Brian Altano

San Francisco

Video Host and Producer at IGN

Video Host and Producer at Podcast Beyond

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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Prime cannonate con Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

1 week ago | it.ign.com | Brian Altano |Logan Plant

+ Per sette anni Metroid Prime 4 è stato solo un logo. I fan si sono sintonizzati ossessivamente su ogni presentazione di Nintendo sperando in un aggiornamento sul gioco, senza alcun risultato, fino al 2024, quando finalmente è stato pubblicato un trailer e sono stati rivelati filmati del gioco in movimento.
Beyond! Game Club: Restarting Bloodborne: A Yharnam Homecoming

1 week ago | nordic.ign.com | Brian Altano |Max Scoville |Akeem Lawanson |Jada Griffin

+ Few games nowadays can make the wider gaming audience roll their eyes or jump out of their chairs excitedly. Yes, there are plenty of games that people are excited about their inevitable release, like Grand Theft Auto 6. Still, a darker, almost esoteric magic happens when the inevitable rumor mill starts to swill about games like Silksong and Bloodborne, the latter of which happens to be the Beyond! Game Club Game for April.
Beyond! Game Club: Restarting Bloodborne: A Yharnam Homecoming

1 week ago | ign.com | Brian Altano

Few games nowadays can make the wider gaming audience roll their eyes or jump out of their chairs excitedly. Yes, there are plenty of games that people are excited about their inevitable release, like Grand Theft Auto 6. Still, a darker, almost esoteric magic happens when the inevitable rumor mill starts to swill about games like Silksong and Bloodborne, the latter of which happens to be the Beyond! Game Club Game for April.
Nintendo Switch 2 Developers Discuss The Console's Tech and Iwata's Lasting Legacy on its Development

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Brian Altano

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Los desarrolladores de Nintendo Switch 2 hablan de la tecnología de la consola y del legado de Iwata en su desarrollo

2 weeks ago | es.ign.com | Brian Altano |Mario Sanchez |Mario Sánchez

NOTA DEL EDITOR: esta entrevista se realizó el 3 de abril de 2025, antes del anuncio de Nintendo sobre el retraso de las preventas de la Switch 2 en Estados Unidos debido al posible impacto de los aranceles. Algunas partes de esta entrevista fueron editadas para una mayor claridad. Después de probar la Nintendo Switch 2 durante la presentación de la semana pasada en Nueva York, IGN habló con los líderes de hardware que encabezan el desarrollo de la nueva consola.
Nintendo Switch 2 Developers Discuss The Console's Tech and Iwata's Lasting Legacy on its Development - IGN

2 weeks ago | ign.com | Brian Altano

Editor’s note: This interview was conducted on April 3, 2025, prior to Nintendo’s announcement about delaying Switch 2 pre-orders in the United States due to the potential impact of tariffs. Parts of this interview were edited for clarity. After getting hands-on with Nintendo Switch 2 at last week’s reveal in New York, IGN spoke with the hardware leads spearheading the development of Nintendo’s newest console.
We Played Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - First Hands-On Preview

2 weeks ago | sea.ign.com | Brian Altano |Logan Plant

The opening minutes of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond were a great showcase of Switch 2's mouse controls. + This post might contain affiliation links. If you buy something through this post, the publisher may get a share of the sale. By Brian Altano, Logan Plant Posted April 5, 2025, 2:44 a.m. For seven years, Metroid Prime 4 was just a logo.
We Played Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - First Hands-On Preview

2 weeks ago | ign.com | Brian Altano

For seven years, Metroid Prime 4 was just a logo. Fans obsessively tuned into every Nintendo presentation hoping for an update on the game to no avail until 2024 when a trailer was finally released and footage of the game in motion was actually revealed. This year, not only is Metroid Prime 4: Beyond getting released but it’s also getting some really interesting visual and gameplay upgrades on Nintendo Switch 2.
Switch 2 provato in anteprima

2 weeks ago | it.ign.com | Brian Altano |Logan Plant

Dopo anni di speculazioni, fughe di notizie e a settimane dallo svelamento ufficiale, Nintendo Switch 2 ha finalmente un prezzo e una data d'uscita... E noi lo abbiamo toccato con mano e provato. A effettuare i test, nello specifico, sono stati due nostri colleghi di IGN USA, Brian Altano e Logan Plant, di conseguenza a seguire troverete le loro opinioni a proposito della qualità dell'hardware, dello schermo, della modalità mouse e di molto altro ancora.
We Played Nintendo Switch 2: First Hands-On Preview

3 weeks ago | sea.ign.com | Brian Altano |Logan Plant

After years of speculation, months of leaks, and weeks since its official reveal, the Nintendo Switch 2 finally has a price and a release date… And we’ve actually held it and played it. Read on for our first impressions of the Switch 2’s build quality, screen, mouse mode, and more. Since two of us here at IGN got to spend a ton of time with it, we figured we’d both take turns telling you all about it, like we’re two friends sitting next to you on a couch.