Brian’s infatuation with gaming started in the NES days, but he truly fell in love while holding an SNES controller. From that point forward, he was playing video games whenever he could, first branching over to the Genesis, and then to every subsequent console that achieved any amount of success. Brian is also the host of All Things Nintendo, a weekly podcast focused on the news and games of Nintendo. Prior to joining the Game Informer team, he contributed to outlets like IGN, GameSpot, Kotaku, Official Xbox Magazine, GamesRadar, Joystiq, and others on a freelance basis.
We caught up with Metaphor: ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino more than a year following his latest hit to further explore the themes of the sweeping adventure, discuss his involvement with Persona, and learn more about what’s next.
After mostly hiding in the shadows in recent years, ninjas stepped into a starring role in 2025 with five huge, critically acclaimed releases. We asked those responsible for creating them why ninjas are having such a big year.
Getting excellent versions of these games in one cohesive package is great, but the true highlight is the in-depth interactive documentary and all the fun relics that exist therein.
Where Legends: Z-A experiments with the Pokémon formula, it succeeds in delivering a novel experience that will hopefully encourage Game Freak to continue challenging what Pokémon games can be in the future.
