Active Reload: A Video Game Podcast

Welcome to Active Reload! This week James, Grant, and Steven, break down the accusations from Build a Rocket Boy CEO Mark Gerhard of alleged sabotage of their game Mindseye. He also plans to put a mission in the game called Blacklist that will outline some of the alleged sabotage. Is it legit? The guys discuss.After that, former director, Vinit Agarwal, who was in charge of the ill-fated Last of Us Online, stated in a podcast appearance that the game was about 80% done when cancelled, saying Sony had to choose between that game and the new Neil Druckmann single player adventure, Intergalactic. The guys debate whether Sony made the right decision and if we'll ever see a mock-up version of the Last of Us Online.Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James and Grant give their top five favorite first-person shooter maps of all time! Everything from Call of Duty to Halo, Unreal Tournament, and Rainbow Six!Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week James, Grant, and Steven talk about their favorite reveals from the March 26th Xbox Partner Preview! Stranger Than Heaven stole the show, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is looking to fill the void that Mass Effect has left behind and a bunch more!After that the guys go over what they've been playing the past week and gush over a new arcade style racing game that's out right now!Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week James, Grant, and Steven talk about Nvidia's new DLSS 5 tech that will use AI for certain shadows and lighting effects, but also seems to be AI glamming characters faces in the process!Also, Starfield is coming to PS5 on April 7th, and it's coming with a couple new updates that are attempting to 2.0 the Bethesda sci-fi adventure. Will it work and bring Xbox players back as well? The guys discuss.Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week James, Grant, and Steven discuss the announcement of the next Xbox! Codename Project Helix, the guys discuss what they expect from the console, what it could look like, will it be a seamless transition from console to PC? Also, what audience is it being made more?Next it's a big week in releases. With Ghost of Yotei Legends, John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake, GreedFall: The Dying World, and more there should be no shortage of fun games to play!Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week, the James and Grant open things up with reviews of Resident Evil Requiem, where does it stack up with the other Resident Evil's? Is it top 3? Was this Capcom's original idea for RE9?Plus, Grant gives his thoughts on Marathon after the weekend server slam. Will it be a big hit? Or will it struggle with Arc Raiders still pulling big numbers.Finally, Wildlight Entertainment officially announced they would be permanently shutting down Highguard later in March. What can the industry try to learn (again) from this failure at the hands of another studio?Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James, Grant, and Steven discuss the massive changes in leadership at Xbox Game Studios. Phil Spencer retires, Sarah Bond resigns, Asha Sharma the new gaming CEO, Matt Booty promoted to CCO. Could this be the beginning of the end of Xbox Game Pass and maybe the Xbox as a console? Or could it be a welcome change bringing back Xbox towards their prime?Next, the guys go through some big releases this week such as Resident Evil Requiem and World of Warcraft Midnight, and the Marathon Server Slam! Remember to rate, follow, like and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! On this week's episode: James, Grant, and Steven go over their favorite announcements from the recent PlayStation State of Play! What they expect from the God of War Trilogy Remake, Control Resonant, Star Wars Galactic Racer, Project Windless, and more!After that, the guys discuss Highguard's developer Wildlight laid off most of their staff for the multiplayer shooter. Because of that, one of the former developers had some strong words after the initial reaction of the game, James and Grant go over those comments and how they might reflect the industry as a whole moving forward.Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Overwatch is BACK! Sort of. Blizzard is relaunching Overwatch with new content and without the 2. Have you ever wanted a coop Horizon Zero Dawn game? Neither have we, but Sony thinks we do! So we get Horizon Hunter's Gathering... Active Reload breaks it all down on this week's episode! Plus, New Games releasing like, Mario Tennis Fever, High on Life 2, Reanimal, and more!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James, Grant, and Steven, discuss video game reviews! Who they like to listen to when it comes to reviews, as well as their opinion on numbered reviews and non-numbered reviews. That leads them into a conversation about what their exact middle of the road games are, their five out of tens that they use as a base point for other games.It's also a big week in releases with a new pilot dog fighting VR game that looks incredible. Quietly Nioh 3 is out this week, and a new Grant and Odin game!Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! On this week's episode, James, Grant, and Steven open the show discussing the release of Highguard and give their initial impressions! Will it be another Concord or will it have the legs to last? Also, was the trailer at the Game Awards actually a blessing in disguise?Also, Division 2 is getting a realism mode, that has the guys discussing why it takes Ubisoft to find what works from their own games.Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week James, Grant, and Steven give their reactions to the games shown at the Xbox Developer Direct! From Forza Horizon 6 showing the new setting in Japan. To Fable's new take on Albion, plus, a game where you play as a ceramic pot and try to defeat other players who are also ceramic pots called Kiln! (Double Fine is on that good stuff).Next, the guys go over Ubisoft's announced "major reset" where they canceled and delayed a bunch of games and did some organizational shifting. Causing a major drop in their share price, but come out with a new vision for their game development cycle. Will it save Ubisoft from itself?Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week it's just James and Grant, and they go down their predictions in the gaming world for 2026! Will the Steam Machine under perform? How will Marathon do with a fresh coat of paint? What to expect from Fable and Xbox as a whole? Those and a bunch more on the predictions' episode of 2026!Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James, Grant, and Steven go down their list of their favorite games they played in 2025! Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James, Grant, and Steven open up the show with the unfortunate passing of video game legend Vince Zampella. The guys discuss the impact his work had on them personally and overall on the industry as a whole.After that, there was some Rainbow Six Siege hack that made some players rich in R6 credits, then the guys talk about Rainbow Six Mobile.Ark 2 got another delay that pushed it back to 2028, James poses a question of which game will actually see the light of day first, Ark 2 or Elder Scrolls Six.Finally, it's a nice long episode of Guess the Game!Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!