Active Reload: A Video Game Podcast
Welcome to Active Reload! Hosted by James Timberlake & Grant Yuhre, this podcast is all about video games! From Microsoft to Nintendo to PC, each week the guys will dish their opinions on the biggest video game news and topics! As well as top five lists, recommendations, and what they're playing at the moment! Posted every week, this is your go-to show for all your gaming discussions!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Wolfenstein 3 on the Horizon? One Year Anniersary of Concord
Welcome to Active Reload! On this week's episode, James and Grant go over MachineGames studio head Jerk Gustafson's comments regarding the possibility of a third installment in the mainline Wolfenste…
Bungie Paying for Marathon Players? New Cyberpunk Contet?!
Welcome to Active Reload! It's a slow news week, but there are some items that slipped through. Bungie is looking for play testers to play Marathon for 30 days straight, and they're willing to pay $5…
Skate & Escape From Tarkov Get Release Dates! Pete Parsons Leaves Bungie
Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James, Grant, and Steve open the show talking about the announcement of longtime Bungie CEO Pete Parsons leaving the company. What is Parsons legacy given the muc…
Gamescom Opening Night Reveals, Halo Officially Coming to Helldivers!
Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James, Grant, and Steve go over the announcements at opening night of Gamescom 2025. A new Call of Duty Black Ops 7 gets a full reveal, Silksong is finally playab…
Battlefield 6 Beta Impressions, Halo Coming to Helldivers?!
Welcome to Active Reload! On this week's episode, after a long hiatus, the guys can finally talk about the Battlefield 6 beta! They give their loves, likes, dislikes, and hates, as well as what they …
Battlefield 6 Leak & Reveal! New FromSoftware Game Coming Soon?
Welcome to Active Reload! This week James and Grant open up the show discussing the new Battlefield reveal coming this week as well as the leak of the game officially getting its title, Battlefield 6…
Helldivers 2 is Coming to Xbox! Subnautica 2 Developer Drama!
Welcome to Active Reload! After a two-week hiatus, James and Grant are back, and they open the show talking about the big announcement of Helldivers 2 officially making its way over to Xbox. The guys…
Top 5 Enticing Foods in Video Games!? Games Grant Loves That People Don't Like!
Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James and Grant open the show talking about the small amount of news that there has been this week, mainly some news regarding a new college basketball game from …
MORE Layoffs in the Gaming World, Death Stranding 2 Seems to be a Hit!
Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James and Grant open the show talking about even more layoffs hitting the industry at Xbox, 1047 Games, Chinese Room, and Build a Rocket Boy. Some despite the rel…
Marathon Officially Delayed, Red Dead Next Gen Upgrade Coming Soon?
Welcome to Active Reload! It was a slower news week this week in the games world, but then on Tuesday a bunch of breaking news dropped. Bungie announced they would be delaying Marathon, James and Gra…
Summer Game Fest 2025 Reactions & Takeaways, Favorite Trailers from the Shows!
Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James and Grant give their full reactions and takeaways from everything shown at this year's Summer Game Fest! They'll break down their favorite trailers from 007…
Switch 2 Release is IMMINENT, Where's the Hype? Plus, Summer Games Fest Predictions!
Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James and Grant start off the episode discussing the upcoming release of the Switch 2 and why there feels like a lack of the hype over the new console from Ninten…
Bungie Steals MORE Artwork! Is Marathon Doomed?
Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James and Grant mainly discuss the big story of the week: Bungie getting caught red-handed stealing more artwork from a smaller artist that was put in their upcom…
Doom Returns & Mafia Undercuts the Competition?
Welcome to Active Reload! This week James and Grant, (from a brand-new studio!) discuss the Mafia: The Old Country gameplay trailer that was released, but more importantly the price point at release …
Grand Theft Auto 6 New Trailer Reactions! Plus, Arc Raiders First Impressions!
Welcome to Active Reload! On this week's episode James and Grant breakdown the new Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, they point out details they caught from multiple watches such as: New wildlife, new vehi…
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Game of the Year?
Welcome to Active Reload! On this week's episode, James and Grant discuss their early favorite game of the year in Clair Obscure Expedition 33! The game was able to accomplish the impossible task of …
Marathon Reveal Reactions! Concerns for Bungie's New (Old) Game?
Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James and Grant tackle the big news of the week: Marathon! The guys go through and discuss the reveal of the upcoming Bungie first-person shooter. From some of th…
Nintendo Switch 2 Reactions! Nintendo's Next Wii U?
Welcome to Active Reload! In this week's episode, it's all about the Nintendo Switch 2! James and Grant give their reactions to the new console from Nintendo, James is not so impressed, while Grant p…
Doom: Dark Ages Previews! Indie Games Dominating on PC!
Welcome to Active Reload! This week, James opens up the episode by pulling a fast one on Grant that gets him good. Then they get into the news of the week starting with a bunch of indie PC games domi…
Publishers Moving Out of Grand Theft Auto 6's Way, Assassin's Creed Shadows Selling Big!
Welcome to Active Reload! On this week's episode, James and Grant talk about the reports of a couple developers already bracing for a possible delay to their releases because of Grand Theft Auto 6's …