Big Ant Studios
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Big Ant Studios is an Australian video game development studio founded by CEO Ross Symons in 2001. Originally known as Bullant Studios, a specialist in the simulation-racing genre, the studio changed its name to Big Ant Studios in 2005 and has expanded its portfolio to include a wide variety of game genres on current and next-generation platforms. Located in Melbourne
Melbourne
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’s central business district, it is one of Australia's largest studios and currently employs over 70 permanent staff. Sustained growth since its inception has seen the studio move to a brand-new studio space on Collins Street, Melbourne
Collins Street, Melbourne
Collins Street is a major street in the Melbourne central business district and runs approximately east to west.It is notable as Melbourne's traditional main street and best known street, is often regarded as Australia's premier street, with some of the country's finest Victorian era buildings.The...

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Big Ant Studios have released titles on the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
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, PlayStation 3
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, PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
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, PlayStation Portable
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, Wii
Wii
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, Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
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, and Microsoft Windows
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. They are currently working on multiple projects for the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.

Games

Year Title Platform(s)
2006 Sprint Cars: Road to Knoxville PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
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, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...

2006 Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...

2007 Game Boy Advance
2008 Hellboy: The Science of Evil PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
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2008 Sprint Cars: Showdown at Eldora PlayStation 2
2009 Short Track Racing: Trading Paint PlayStation 2
2010 World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars
World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars
World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars is an racing video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was developed by Big Ant Studios and published by THQ. It features 12 Tracks from the World of Outlaws schedule and 20 drivers such as, Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz. It features 8 player online racing with...

PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

, Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

2010 Rugby League Live
Rugby League Live
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PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2010 Truth or Lies PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii
2011 Pirate Blast Wii
2011 AFL Live PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
TBA Cricket PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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