The Level

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The Level is a podcast for people who love video games. It's a weekly roundtable hosted by friends and industry outsiders Kole Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, David Moneysmith, and Jala Prendes. Every... more

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The podcast currently has 560 episodes available.

The Level episodes:

October 13, 2017216: The Pigeons Did It
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Steamworld Dig 2, the new Star Control game announcement, and we ask you what your apocalypse game would be.
The Brief:
There’s going to be a new Star Control game.
Blade Runner 2049 flops.
Silent Hill 2 hidden bits.
A gambling in gaming petition.
The Multiplayer:
It’s after the end of the world and you find a handheld gaming system with one game in it. What game is it?
The Grind:
Dennis: Skyforce Anniversary. Star Wars Pinball. X-COM 2: War of the Chosen.
Ben: Breath of the Wild.
Kole: Steamworld Dig. Steamworld Dig 2. Stardew Valley.
David: Destiny 2.
Links:
Off Camera Secrets | Silent Hill 2 - Boundary Break - YouTube
...more
2h 8min
October 04, 2017215: Codpiece Hardliners
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about the We Happy Few, the Atari Box, and we ask you about your feel-good games.
The Brief:
Atari mini console is a mini computer.
University does study on action games and pattern recognition.
Nintendo Switch prices are normalizing.
Sonic 3D Blast facts.
The Multiplayer:
What’s your feel-good game?
The Grind:
Jala: Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider.
Kole: Clive Barker’s Undying. Golf Story.
David: Destiny 2.
Ben: Rocket League Season 4. Golf It.
...more
2h 13min
September 29, 2017214: Intergalactic Gump
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Steam’s Fake Game Problem, the Evil Within, and we ask you for your unconventional game problem solving stories.
The Brief:
The Witness released for iOS.
A smattering of Breath of the Wild mods.
Destiny faction showdowns.
Steam and Fake Games.
The Multiplayer:
Unconventional problem solving.
The Grind:
David: Destiny 2.
Dennis: Destiny 2. X-COM 2: War of the Chosen.
Ben: Rocket League.
Kole: The Evil Within. Dino Crisis. Metroid: Samus Returns. Danganronpa V3.
...more
1h 39min
September 22, 2017213: Dad Space
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Dishonored: The Death of the Outsider, Battleborn’s shutdown, and we ask you about your high score stories.
The Brief:
Colleges are rolling out eSports scholarships.
Battleborn shuts down after 15 months.
More Shadow of the Colossus remake details revealed at TGS.
Knuckles & Knuckles and &Knuckles.
The Multiplayer:
What are you high score stories?
The Grind:
Jala: Guild Wars 2. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. Irresistible Mistakes. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider.
Kole: The Evil Within. Metroid Zero Mission. Metroid: Samus Returns.
Ben: Little Nightmares. Terraforming Mars (Board Game).
Dennis: Pandemic (Board Game). The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Destiny 2.
Links:
Original artwork comics and prints by NeonSkiesStudio on Etsy
(11) Sonic Mania Mod - Knuckles Mania & Knuckles (PREVIEW) - YouTube
 Jala Prendes  on Instagram: “Bugs Pt 2...yes, I'm aware that I fixate on very random things. #DishonoredDeathOfTheOutsider” • Instagram
...more
2h 16min
September 15, 2017212: Welcome to the Palindrome
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Destiny 2, PewDiePie’s latest controversy, and we ask you what your Pokémon-style evolution would be.
The Brief
thatgamecompany announces Sky.
Fortnite gets a Battle Royale mode.
Warframe team takes a shot at Destiny 2.
PewDiePie fucks up again.
The Multiplayer:
What’s your Pokémon-style evolution?
The Grind
Dennis: Destiny 2. X-COM 2: The War of the Chosen.
David: Destiny 2. Fortnite.
Ben: Dead of Winter (a board game). Orwell.
Kole: The Evil Within. Slime Rancher. Resident Evil 7 DLC.
...more
2h 4min
September 08, 2017211: They Call It Plunkbatting
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about PlayerUnknown’s Battleground sales, X-COM 2: War of the Chosen, and we ask you how much you indulge in game hype.
The Brief:
PUBG hit 10 million units sold.
Resident Evil 7’s final DLC coming in December.
Walking Dead AR game coming to phones.
Zork minutia.
The Multiplayer:
What’s your relationship with game coverage and hype?
The Grind:
Dennis: Dreadnought. X-COM 2: War of the Chosen.
Ben: Stick Shift.
Kole: Pocket Arcade Story.
David: Fortnite.
Links:
Zarf Updates: Your load is too heavy: Zork deep reading
Stick Shift by Robert Yang
...more
1h 53min
September 01, 2017210: Own Bone?
Kole, Ben, and David talk about Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, the post-facto Half-Life 3 story leak, and we ask you about video game remakes.
The Brief:
Valve writer posts what would have been the plot of Half-Life 2: Episode 3.
Yakuza 2 is getting a Kiwami remake.
How Wolfenstein 3D’s blood fizzle works.
The Multiplayer:
Let’s talk about game remakes!
The Grind:
Kole: Sonic Mania.
David: Shadow Warrior 2.
Ben: Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.
Links:
Half-Life 2 Episode 3 plot | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Fizzlefade
...more
1h 31min
August 25, 2017209: Stop Talking, I Want to Die
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Sonic Mania, the Age of Empires 4 announcement, and we ask you which game you’d like to see made into a theme park.
The Brief:
Nintendo did it again.
Bioshock 10th anniversary edition comes with a Tipped Daddy.
Age of Empires 4 announced.
Action games may inhibit your hippocampus.
The Multiplayer:
What game would you like to see made into a theme park?
The Grind:
Jala: Various Otome Games (Hakuoki, Destiny Ninja, Destiny Ninja 2, Ninja Shadow). In Verbis Virtus.
Kole: Sonic Mania.
David: West of Loathing.
Ben: GenCon stuff. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.
Links:
Episode 33- Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete – The Boxfort
everydayhero: Spartans With Heart: Overcoming Together - Spartan Dallas Beast and Hurricane Heat 2017
...more
1h 48min
August 18, 2017208: Yarn Bombing a Raptor
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about West of Loathing, Hellblade, and we ask you which games you love to watch.
The Brief:
For Honor exploit controversy.
Swery65’s new game is called “The Good Life”. It’s about cat people.
The Secret World might become a TV show.
Magic’s new expansion will involve geocaching.
The Multiplayer:
What games do you like watching?
The Grind:
Kole: West of Loathing.
David: West of Loathing. Fortnite.
Ben: Fidel. Factorio.
Dennis: Hellblade.
...more
1h 57min
August 11, 2017207: Mommy, Am I Content?
Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Tacoma, the Horizon: Zero Dawn expansion announcement, and we ask you which games have the best sound design.
The Brief:
Horizon: Zero Dawn expansion revealed.
No Man’s Sky is getting a big update for fast travel, story.
Level with Me is a very in-depth Half-Life let’s play.
Darkest Dungeon announced for iPad.
The Multiplayer:
What games have sound design that you can’t ignore?
The Grind:
Dennis: Hearthstone. Element4l. Killing Floor 2.
Ben: Fidel. Factorio.
Kole: Tacoma.
Links:
Half-Life let’s play shows the games’ invisible brilliance - Polygon
(RELEASE) Half-Life2: All sounds replaced with my voice - YouTube
...more
1h 35min

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