Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James and Grant come back to the show, and James has a little bit of a surprise: he's a newly anointed PC gamer! He has joined the "PC master race". He discusses his experience so far and whether people should jump into the PC ecosystem or not.Also, it's going to be a huge month of August for games with plenty of releases! The guys go through which ones they're most excited for and where they'll be playing.

Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James and Grant discuss the news that PlayStation will be ending their distribution of physical copies of their games starting January 2028. Is this the beginning of the end of physical media in video games? Will Xbox and Nintendo be quick to follow suit, and if so, when?After that, the guys discuss Grand Theft Auto 6's pricing model and the subsequent backlash from the announcement of their ultimate edition and the difference between that edition and the base game. Plus, was Rockstar the real reason Sony decided to end disc production?Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James and Grant open up the show discussing Grant's favorite trailers from Steam Next Fest! After that, the guys talk about the pricing release for the Steam Machine, setting you back well over $1,000 dollars, James wonders who this is really for, while Grant says it's for a guy just like him.Remember, to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James, Grant, and Steven talk about the reverse of course from Xbox as they're on the verge of shuttering multiple in house studios as part of their new clean-up. Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and Double Fine are reportedly on the way out, and it leaves the guys wondering, how do teams like Bethesda get such a long leash but these studios with more recent success, get cut off at the knees?Remember to like, follow, rate, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James and Grant go over a HUGE weekend in video game announcements! With Summer Games Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase giving us trailers for Resident Evil Veronica, Alien Isolation 2, Crossfire, The Wolf Among Us 2, Senua, Doom The Dark Ages Revelations, Gears of War E-Day, and a bunch more!The guys discuss everything they saw and what they're excited for!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week James, Grant, and Steven discuss all they saw at PlayStation's June State of Play. They give their reactions to the gameplay of Wolverine and God of War Laufey. As well as, ILL and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve!Remember to rate and follow the show!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James and Grant open the show discussing the surprising announcement that Bungie will be ending active development on Destiny 2 in just a few weeks. It's also being report that once the last update, "Monument of Triumph", is released Bungie will be conducting round of layoffs seemingly from the Destiny team. What does this mean for Bungie in the near future? Could Marathon also be in trouble even with the seeming incoming reinforcements?Also, Unreal Engine 6 got a surprising reveal from Epic at the Rocket League Paris Major in which Epic announced that they would be implementing the new Engine into Rocket League as it's first test in the market. Should we be expecting a better response from UE6 than UE5, or more of the same? And, how many development teams are already working with it for upcoming games?

Welcome to Active Reload, this week, James, Grant, and Steven talk about Mixtape and the interesting reviews it's gotten, from 10 out of 10s to 5 out of 10s to people even wondering if it counts as a video game. The guys break it down and ask what even does make a video game?Plus, the entirety of Forza Horizon 6 leaked online, so people are playing it early to their at their own discretion. And, to make matters worse, all of Subnautica 2 leaked as well, just a couple of days before it's official release. The guys talk about how that could've even been possible and discuss some other famous full game leaks from the past. Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James, Grant, and Steve discuss GameStop offering to buy eBay for 55.5 billion dollars! What are GameStop's plans to transition the company, and are they trying to become the next Amazon? Also, the Steam Controller 2 is already out of stock via most major retailers and scalpers are selling it at a 250-300% higher price. How can we stop the scalper problem and is anything worth that sort of up charge?Remember, to like, rate, follow, and subscribe!

Welcome to Active Reload! This week James and Grant talk about the reporting around a possible Halo extraction shooter in the works. What could it look like? Will it be dated by the time it eventually releases? Or, will Halo Studios scrap it for whatever the next trendy thing is in the future?Also, the guys discuss whether their excited about the Assassin's Creed Black Flag remaster. Does it still keep the things that made the original Black Flag special? Will it be worth the $70 price tag?Finally, Steam officially revealed their second rendition of the Steam controller. Grant is excited for it but not sure who exactly it's for apart from him. James is a little more speculative on if it will play well and the appeal for already controller users.Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe!