Brian Altano
@brianaltano.bsky.social
Executive Producer of Creative/Talent at IGN. Hosts videos. Writes scripts. Makes music. Plays video games. Cooks food. Collects toys. Eats pizza. Stays busy.
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And to bring this full circle, that movie got a DS game!
November 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
And to bring this full circle, that movie got a DS game!
Once a year you should be allowed to go to your kid’s school and get on the loudspeaker and make an announcement that you know will make the entire building erupt in cheers.
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Once a year you should be allowed to go to your kid’s school and get on the loudspeaker and make an announcement that you know will make the entire building erupt in cheers.
Good job New York, now Zohran Mamdani is gonna enact SARIA’S LAW (everyone gets a free ocarina)
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Good job New York, now Zohran Mamdani is gonna enact SARIA’S LAW (everyone gets a free ocarina)
Dude have you seen this? I have it framed in my living room!
October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Dude have you seen this? I have it framed in my living room!
Burger King Simpson's toys or their Universal Monsters which were just straight up cool action figures.
McDonalds Character Costume toys from '95.
Recently the Wendy's Frosty Frights are great, especially the Mummy and the Blob inspired ones.
McDonalds Character Costume toys from '95.
Recently the Wendy's Frosty Frights are great, especially the Mummy and the Blob inspired ones.
October 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Burger King Simpson's toys or their Universal Monsters which were just straight up cool action figures.
McDonalds Character Costume toys from '95.
Recently the Wendy's Frosty Frights are great, especially the Mummy and the Blob inspired ones.
McDonalds Character Costume toys from '95.
Recently the Wendy's Frosty Frights are great, especially the Mummy and the Blob inspired ones.
Watched The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) and there's a part where a violent storm destroys their homes and sends Pooh & Piglet spiraling towards a waterfall while a totally oblivious Owl decides to tell a story and wait for someone else to help and I thought.. hey, that's Chuck Schumer!
October 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Watched The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) and there's a part where a violent storm destroys their homes and sends Pooh & Piglet spiraling towards a waterfall while a totally oblivious Owl decides to tell a story and wait for someone else to help and I thought.. hey, that's Chuck Schumer!
Need to show you all this 1991 soft vinyl Super Mario coin bank I picked up at a vintage toy store recently. I believe he was a promotional item given out to people that signed up for a savings account at a bank chain in Kyoto. He’s awesome!
September 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Need to show you all this 1991 soft vinyl Super Mario coin bank I picked up at a vintage toy store recently. I believe he was a promotional item given out to people that signed up for a savings account at a bank chain in Kyoto. He’s awesome!
One of my favorite things I have in my kitchen is this custom print that guests think is a “Live, Laugh, Love” sign until they actually read it.
September 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
One of my favorite things I have in my kitchen is this custom print that guests think is a “Live, Laugh, Love” sign until they actually read it.
Here is a photo I took six years ago of the Safdie brothers competing on a Pong machine and now one of them is making a movie called The Smashing Machine and the other is making a movie about ping pong. @a24movies.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Here is a photo I took six years ago of the Safdie brothers competing on a Pong machine and now one of them is making a movie called The Smashing Machine and the other is making a movie about ping pong. @a24movies.bsky.social
Off to Germany to host a live show for @ign at Gamescom! I’ll be in a studio on the show floor for most of the week but if you’re there don’t hesitate to say hi!
Very excited to work a massive video game convention again, interview game devs, and wash down large plates of food with small beers 🍻🇩🇪🍻
Very excited to work a massive video game convention again, interview game devs, and wash down large plates of food with small beers 🍻🇩🇪🍻
August 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Off to Germany to host a live show for @ign at Gamescom! I’ll be in a studio on the show floor for most of the week but if you’re there don’t hesitate to say hi!
Very excited to work a massive video game convention again, interview game devs, and wash down large plates of food with small beers 🍻🇩🇪🍻
Very excited to work a massive video game convention again, interview game devs, and wash down large plates of food with small beers 🍻🇩🇪🍻
I’ll be going about my life like normal and then it hits me that in just a few days we’re getting Donkey Kong Bananza, the first new game from the Super Mario Odyssey team since 2017 and the first new 3D Donkey Kong game since 1999!
July 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I’ll be going about my life like normal and then it hits me that in just a few days we’re getting Donkey Kong Bananza, the first new game from the Super Mario Odyssey team since 2017 and the first new 3D Donkey Kong game since 1999!
