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The Level episodes

May 29, 2015The Level 106: The Angriest Apiarist
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Humble Nintendo Bundle, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and we ask you about your depression game.
The Brief:
Resident Evil 0 is getting a remaster.
Humble Nindie Bundle.
2K reveals trailer for Advent.
Nintendo hires Bowser.
Multiplayer:
What's your depression game?
The Grind:
Dennis: Race the Sun.
Ben: Far Cry 4. The Witcher: Wild Hunt.
David: Shadow of Mordor
Kole: Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
1 hr 54 min
May 22, 2015The Level 105: GALAG
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about D4's PC release announcement, Dark Echo, and we ask you which games you kept playing, even though they stopped being fun.
The Brief:
Civilization Beyond Earth: Rising Tide is coming this fall.
D4 is coming to PC.
STALKER developer coming out with Cossacks 3.
Konami Gambling.
Multiplayer:
What game did you continue playing, even though you stopped enjoying it?
The Grind:
David: Shadow of Mordor. Towerfall: Ascension.
Kole : Dark Echo.
Ben: Far Cry 4.
Dennis: New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Killzone: Mercenary.
2 hr 5 min
May 15, 2015The Level 104: Red Dead Businessman
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Bloodstained Kickstarter, Killzone: Mercenary, and we do a Free Play multiplayer.
The Brief:
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Kickstarter.
Max Max: Fury Road.
Lego Dimensions adds some cool stuff, like Portal.
Arkham Knight voice cast.
Multiplayer:
Free Play.
The Grind:
Dennis: Killzone: Mercenary.
Ben: FarCry 4.
David: Guild Wars 2.
1 hr 43 min
May 08, 2015The Level 103: Fracas is the Ceiling
Kole, Ben, and David talk about GOG Galaxy, Resident Evil Revelations 2, and we ask you about your favorite video game interfaces.
The Brief:
GOG Galaxy.
Dragon Age free DLC, Titanfall coming after 2016, Mirrors Edge 2 coming in 2016.
eSports and Colin Cowherd.
Multiplayer:
What's your favorite game interface?
The Grind:
David: Bloodborne. Guild Wars 2.
Ben: XCOM Board Game.
Kole: XCOM Board Game. Resident Evil Revelations 2.
1 hr 47 min
May 01, 2015The Level 102: Jack the Dripper
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the cancellation of Silent Hills, the paid mods on Steam debacle, and we ask you about the funniest trolls.
The Brief:
VR Noses.
Silent Hills canceled.
Just Cause 3 gameplay trailer.
Skyrim mods shouted down.
Multiplayer:
What's the funniest in-game troll or griefer you've ever encountered?
The Grind:
Kole: None.
Ben: Alien: Isolation.
Dennis: Hearthstone.
David: Bloodborne. The Elder Scrolls Online.
1 hr 54 min
April 17, 2015The Level 101: Putting Him on Breeze
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Guitar Hero Live, Spirits of Spring, and we ask you which game characters are cutest/creepiest.
The Brief:
Guitar Hero Live.
Hearthstone comes to iPhone and Android.
Grand Theft Auto biopic details emerge.
Telltale's Game of Thrones
Multiplayer
Creepiest video game character? Cutest video game character?
The Brief:
Ben: Alien: Isolation.
David: Bloodborne.
Dennis: Papo y Yo. Spirits of Spring.
Kole: Majora's Mask 3D.
1 hr 54 min
April 10, 2015The Level 100: The Night is Infinite
Kole, Ben, Dennis, David, and Jala celebrate the one hundredth episode of The Level by talking about games as medicine, Titan Souls, and we ask you which games have had the biggest effect on your life.
THE BRIEF:
Minecraft Pac Man.
Five Nights at Freddy's movie.
Akili is a game made to treat attention disorders.
Titanfall 2 announced, has a campaign mode, is multiplatform.
NBA 2K14 loses online support.
MULTIPLAYER:
What game has had the biggest effect on your life.
THE GRIND:
Dennis: Card Crawl. Papo y Yo.
David: Bloodborne.
Jala: Sorcery! 2. 80 Days. Dungeon Defenders 2.
Ben: Alien: Isolation.
Kole: Titan Souls. Super Mario 3D World.
The music used in the intro is an arrangement of "Popcorn", originally composed by Hot Butter.
2 hr 32 min
April 04, 2015The Level 99: Tipless Daddy
Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about Bloodborne, Google Maps Pac Man, and we ask you where you stand on collector's editions.
The Brief
Google Maps Pac Man.
National Game Museum in England.
Nintendo delays Zelda to 2016.
Batman: Arkham Knight special edition PS4 revealed.
Multiplayer
What's the deal with Collectors Editions?
The Grind:
Jala: Sorcery!. LongStory. Tablut.
Ben: X-COM. Helldivers. Alien: Isolation.
David: Bloodborne.
Kole: Bayonetta.
2 hr 8 min
March 20, 2015The Level 98: A Last Syllable Decision
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Nintendo's bizarre mobile announcement, Saint's Row 4: Gat out of Hell, and we ask you about stealth in games.
The Brief:
Nintendo is breaking into mobile.
New Nintendo console codenamed "The NX" announced.
New Walking Dead game by Starbreeze announced.
Echo Night released on PSN.
Multiplayer:
Favorite/Worst examples of stealth in games?
The Grind:
David: Destiny.
Ben: Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell.
Kole: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright.
Dennis: A whole bunch a' nothin'. Powers.
1 hr 57 min
March 13, 2015The Level 97: The Mad Scientists Must Be Crazy
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Hotline Miami 2, the changes they made to the DmC Remastered edition, and we ask you which games need to be played all the way to the end.
The Brief:
Texas incentivizes game development.
This War of Mine charity DLC.
Uncomfortable line dropped from DmC Remastered.
Batman Arkham Knight is rated M for blood.
Multiplayer:
What games do people need to play all the way through to the end?
The Grind:
Jala: A Story About My Uncle.
Ben: 80 Days. Monument Valley.
Dennis: OlliOlli 2. Dungeon Defenders.
Kole: The New 3DS. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.
2 hr 1 min

About 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 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.