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A decade ago, Velan Studios started with a few curious people and a business plan that fit on an index card.📝 To reflect on the last 10 years, some of the people who built the studio into what it is today sat down to talk about it. Watch our full story on YT (link in replies)!
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Guha and Karthik had the perfect bookends for their experiences in game development start-up, and you'll never guess where it was. Watch the full conversation: piped.video/watch?v=61LQaP4f…
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Bonus Story from our 10-Year Anniversary Developer Diary video featuring Karthik, latency, and mixed reality! 🧵1/2
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Discover more stories from the staff of Velan Studios, and our video game journeys in our 10-Year Anniversary Developer Diary. Watch here: piped.video/h8UVn4W7Wus
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Watch the full story celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary! For more: piped.video/h8UVn4W7Wus
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Velan Studios retweeted
Play on the TCNS or RAVE servers to check out a new modded Hideout, new cosmetics, new Contracts, and more. If you're on PC, Steam Deck, Mac, or Linux, dust off your gloves and get back in the brawl. Details at this link: teddit.net/r/KnockoutCity/co… 🧵2/2
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Velan Studios retweeted
Listen up, brawlers: this is NOT the official return of KO City. But word on the street is the community's been cookin' up something special. A few modders got custom events working on the Private Server Edition, and they're kicking off with Holo-Ween 2026! 🧵1/2
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It's been six years since Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit raced into people's homes. Happy Anniversary, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit!

ALT A slice of cake sits at the bottom of the frame on a plate. There's a lit candle in the shape of a '6' on top of the cake slice. To both sides are RC cars of Mario and Luigi from Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. Above the table is the Velan Studios wall logo from the office.

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Velan Studios retweeted
After 10 years of creating games like Knockout City, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, and Star Fox for Nintendo Switch 2, @velanstudios is expanding in Toronto! Find out why Toronto is playing a big role in Velan’s next chapter.
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Karthik and Guha Bala have been making video games together for more than 35 years. Here, they look back on the early days of game dev and share some stories about the road to starting Velan Studios. Watch the full conversation on our YT (link in replies)!
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To mark our tenth anniversary, our co-founders Karthik and Guha Bala wrote a letter to our team about what we got right, what we learned the hard way, and the people that made it all possible. Read it here: velanstudios.com/10-years-of…
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A decade ago, Velan Studios started with a few curious people and a business plan that fit on an index card.📝 To reflect on the last 10 years, some of the people who built the studio into what it is today sat down to talk about it. Watch our full story on YT (link in replies)!
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Velan Studios in 2026.
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Velan Studios in 2024.
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