Welcome to episode 10! This week, James and Grant discuss Take-Two releasing Red Dead Redemption for the PS4 and Switch at 50 dollars, uncalled-for gamer rage, "Commercial Accuracy" and whatever that means, and AI advancements in games. Grant explains what Baldurs Gate is to James and they name off all the "Notable Games" releasing this week. There are so many...

Do you remember the Arcade? This week James and Grant discuss their memories of the arcade experience. Grant breaks it down into 2 eras: Pre Street Fighter 2 and Post Street Fighter 2. NBA Jam is glorious. Plus Gamescom is eminent, so the boys talk about the games that will be showcased. Grant thinks Stray is kitty-ocre. James has a big week in games that he's playing, including Control and Hellblade. Join the boys in gaming glory!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week on the show James and Grant go through a pretty dead news week, but they do discuss the critic and financial success of Remnant 2 after its release last week. Plus, Baldur's Gate is almost here, Grant gives a preview of that and his impressions on the early release. Then Grant gives James a couple of recommendations for games that he should play in the future. Then, James and Grant get into what they have been playing over the past week and conclude with what they will playing heading into next week! Remember to rate and follow!

James and Grant come off a busy week and relax with some video game talk. Why are July and August slow for the video game world? Well, it doesn't matter much because Xbox Backwards Compatibility is fantastic and classic Call of Duty servers are populated again! The boys pick their favorite remakes and remasters, Overwatch 2 looks to be falling out of the collective gamers' consciousness and Grant has to educate James on Counter-Strike.  Remnant 2 comes out and Grant discusses his adventure with a friend playing Resident Evil 2 Remake.

Microsoft wins its case against the FTC! Yay...? James and Grant discuss the ruling and praise the really good, morally-focused Activision/Blizzard. Grant explains why Skill-Based Match Making is ruining casual matchmaking in multiplayer games. It's James' birthday! In celebration, he gives his top 5 favorite video games of all time. A mobile game makes an appearance, a classic, retro series is coming to PlayStation, and the games we're playing this week are hot, hot, hot!

This week James and Grant discuss the Nintendo Switch and its constant rise in hardware sales. They talk about the culture of Nintendo and their locked-in audience and Grant ponders why Zelda is so beloved. The Witcher season 3 is out on Netflix, video game remasters and remakes are hot right now, Firewatch is loved by James for some reason, and Battlebit: Remastered is a surprise top-seller! Bad game names return in "Notable Games of the Week" and Grant plays some retro games.

This week James and Grant talk about a big WHOOPSIES from Sony and their unbelievably expensive first-party games. Only Up is a surprise indie hit. James wonders why people like this game. The Notable Games this week have questionable titles, PSVR2 gets a new hit. System seller? They discuss. The boys talk about how developers keep coming up with bad names. They talk about how violently ill Grant gets when he plays VR and James has trouble pronouncing basic English. Tune into the great dynamic and fusion of old and new-school gaming!

Active Reload, your ultimate video game podcast! In this episode, James and Grant dive into the latest gaming buzz, exploring XDefiant, the highly anticipated 6 Days in Fallujah, and the rising prices of GamePass. They talk about Halo infinite season 4 being underwhelming. Grant tries to explain to James what Rogue-like games are, His love for retro games, James doesn't like Turn-based tactical games, we talk about notable games releasing this week, and Final Fantasy 16 is awsome!

WELCOME! A giant News Week with the Summer Game Fest 2023. Over 400 hundred games were announced. James and Grant skip the bloat and talk about the juicy news, including Cyberpunk DLC, and even MORE new Star Wars games... again and we can't forget Star Field! All 30-frames-per-second of it! Grant has a lot to say about that. We list our Favorite AI in games, James has a philosophical debate about Alan Wake, why titles of games are so bad, and Grant almost has a stroke explaining Final Fantasy numerology.