Velan Studios founders Guha Bala, left, and Karthik Bala.
Velan Studios founders Guha Bala, left, and Karthik Bala.
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EA signs publishing deal with Skylanders veterans at Velan Studios

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Electronic Arts has signed a deal to publish the first game from Velan Studios, an independent game developer started by gaming veterans Guha and Karthik Bala.

EA Partners will publish Velan’s first original intellectual property for consoles, PC, and mobile. In addition to introducing a unique game world, the title will pioneer an entirely new and entertaining way to experience a community-driven, team-based action game.

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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.