{"id":107,"date":"2022-09-27T03:33:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T03:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genericlakemonster.com\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2024-04-30T00:24:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T00:24:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/genericlakemonster.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#472810 0%|#cdac4b 99%&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Generic Lake Monster&#8221; button_one_url=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjExNCJ9fQ==@&#8221; button_two_text=&#8221;Our Blog&#8221; button_two_url=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjY4In19@&#8221; header_image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/genericlakemonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GLMLogoWhiteNoBG.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;button_one_url,button_two_url&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; title_text=&#8221;main image opacity&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#2d1218 0%|#472810 100%&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2022, GLM is a fully remote indie video game company based in Southern California. 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