The History of Netto's Game Room
Netto's Game Room was originally founded on April 29th of 2011 as a part of the official Capcom community website "Capcom-Unity." Originally it was formed as a way to share video game news and reviews with it's members. The group went on to form a small following within Capcom-Unity; however all content had to be approved by moderators. This limited what could or couldn't be shared within the platform, and didn't allow us to create something truly our own.
After years of operating within Capcom-Unity, in May of 2013 Netto's Game Room broke away and became an official gaming blog. Now at its new home of nettosgameroom.com, the writers who helped build the original group were now free to fully express themselves, and continue sharing news and original articles about the games they loved. Netto's Game Room officially registered itself as a gaming press site, and began taking on review requests.
Over the next few years many writers contributed to Netto's Game Room. "Netto" being a word that means "the sum of," Netto's Game Room itself became just that; the combination of everyone's hard work and dreams within a single platform. Many would come and go during this time, but sadly daily life would ultimately get in the way. While the writers moved on, Netto's Game Room continued to stand as a piece of history that was special to many.
The Netto's Game Room of Today
In late April of 2024, nearly 13 years after we first opened, Netto's Game Room has restructured itself, and has returned in full force.
Building off of our original ideals, Netto's Game Room is a place to catch up on the latest video game news updates, read original gaming related articles, developer interviews, and check out reviews.
We are a group of dedicated fans, who are passionate about the gaming industry, and are always excited to share that love of gaming with the world! Many of the original staff members have returned, and their new life experiences have made Netto's Game Room even better than ever. A lot has happened in 13 years, but one thing that hasn't changed is why we are here; the games that made us who we are, and readers like you who make all the hard work worth it!
If you are stopping by for the first time, we just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to read this, and feel free to follow us on social media if you like what you see!
We still have a long way to go, but we hope you will come along with us on this ride! It's viewers like you that keep us going, and we greatly appreciate it!
Writers and Contributors:
Benjamin B
Ben is the founder of Netto's Game Room, and has been a gamer since a very young age. He enjoys video games from all genres, and is an avid console and PC player. For everything else about him, you can check out his "Ben's Corner" blog series right here on Netto's Game Room.
GlacialLeaf
GlacialLeaf is one of the founding members of Netto's Game Room. Beginning his gaming journey with Pokemon Silver on the Game Boy Color, he's a huge Eevee fan who primarily plays on PC, but also collects PlayStation consoles. He loves handheld consoles, and plays a wide verity of genres.
Jonsku
Jonsku is one of the founding members of Nettos game room. A Finnish artist living in Sweden who is highly inspired by the 90's anime and cartoons. Usually enjoys all kinds of games on many different consoles but primarily plays on PC and Switch. A huge tabletop nerd that plays roleplaying games and more social games with family. Also a really big fan of Terraria in particular!
Jeremy Schepper
Jeremy is deeply nostalgic for the 1990s and thinks humanity certainly peaked in this decade. He often chooses to play older video games, but occasionally a new game will grab him. When he's not playing games, he's reading or writing fantasy fiction or spending time with his family.
Catherine "Cat" Tran
Cat is a long time contributor to Netto's Game Room since it's early conception in 2011. Providing news articles, reviews, and let's play videos in the past, she rejoined the team in 2024. When she's not watching anime over tea with her partner, crocheting a plush, or playing games with friends, Cat can be found helping out with the technical aspects of the blog.
Past Contributors:
DeepBlueMist
"DeepBlueMist" is a writer and general contributor for Netto's Game Room. He was responsible for most of the graphic design and video editing, but he also wrote news articles from time to time. While not officially active, he's still a part of the Netto's Game Room family, and we'll always be grateful for what he's done for us.
Nick
While never publishing articles, Nick was a part of the now retired "Netto's Game Room Plays" series, where he, along with other members of the blog, would play and stream different games.
Morgan "The Retro Goat" Hench
Morgan is a huge gaming nerd, playing everything from Atari 2600 to Xbox 360. He has a wide variety of favorites, and there are very few types of games he doesn't play. When he is not playing games (which isn't frequent) he is generally watching anime, horror movies or playing with his dogs.
TroubadorSymphony
TroubadorSymphony, known by other names across the internet such as xLucian, MegamanZ, Symphonic Heir, and others. I'm a music student in the ATL who plays video games in whatever free time I have, instead of doing possibly more responsible things (that was a joke. gaming is responsible!). One of my many goals in life is to compose music for games, or at least some sort of gaming style music! I primarily play Nintendo consoles, as well as a few PC games here and there.
Gunblazer42
Gunblazer42 has been a gamer ever since they were four years old, starting with the Genesis and moving on to a Playstation and Nintendo 64. They have a strong affinity toward older games on older systems, and care more about good gameplay than shiny graphics.