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 release of solid products!
After that depressing news, the guys get into some better news: Rematch! The new game from Sloclap is a blast to play, even with some technical issues, and both the James and Grant go through the things they love and things they would like to see improved on.
Finally, rounding out the news, some quick news on Stellar Blade's stellar performance on PC. EA Sports College Football 26 deep dive and some of the improvements they showcased. And Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is looking like it's going to be another critically claimed masterpiece for Hideo Kojima and his team to hang on the mantle! Remember to rate, follow, like, and subscribe! #gamingpodcast #rematch #gamingnews #deathstranding2
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00:00 Intro
01:19 Layoffs at Xbox and other studios
16:15 Possible reasons these online shooters fail
22:50 REMATCH arcade sports game
33:34 Stellar Blade PC 3MILLION!
41:11 College Football 26 Deep Dive
46:47 Notable Games Releasing This Week
46:54 Death Stranding 2 / Kojima talk
56:28 Persona 5 The Phantom X
58:07 Ruffy and the Riverside
59:50 System Shock 2 Remaster
1:03:59 GUESS THAT GAME!
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