NateG
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Hey HN! My name is Nate and I'm the founder of Outcast Games, an indie game studio. If you like strategy and management style games you can check out our game Pit of War (www.pitofwar.com).
You can email me at nate (at) outcastgames (dot) com
http://www.pitofwar.com is an online browser game I created that targets a niche audience who likes strategy/simulation/text heavy style games. EMAIL LISTS When I first launched I had two email lists I used. The first…
I did some of the UI art myself, but for the character art and gear I hired artists to do that. I directed them but they made the magic happen. If you're interested in making a game but don't want to do the art or can't…
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I created a web game called Pit of War (http://www.pitofwar.com) about three years ago and it has been generating enough monthly income to pay all my bills and affords me the ability to travel and live anywhere I like.…