CrossGen Friends

Welcome to CrossGen Friends! In this episode, Joe La Russa and Byron Miller discuss the AI policy of Steam as related to the game clones, discuss Disney's Food and Wine Festival in detail, and cover the rumors of The Elder Scrolls VI being revealed soon!

Intro music created by Jack Miller!

News Story/Topics Links:

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/114349/valve-responds-to-steam-devs-getting-extortion-emails-threatening-ai-clones-of-their-games/index.html

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-chose-to-shut-down-bioware-so-it-could-make-star-wars-battlefront-3-instead-its-claimed/

https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-valhalla-is-getting-new-game-six-years-after-release

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-is-reportedly-set-to-officially-name-the-elder-scrolls-6-sentinel-as-soon-as-next-month/

Welcome to CrossGen Friends! In this episode, Joe La Russa is joined by very special guest and attorney extraordinaire: Rick Hoeg of Hoeg Law! The pair go into a very deep discussion over the closure of BioWare, cover the takeover of Miami by GTA VI's marketing, and go over all the games Hoeg is playing! Plus, a bunch of tangents from two fellas who love to talk!

Intro music created by Jack Miller!

News Story/Topics Links:

https://www.ign.com/articles/mass-effect-tv-series-prime-video-bioware-closure

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mass-effect-universe-trailer-leaks-online-showcases-what-bioware-was-working-on-before-being-shut-down/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/rockstar-is-quietly-transforming-the-real-miami-into-gta-6s-vice-city/

https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/report-arkane-studios-has-until-november-13-to-find-a-buyer

https://natlawreview.com/article/french-constitutional-court-rules-florange-law-re-purchasers-companies?amp

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/wolverine-was-uss-best-selling-game-in-september-with-ps5-sales-up-43/

Welcome to CrossGen Friends! In this episode, Joe La Russa and Byron Miller talk about new XBOX LABS, Steam's new achievements, Assassin's Creed in China, and nVidia killing the RTX 5090. In the wildcard, Byron preps Joe for Epcot Food and Wine.

Intro music created by Jack Miller!

News Story/Topics Links:

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/steam-is-introducing-achievement-sets-designed-to-improve-the-achievement-earning-experience/

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/10/13/introducing-xbox-labs/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/footage-from-a-reportedly-cancelled-assassins-creed-game-set-in-china-has-leaked/

https://www.ign.com/articles/nvidia-rtx-5090-reportedly-dead-but-its-so-expensive-that-it-doesnt-really-matter

Welcome to CrossGen Friends! In this episode, Joe La Russa and Byron Miller review Forza sales numbers, talk about Ultima returning to Lord British, investigate PS5 jailbreak and emulation on the PC, and discuss Cyberpunk the show.

Intro music created by Jack Miller!

News Story/Topics Links:

https://www.techspot.com/news/114037-new-ps5-jailbreak-works-almost-every-firmware-version.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1wz6686/anyps5_system_libraries_are_now_at_87_percent_8/?sort=top

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-is-getting-a-live-action-movie-from-paramount/

https://otakukart.com/forza-horizon-6-has-generated-an-estimated-534-million-in-revenue-despite-not-yet-launching-on-ps5/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/forza-horizon-6-officially-dated-for-ps5-alongside-an-expansion/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/richard-garriott-is-officially-regaining-control-of-the-ultima-series/

Welcome to CrossGen Friends! In this episode, Joe La Russa and Byron Miller give a summary of the Game Informer cover story on GTA VI (which Joe did subscribe to!) and discuss their thoughts, excitement, and skepticism, plus Byron is obsessed with Control Resonant, and Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave has taken over Joe's life!

Intro music created by Jack Miller!

News Story/Topics Links:

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1wu6cfk/european_authorities_launch_enforcement_actions/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/remarkable-sony-reveals-new-ps5-upscaler-tech-qssr/

Welcome to CrossGen Friends! In this episode, Joe La Russa and Byron Miller discuss the the XBOX reset, Destiny restart, the future of graphics, and auto-leveling! Byron is finished Beast of Reincarnation and started Control Resonant. Joe finished Blood of Dawnwalker and started Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and more!

Intro music created by Jack Miller!

