Exient

Exient Limited
Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	2000 (24 years ago)
Headquarters	England
Website	Official 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

Exient technology XGS (Exient Game System) has been used in many games since 2000, including those for Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Rovio, Ubisoft, Activision, BBC, and many more.

Film and TV Production

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

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

Recognition

Awards and nominations

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

References

^ Valentine, Rebekah (25 August 2020). "Exient Entertainment rebrands publishing labels as Exient Publishing". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ Wallace, Chris (26 August 2020). "Exient rebrands its publishing labels as Exient Publishing". MCV/Develop. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ Partleton, Kayleigh (25 August 2020). "Exient rebrands Sad Puppy and Donut under Exient Publishing". PocketGamer.biz. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ "Ian Bickley at Exient Talks Bake Escape and Playtesting Mobile Games". Gamasutra. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ 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
^ Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, 01-NOV-2006. Review of NASCAR 07.
^ "EA nominated for several gamescon awards". Gaming Nexus.
^ "Home". develop100.com.
^ "IGN Best of 2007". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
^ Develop 100 Retrieved 8 April 2008.
^ "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.
^ "IGN Best of 2007". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
^ Tiga – List of 2006 finalists

External links

Exient official website
Exient Entertainment entry at MobyGames

[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] "Home". develop100.com.

[9] "IGN Best of 2007". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.

[10] Develop 100 Retrieved 8 April 2008.

[11] "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.

[12] "IGN Best of 2007". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.

[13] Tiga – List of 2006 finalists

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