We've finally gone full circle with Donkey Kong's original inspiration!
June 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We've finally gone full circle with Donkey Kong's original inspiration!
In this house we call him Wasferatu.
June 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In this house we call him Wasferatu.
I went to Super Nintendo World and interviewed Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario, Donkey Kong, and more. Obviously, he was an absolute delight. Just a genuine and wonderful person and we’re so lucky to have him.
www.ign.com/articles/the...
www.ign.com/articles/the...
May 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I went to Super Nintendo World and interviewed Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario, Donkey Kong, and more. Obviously, he was an absolute delight. Just a genuine and wonderful person and we’re so lucky to have him.
www.ign.com/articles/the...
www.ign.com/articles/the...
Need to show you all this pepperoni & jalapeño pizza I made last night. 72 hour cold ferment dough. Crushed tomato sauce. Finished with parmigiano reggiano, olive oil, & hot honey. Baked at 550 in a kitchen oven on a Baking Steel for 5 minutes + 2 minutes under the broiler.
Very happy with it 🍕
Very happy with it 🍕
May 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Need to show you all this pepperoni & jalapeño pizza I made last night. 72 hour cold ferment dough. Crushed tomato sauce. Finished with parmigiano reggiano, olive oil, & hot honey. Baked at 550 in a kitchen oven on a Baking Steel for 5 minutes + 2 minutes under the broiler.
Very happy with it 🍕
Very happy with it 🍕
Sonic the Stretchhog
April 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Sonic the Stretchhog
It’s been a long week so you deserve a picture of a Nintendo Switch 2 being held next to a PS1 Wu-Tang controller.
April 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It’s been a long week so you deserve a picture of a Nintendo Switch 2 being held next to a PS1 Wu-Tang controller.
Nintendo Switch 2 predictions:
Price: $349.99
Release date: May 9th
Big launch game: Mario Kart 9
Now tell me yours!
Price: $349.99
Release date: May 9th
Big launch game: Mario Kart 9
Now tell me yours!
January 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Nintendo Switch 2 predictions:
Price: $349.99
Release date: May 9th
Big launch game: Mario Kart 9
Now tell me yours!
Price: $349.99
Release date: May 9th
Big launch game: Mario Kart 9
Now tell me yours!
In space, no one can hear you Switch
January 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In space, no one can hear you Switch
Nintendo SWITCH Unit-02
January 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nintendo SWITCH Unit-02
So.. is the Yoshi’s burger restaurant called that because the Yoshis MAKE the burgers or because the Yoshis ARE the burgers?
January 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
So.. is the Yoshi’s burger restaurant called that because the Yoshis MAKE the burgers or because the Yoshis ARE the burgers?
Santa brought my kid a Godzilla and it’s already getting along great with the Barbies.
December 25, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Santa brought my kid a Godzilla and it’s already getting along great with the Barbies.
Kat, thank you for the countless hours we got to spend in podcasts, meetings, and get togethers
You are such a phenomenal person and I’m so grateful for the time I spent getting to work with you, especially the day where we all wore mustaches so we could watch the Mario Movie trailer together.
You are such a phenomenal person and I’m so grateful for the time I spent getting to work with you, especially the day where we all wore mustaches so we could watch the Mario Movie trailer together.
December 13, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Kat, thank you for the countless hours we got to spend in podcasts, meetings, and get togethers
You are such a phenomenal person and I’m so grateful for the time I spent getting to work with you, especially the day where we all wore mustaches so we could watch the Mario Movie trailer together.
You are such a phenomenal person and I’m so grateful for the time I spent getting to work with you, especially the day where we all wore mustaches so we could watch the Mario Movie trailer together.
I genuinely love hanging out in this game and just being Indiana Jones. Sort of expected a first person Uncharted with a couple dashes of Wolfenstein but it’s SO much more than that. It’s immensely charming, super clever, laugh out loud funny, gorgeous, and constantly rewarding.
It’s so damn good!
It’s so damn good!
December 12, 2024 at 4:17 PM
I genuinely love hanging out in this game and just being Indiana Jones. Sort of expected a first person Uncharted with a couple dashes of Wolfenstein but it’s SO much more than that. It’s immensely charming, super clever, laugh out loud funny, gorgeous, and constantly rewarding.
It’s so damn good!
It’s so damn good!