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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Brian Altano
@brianaltano.bsky.social
· Jul 4
Hi I’m Brian and I host, write, and produce shows about video games, movies, and other assorted pop culture nonsense 💜
Went out for drinks with the legendary @sssuda51.bsky.social and played him my upcoming album and his reaction made my whole decade.
Big thank you to @maxscoville.bsky.social for capturing this moment.
Pure joy.
Big thank you to @maxscoville.bsky.social for capturing this moment.
Pure joy.
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Went out for drinks with the legendary @sssuda51.bsky.social and played him my upcoming album and his reaction made my whole decade.
Big thank you to @maxscoville.bsky.social for capturing this moment.
Pure joy.
Big thank you to @maxscoville.bsky.social for capturing this moment.
Pure joy.
I’m in Atlanta and I’m about to play three of my best friends my brand new album for the first time. I hope to share it with the rest of you soon ❤️
January 31, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I’m in Atlanta and I’m about to play three of my best friends my brand new album for the first time. I hope to share it with the rest of you soon ❤️
“Why are you protesting Minneapolis, you don’t even live there” I dunno man, why are you wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey to a sports bar in Buffalo.
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
“Why are you protesting Minneapolis, you don’t even live there” I dunno man, why are you wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey to a sports bar in Buffalo.
Rolling Stone put up a piece about celebrities speaking out against ICE and one of the top comments said “since when do we care what celebrities have to say” so I clicked on her profile and a month ago she was telling everyone how excited she was to get Snoop Dogg’s cook book.
January 28, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Rolling Stone put up a piece about celebrities speaking out against ICE and one of the top comments said “since when do we care what celebrities have to say” so I clicked on her profile and a month ago she was telling everyone how excited she was to get Snoop Dogg’s cook book.
I know this is ironic coming from a bald guy but why does every billionaire have the worst fucking hair you’ve ever seen in your life.
“There will be more than enough jobs for the citizens of your nation, esp. those with vocational training,” said Karp. “I do think these trends really do make it hard to imagine why we should have large-scale immigration unless you have a very specialized skill.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete
Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass immigration, according to Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp.
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I know this is ironic coming from a bald guy but why does every billionaire have the worst fucking hair you’ve ever seen in your life.
Every day is just January 6th now. They do the worst thing imaginable in broad daylight, we say you can’t fucking do that, and they say they didn’t do anything or they brag that they did it because they think we can’t do a damn thing about it.
January 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Every day is just January 6th now. They do the worst thing imaginable in broad daylight, we say you can’t fucking do that, and they say they didn’t do anything or they brag that they did it because they think we can’t do a damn thing about it.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
This has the same energy as “The McRib is back at McDonalds”
December 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This has the same energy as “The McRib is back at McDonalds”
Recorded my last podcast of 2025 so if you listened to me on any @ign.com shows, @thisthingrules.bsky.social with @maxscoville.bsky.social, or any of the other things I guested on this year, I just wanna say thank you for being there and I’m very excited to do it all again in 2026 ❤️
December 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Recorded my last podcast of 2025 so if you listened to me on any @ign.com shows, @thisthingrules.bsky.social with @maxscoville.bsky.social, or any of the other things I guested on this year, I just wanna say thank you for being there and I’m very excited to do it all again in 2026 ❤️
You all have Trump Derangement Syndrome. Stop thinking about and talking about the guy who for a decade now has forced himself into the news cycle seventy times a day, wants to rename everything in his own name, and is trying to put his own face on money. Why can’t you just leave him alone.
December 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
You all have Trump Derangement Syndrome. Stop thinking about and talking about the guy who for a decade now has forced himself into the news cycle seventy times a day, wants to rename everything in his own name, and is trying to put his own face on money. Why can’t you just leave him alone.
Hey, what are your favorite children's books that got great (or interesting) film adaptations?
I read with my kid every night (lots of Roald Dahl recently) and I love to show her the movie version afterwards as a little treat so we can talk about the differences between both.
Tell me your favs!
