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British video game developer

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Exient Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2000 (24 years ago) (2000)
HeadquartersEngland
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Exient Limited is a British video game developer and publisher. Developing for handheld, mobile, console, VR and PC platforms, Having studios in the United Kingdom and Malta, 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.

History

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.In 2022, Exient produced a two hour long documentary titled "Lemmings: Can you dig it" on the history of the Lemmings series, featuring the original developers, alumni of DMA Design. The documentary was premiered at the Dundee Centre of Contemporary Arts (DCA) and released free to watch on YouTube.

Games developed

Game Release Format Publisher Ref
Parlini Land 2024 iOS, Android MGF
Angry Birds Fury Road Windows DOF
Ultimate Sackboy 2023 iOS, Android Exient Publishing
CoComelon: Play with JJ Netflix, Inc.
Lemmings 2019 Exient Publishing
Top Gear: Donut Dash 2017 BBC Worldwide
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 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
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010 Wii Electronic Arts
The Sims 3 Nintendo DS
FIFA 11
X2 Football 2010 iOS X2 Games
X2 Snowboarding
FIFA 10 2009 Nintendo DS Electronic Arts
DJ Hero Wii, PlayStation 2
Tiger Woods PGA Tour iOS
X2 Football 2009
FIFA 09 2008 Nintendo DS
Madden NFL 09
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 PS, PSP2
Skate It Nintendo DS
Need for Speed: Undercover Wii, PlayStation 2
FIFA Street 3 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
NASCAR 07 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

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) 2010 Gamescom Best Mobile Title Nominated
2009 Develop 100 The World’s Most Successful Game Studios - 2009 Edition 67th
2007 IGN Best Sports Game Nominated
2007 Develop 100 The World’s Most Successful Game Studios - 2007 Edition 50th
2007 IGN Best Sports Developer Nominated
FIFA Soccer 06 2005 IGN Best Handheld Sports Game - NDS Nominated
2005 TIGA Best Handheld Games Development Studio
FIFA 04 2003 IGN Best Handheld Sports Game - GBA Nominated
Total Soccer 2003 Pocket PC Magazine Best Software Award


Further reading

References

  1. Wallace, Chris (26 August 2020). "Exient rebrands its publishing labels as Exient Publishing". MCV/Develop. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. Partleton, Kayleigh (25 August 2020). "Exient rebrands Sad Puppy and Donut under Exient Publishing". PocketGamer.biz. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. Paprocki, Matt (25 August 2021). "Documentary about Amiga classic Lemmings due for game's 30th anniversary". Ars Technica.
  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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