The Level

Kole Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, and David Moneysmith talk about Rocksmith 2014, The Elder Scrolls: Online, and we ask you about your favorite mini-games.

• Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth announced.

• Beyond Good and Evil 2 confirmed to still exist.

• Homeworld will be in 4k.

• Darth Maul game was in development, cancelled.

• Favorite or least favorite mini games?

• Kole: Rocksmith 2014.

• Dennis: Poker Night at the Inventory 2. Stealth, Inc.

• David: Elder Scrolls Online.

• Ben: NOTHING!

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about a bunch of Smash Brothers stuff, do a Free-Play multiplayer, and then dive into Monument Valley.

• Goat Simulator gets multiplayer mode.

• Smash Bros. for "Fun" or for "Glory".

• Smash Bros. has Mega Man.

• DO GAMES CAUSE VIOLENCE?

• FREE PLAY

• Beta bugs?

• Real life skills?

• Ben: The Last of Us. Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

• Kole: Monument Valley. Viscera Cleanup Detail. FTL: Advanced Edition.

• David: Occulus Rift. Fallen London.

• Dennis: Tearaway. The Plan.

• The Briefs

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the GAME_JAM fiasco, we ask you what sequels most improved on their prequels, and then we actually talk about video games for once.

• Spring news drought.

• Occulus death threats.

• "Game_Jam" explodes.

• Batman: Arkham Origins gets Mr. Freeze DLC.

• Most improved sequels?

• Ben: The Last of Us.

• Kole: Proteus. Flappy Golf. Sometimes You Die. Thomas Was Alone.

• Dennis: Super Meat Boy. Dark Souls II.

• David: Mercenary Kings. Ingress.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about how the Last of Us is becoming more of a movie, we ask you about your favorite game adaptations, and then talk about South Park: The Stick of Truth.

This episode was recorded live and in person, so please excuse the wonky levels.

• Zynga knows everything about you.

• The Last of Us to become more of a movie.

• Walmart does game trades now.

• Best game adaptation, and vice versa?

• Ben: South Park: The Stick of Truth. Ibb and Obb.

• David: Hawken. Tomb Raider.

• Dennis: Tomb Raider. Dark Souls II.

• Kole: Dark Souls II. Walking Dead S02E02.

Dennis Furia and Murph Murphy gather to give an exhaustive and factual rundown of Dark Souls II.

Check our Murph's other podcasts, The Dork Night and Hours Played.

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about the Occulus Rift aquisition, we ask you which game you wish you could play for the first time again, and then we avoid talking about any video games whatsoever.

• Facebook buys Occulus Rift.

• Notch ditches Occulus.

• Sony develops their own PR.

• Feels like the first time.

• Dennis: Train Jam Games.

• Ben: None.

• Kole: Dark Souls II.

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about the Batman: Arkham Knight announcement, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and we ask you what games you anticipated most.

• Batman: Arkham Knight announced.

• Twitch Beats Pokemon.

• Steam Family Sharing goes live.

• What games have you anticipated the most, and what lengths have you gone to to sate your desire?

• Dennis: Star Wars Pinball. Remember Me.

• Ben: [Gonna Play] South Park: The Stick of Truth.

• Kole: Deadly Premonition. Building a PC. Assassin's Creed IV. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the closure of Irrational, Calculords, and we ask you about your most-desired genre mashups.

• Irrational closed.

• Asheron's Call shutting down.

• Twitch Plays Pokemon.

• Steam Tags.

• The Last of Us Documentary.

• Ben: The Last of Us: Left Behind. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Payday 2. Metro: Last Light.

• Kole: Guitar Hero controller. New PC. Threes. Calculords.

• Dennis: The Last of Us: Left Behind. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.

• David: Fallen London. The Secret World. Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

• Genre benders.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Flappy Bird fiasco, Jazz Punk, and we do a free-play multiplayer segment.

• Flappy Fiasco.

• An extended and frank discussion about F2P models.

• Goat Simulator.

• Murasaki Baby confirmed for America.

• Ben: X-COM: Enemy Within.

• Dennis: Papers Please.

• David: Fallen London. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

• Kole: Jazz Punk.

• Free-play.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about an announcement that will ruin the podcast forever, Octodad, and we ask you about your favorite unique control schemes.

• Nintendo's buyback woes.

• The Last of Us DLC is a thing.

• Duke Nukem Mass Destruction is a thing.

• AlpacaLlama Furia

• Ben: X-COM: Enemy Within.

• Dennis: Spelunky. Tearaway.

• Kole: Octodad: The Dadliest Catch.

• David: Kingdom of Loathing. Fallen London.

• Video Kole made that was inspired by Spelunky