About
17 years. One thread.
The LAN Network started as a Chicago basement that helped invent competitive esports. Today it's a cybersecurity company with a 45-blade compute fabric and a charitable education arm that's trained 2,000+ Hoosiers in IT, cybersecurity, coding, and AI. Same DNA the whole way: passion drives skill drives outcomes.
What we do today
- ▸Cybersecurity services — pen testing, network audits, red team, esports cybersecurity (anti-cheat audits, tournament network defense, streamer/player account security).
- ▸Custom technology development — software, automation, AI-augmented engineering. Every deliverable signed with a cryptographic audit chain.
- ▸esports team revival — competitive rosters, sponsorships, the 24/7 training center in Indianapolis.
- ▸Community give-back — through our 501(c)(3) charity partner Video Game Palooza.
Charity partner — Video Game Palooza
When the Barrettos took over TLN in 2012, they didn't just preserve the brand — they turned it into a mission. Video Game Palooza(501c3) was founded to translate competitive gaming's lessons in passion + skill acquisition into education for under-served Indianapolis youth.
Since 2018, VGP has trained 2,000+ Hoosiers in IT, Cybersecurity, Coding, and AI through Hope Training Academy programs. Every TLN engagement contributes back. Hiring TLN supports the next generation of Indiana technologists.
The chain of evolution
- 2008-2012 — TLN Gamer House (Chicago). Halo team bootcamp. Trained Ninja.
- 2012 — Barrettos acquire TLN. Begin the education evolution.
- 2013-2017 — Video Game Palooza events. Game On esports center (one of the largest in the world at the time).
- 2018+ — Hope Training Academy formalizes the model. 2,000+ Hoosiers trained.
- 2019 — International Video Game Hall of Fame induction.
- 2025 — TLN reborn: cybersecurity / esports / custom tech, AI-augmented delivery, Indianapolis training center.
Same room. New mission.
The Indianapolis lab that powers our AI fabric is the same room where Ninja and his Halo team practiced. We just have better tools now — and a mission to lift the next generation of Hoosier technologists with every engagement we run.