I read with my kid every night (lots of Roald Dahl recently) and I love to show her the movie version afterwards as a little treat so we can talk about the differences between both.
Tell me your favs!
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Hey, what are your favorite children's books that got great (or interesting) film adaptations?
I read with my kid every night (lots of Roald Dahl recently) and I love to show her the movie version afterwards as a little treat so we can talk about the differences between both.
Tell me your favs!
I read with my kid every night (lots of Roald Dahl recently) and I love to show her the movie version afterwards as a little treat so we can talk about the differences between both.
Tell me your favs!
Haven't finished the full scientific study yet but so far 100% of people who took their profile picture while sitting in a car think that there's absolutely nothing wrong with Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein being best friends for decades.
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Haven't finished the full scientific study yet but so far 100% of people who took their profile picture while sitting in a car think that there's absolutely nothing wrong with Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein being best friends for decades.
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.
Best part about this is NYC's "Big Apple" is always depicted as red. It's not like it's usually one of those mealy yellow ones nobody likes, or the rock hard green ones they have at hotel breakfast buffets. The Big Apple is always a red apple! Even if he made it red it would still be the same color!
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Best part about this is NYC's "Big Apple" is always depicted as red. It's not like it's usually one of those mealy yellow ones nobody likes, or the rock hard green ones they have at hotel breakfast buffets. The Big Apple is always a red apple! Even if he made it red it would still be the same color!
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)
Reposted by Brian Altano
Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.
Hear about the NES US launch 40 years ago from the people that made it happen: Gail Tilden, Bruce Lowry and Lance Barr with @frankcifaldi.bsky.social from the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social moderating! Panel recording at youtu.be/f2WDfsiLiRA
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today - Gail Tilden, Lance Barr, Bruce Lowry - PRGE 2025 Portland
YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.
GUY WHO JUST CAME BACK FROM DOING THE JABBA'S PALACE COMEDY FESTIVAL:
You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.
You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.
October 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
GUY WHO JUST CAME BACK FROM DOING THE JABBA'S PALACE COMEDY FESTIVAL:
You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.
You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.
Reposted by Brian Altano
Sorry we had to cancel your cancer treatment, but the Secretary of Defense had to fly all the generals in so he could call them fat.
October 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Sorry we had to cancel your cancer treatment, but the Secretary of Defense had to fly all the generals in so he could call them fat.
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!
Hi sorry this was my fault. My friends and I like to hang out in escalator buildings after everyone leaves to see how much stuff we can make ride the escalator. Sandwiches, bags of coins, soup that isn’t in a bowl. Things of that nature. It mostly just gets jammed up in there. Bad? Yes. Funny? Very.
Donald Trump and Melania get on an escalator at the UN and it immediately stops working 🤣
September 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hi sorry this was my fault. My friends and I like to hang out in escalator buildings after everyone leaves to see how much stuff we can make ride the escalator. Sandwiches, bags of coins, soup that isn’t in a bowl. Things of that nature. It mostly just gets jammed up in there. Bad? Yes. Funny? Very.
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.
We asked four professional chefs which store bought mayonnaise tastes best and they said please, when will you let us out of this prison, we can't answer any more of these questions and we haven't seen our families in weeks.
September 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We asked four professional chefs which store bought mayonnaise tastes best and they said please, when will you let us out of this prison, we can't answer any more of these questions and we haven't seen our families in weeks.
These miserable little imp men are so scared of cities, public transportation, seasoned food, a trans kid five states over who sometimes plays kickball in her own backyard etc. Just terrified, awful ghoul people who make everything they touch worse and add nothing of value to anything anywhere.
Mike Johnson: "I cannot for the life of me understand how the Democrats think this is some kind of winning political message. Yield man! Let the troops come into your city and show how crime can be reduced."
September 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
These miserable little imp men are so scared of cities, public transportation, seasoned food, a trans kid five states over who sometimes plays kickball in her own backyard etc. Just terrified, awful ghoul people who make everything they touch worse and add nothing of value to anything anywhere.
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