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The Level episodes

October 30, 2015The Level 126: In Space No One Can Hear You Jam
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Sony announcements from Paris Games Week, Guitar Hero Live, and we ask you about your gaming waterloos.
The Brief:
Gravity Rush 2 announced.
Detroit announced.
DMCA overturned in cases of preserving online games.
"The Park" released on Steam.
Multiplayer:
What's your gaming white whale/waterloo?
The Grind:
David: Destiny.
Dennis: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
Ben: The Talos Principle.
Kole: Guitar Hero Live. Ultra Despair Girls.
1 hr 53 min
October 23, 2015The Level 125: What's a Tuzzle?
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, the Cainsville Files, and we ask you about your favorite and least-favorite puzzles in non-puzzle games.
The Brief:
Kole's PRGE Story.
Is a new Valkyria Chronicles game on the way?
News sources are using game footage as if it were real footage.
"Adrift" gets a trailer.
Multiplayer:
What's the best/worst puzzle in a non-puzzle game?
The Grind:
Jala: King of Dragon Pass. Dark Souls. Cainsville Files.
Dennis: Twisted Metal (2013).
Ben: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Kole: The Steam Controller.
1 hr 40 min
October 17, 2015The Level 124: Goat Balloon Filter
Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about the future of Square Enix localizations, SOMA, and we ask you what games you play when you're traveling.
The Brief:
Spelunky score record set.
Firewatch gets a launch date, February 9.
Square Enix might crowd fund translations.
Multiplayer:
What games do you tend to play when you travel?
The Grind:
Dennis: DanganRonpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. CastleStorm. Hearthstone.
Ben: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Kole: Tearaway.
1 hr 46 min
October 09, 2015The Level 123: Kill All Animals and Take Their Everything
Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about The Beginner's Guide, the Humble Monthly plan, and we ask you what you listen to when you play games.
The Brief:
Humble Monthly. A good deal?
Far Cry Primal revealed.
Upsilon Circuit.
Arizona Sunshine.
Multiplayer:
What do you listen to when you play games?
The Grind:
Jala: The Fist of Jesus. Leviathan: Last Day of the Decade. Valdis Story.
Kole: The Beginner's Guide. Tearwaway.
David: Destiny: The Taken King.
1 hr 54 min
October 02, 2015The Level 122: Forbidden Corn
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Mega Man Legends PSN release, DeadCore, and we ask you about awkward video game moments.
The Brief:
Mega Man Legends hits the PSN.
"The Beginner's Guide" is the followup to The Stanley Parable
Weird Call of Duty promotional campaign.
Hitman gets a release date.
Multiplayer:
What's the most awkward moment in games?
The Grind:
Dennis: Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. DeadCore.
David: Destiny: The Taken King.
Ben: Risk Legacy. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Kole: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Links of Note:
Ride to Hell: Retribution
Ortolan
2 hr 8 min
September 19, 2015 The Level 121: Ghost Hacks
Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about some TGS announcements, Super Mario Maker, and we ask you about the darkest choices you've made in games.
1 hr 54 min
September 11, 2015The Level 120: M'laysia
Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the Ubisoft theme park, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.
The Brief:
Games about mental illness.
Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth releasing October 30,2015.
Fallout 4 will have shitloads of dialogue.
Ubisoft is working on a theme park.
Multiplayer:
FREE PLAY.
The Grind:
Ben: Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Kole: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Jala: Abyss Odyssey. Guild Wars 2. Happify.
David: Guild Wars 2. Dying Light. Splatoon.
1 hr 42 min
September 04, 2015The Level 119: An Act of Love
Kole, Dennis, David, and Jala talk about Nintendo mending fences with Amazon, Pac Man 256, and we ask you which series have kept it fresh.
The Brief:
Buried Atari games sell for tons of money.
Ace Attorney 6 confirmed for the west.
Nintendo and Amazon's troubled relationship.
GTA for N64?
The Multiplayer:
What series has stayed the freshest?
The Grind:
David: Dying Light. Guild Wars 2.
Dennis: Guild Wars 2. Heroes of the Storm.
Jala: Guild Wars 2. Back to Bed.
Kole: Pac Man 265.
1 hr 46 min
August 28, 2015The Level 118: Voice Ink
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about I Am Bread, YouTube Gaming, and we ask you about your favorite unjustly maligned games.
THE BRIEF:
YouTube Gaming launches August 26.
Twelve Minutes.
Metal Gear Solid V release trailer.
Final Fantasy VII comes out for iOS.
MULTIPLAYER:
What's your favorite unjustly maligned game?
THE GRIND:
Jala: I Am Bread. Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. Dark Souls.
Kole: Triple Triad.
Ben: Towerfall: Ascension.
Dennis: BroForce. Hearthstone. Heroes of the Storm.
1 hr 41 min
August 21, 2015The Level 117: Old Man Orgasms
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Fig, Heroes of the Storm, and we ask you which games give you the Tetris Effect.
THE BRIEF:
Twitch plays Dark Souls.
Trump is not Batman.
Batmobile DLC.
Hearthstone Two Player Co-Op?
Fig is Kickstarter with equity.
MULTIPLAYER:
What game gives you the Tetris Effect?
THE GRIND:
Ben: Fallout: New Vegas. Rocket League. Betrayal at House on the Hill. Twilight Struggle. Love Letter.
Kole: Twilight Struggle. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture.
Dennis: Broforce. Heroes of the Storm.
David: Dying Light. Flash Point.
2 hr

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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 Kaye Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, Moxie, and Jala Prendes. Every Friday, we discuss video game news, the games we've been playing, and listener mail.