News Story/Topics Links:

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/22/continuing-our-reset/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/we-intend-to-earn-back-your-trust-bungie-announces-plans-to-bring-back-destiny-2-and-improve-marathon/

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/industry-vet-who-worked-on-ultima-online-says-the-next-big-thing-needs-to-have-sh-tty-graphics-to-escape-the-doom-of-rising-development-costs/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/final-fantasy-revelation-will-let-players-automatically-raise-their-characters-level-to-skip-grinding/

Welcome to CrossGen Friends! In this episode, Joe La Russa and Byron Miller discuss the dichotomy between the stagnant, flailing Western games industry versus the stable, successful Eastern games industry! Plus, Joe gives extensive thoughts on The Blood of Dawnwalker, Byron started Metroid Dread, and more!

Intro music created by Jack Miller!

News Story/Topics Links:

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-last-of-us-game-director-apologizes-for-god-of-war-laufey-criticism-points-finger-at-industry-leaders-for-triple-a-stagnation/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cd-projekt-reds-move-from-redengine-to-ue5-for-the-witcher-4-wasnt-because-of-cyberpunks-launch-co-ceo-says/

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/japanese-companies-like-nintendo-capcom-and-konami-are-healthier-because-they-have-smaller-teams-dont-have-frequent-layoffs-and-dont-pay-executives-usd30-million-says-expert/

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/japanese-companies-like-nintendo-capcom-and-konami-are-healthier-because-they-have-smaller-teams-dont-have-frequent-layoffs-and-dont-pay-executives-usd30-million-says-expert/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mindseye-studio-build-a-rocket-boy-may-be-closing-down-according-to-reports/

Welcome to CrossGen Friends! In this episode, Joe La Russa and Byron Miller discuss the remake of The Legend of Zelda, The Ocarina of Time, drama between Sony and Hideo Kojima, Steam Achievement leak, and news out of Blizzcon.

Intro music created by Jack Miller!

News Story/Topics Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuFfiTEr2yc

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-studio-is-already-looking-for-a-lead-writer-to-start-work-on-the-sequel/

https://x.com/DawnwalkerGame/status/2096246835388027235

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/hideo-kojima-s-physint-video-game-dropped-by-playstation-goes-to-xbox?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4OTEzMzY2NSwiZXhwIjoxNzg5NzM4NDY1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTDdDOVdLSVVQVEIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.fyrTke3aUIkJk3LwiBfR7JiNr0phfE51dlEql1RcXZ4&leadSource=article-gifting

https://x.com/WilliamRAguilar/status/2098540425632227785

https://www.gematsu.com/2026/09/persona-6-kingdom-hearts-iv-and-other-steam-achievements-surface-in-large-scale-leak

Welcome to CrossGen Friends! In this episode, Joe La Russa is joined by absolutely no one! Joe talks all by himself for an hour and twenty minutes about Sony's State of Plays, Xbox's botch of cloud gaming, the pause of The Witcher 1 Remake, and more! Plus, he goes on a bit of a diatribe about the perception of gaming in wider society.

Intro music created by Jack Miller!

News Story/Topics Links:

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-confirms-zelda-40th-anniversary-direct/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-is-capping-cloud-gaming-to-15-hours-and-charging-for-extra-playtime/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-witcher-remake-is-waiting-on-the-witcher-4-to-continue-development/

https://www.polygon.com/fable-game-length-interview-xbox/

Welcome to CrossGen Friends! In this episode, Joe La Russa and Byron Miller discuss the Disney D23, Kingdom Hearts IV, Elder Scrolls VI, opting out, more Beast of Reincarnation, and where do you want to live?

Intro music created by Jack Miller!

News Story/Topics Links:

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/08/26/your-discs-now-also-digital/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-heartbreaking-numerous-gamescom-devs-say-their-equipment-was-stolen/

https://www.ign.com/articles/the-witcher-3-remastered-launches-september-free-upgrade-for-all-owners

https://www.ign.com/articles/cd-projekt-red-enlisted-modder-to-help-make-the-witcher-3-look-better-than-ever-in-new-remaster

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/everything-shown-at-the-grand-theft-auto-6-netflix-special/