From Rockstar To Indie
Indie Spotlight: Tony Gowland reflects on running Ant Workshop for five years
"One thing I really liked when I got away from triple-A development was that the teams and development times got a lot smaller."
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Tony Gowland
Job Title
CEO
Organisation Ant Workshop
About
Tony’s career has covered the whole spectrum from AAA console to handheld, mobile and flash titles, working on huge franchises such as Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and Call of Duty.
In 2015 he founded Ant Workshop to develop his own titles and to offer his experience as a design consultant.
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