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Annapurna Interactive hires indie game veteran Nathan Vella as a top executive

Annapurna Interactive has hired indie game veteran Nathan Vella as part of its team. The former president of Capybara Games will provide valuable knowledge and leadership to help support Annapurna Interactive‘s business of working with independent game creators to produce personal experiences for everyone.

Vella served as president and cofounder of the award-winning independent game studio, Capybara Games, creators of notable titles like Grindstone, Super Time Force, & Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP. He was also a founding partner in Indie Fund and has helped invest in more than 40 independent titles. As a strong supporter of independent creators throughout his entire career, Vella will serve as an integral member of the Annapurna Interactive executive leadership team, utilizing more than 15 years of experience to help independent game studios succeed.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.