProStreet 2007 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
FIFA Street 2 2006 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
2006 FIFA World Cup 2006 Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable
Madden NFL 07 2006 Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
FIFA 07 2006 Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
NASCAR 07 [6] 2006 PlayStation Portable Electronic Arts
Need for Speed: Carbon 2006 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
FIFA Football 2005 2005 Gizmondo Electronic Arts
SSX 3 2005 Gizmondo Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 06 2005 Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
FIFA 06 2005 Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 2005 2004 Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
FIFA Soccer 2005 2004 Game Boy Advance, N-Gage Electronic Arts
SSX Out Of Bounds 2004 N-Gage
WWE Aftershock 2004 N-Gage Electronic Arts
Total Soccer 2003 (Mobile)
FIFA Soccer 2004 2003 Game Boy Advance, N-Gage Electronic Arts
NCAA Football 2004 2003 N-Gage
Alex Ferguson's Player Manager 2002 2002 Game Boy Advance Ubisoft
FIFA Soccer 2002 2002 PDA Electronic Arts
NHL Hitz 20-03 2002 Game Boy Advance
FIFA Football 2002 Game Boy Advance Electronic Arts
Steven Gerrard's Total Soccer 2002 2001 Game Boy Advance Ubisoft

Awards

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  • TIGA Best Arcade Game 2023 (Nominated) Ultimate Sackboy (mobile)
  • TIGA Best Casual Game 2023 (Nominated) Ultimate Sackboy (mobile)
  • TIGA Best Small Studio 2023 (Nominated) Ultimate Sackboy (mobile)
  • TIGA Best Casual Game 2013 Diggs Nightcrawler
  • BAFTA Best Handheld Game (Nominated), The Sims 3 (NDS)
  • Gamescom 2010 Best Mobile Title (Nominated), The Sims 3 (NDS)[7]
  • IGN 2007 Best Sports Game[8]
  • IGN 2007 Best Developer[9]
  • Pocket PC Magazine Best Software Award 2003 Total Soccer
  • IGN Best Handheld Sports Game 2003 FIFA 04 GBA
  • IGN Best Handheld Sports Game 2005 FIFA Soccer 06 NDS
  • TIGA Best Handheld Games Development Studio 2005[10]
  • Develop 100 - The World’s Most Successful Game Studios - 2007 Edition - (position 50)[11][12]
  • Develop 100 - The World’s Most Successful Game Studios - 2009 Edition - (position 67)[13]

Further reading

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  • Pavey, Vince (7 July 2022). "Exient restructuring to result in "unavoidable" redundancies — worse to come, says anonymous source". MCV. ISSN 1469-4832. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  • GameSpot, August 15, 2005 – Review of WWE Aftershock Archived August 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

References

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  1. ^ Valentine, Rebekah (25 August 2020). "Exient Entertainment rebrands publishing labels as Exient Publishing". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ Wallace, Chris (26 August 2020). "Exient rebrands its publishing labels as Exient Publishing". MCV/Develop. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ Partleton, Kayleigh (25 August 2020). "Exient rebrands Sad Puppy and Donut under Exient Publishing". PocketGamer.biz. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Ian Bickley at Exient Talks Bake Escape and Playtesting Mobile Games". Gamasutra. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ IGN, February 28, 2008 - FIFA Street 3 Review. A vast improvement over last year's mess, but still not a portable hit. by Craig Harris
  6. ^ Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, 01-NOV-2006. Review of NASCAR 07.
  7. ^ "EA nominated for several gamescon awards". Gaming Nexus.
  8. ^ "IGN Best of 2007". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  9. ^ "IGN Best of 2007". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  10. ^ Tiga – List of 2006 finalists
  11. ^ Develop 100 Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  12. ^ "MCV, Mar 12 2008, 4:17pm – Develop 100: UK studios triumphant in 2007. Michael French". Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  13. ^ "Home". develop100.com.
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