The Level

Dennis, Ben, and David talk about expectations and disappointment.

• Lost Levels Unconference

• Sleeping Dogs live action trailer

• Borderlands 2 live action trailer

• Binding of Isaac live action trailer

• Hotline Miami live action trailer 1

• Hotline Miami live action trailer 2

• Crash Bandicoot commercial

• Ratchet and Clank commercial

• Majora's Mask commercial

Kole, Dennis, and David talk about the God of War trophy debacle, the pricing on the Steam Box, and Sleeping Dogs.

• God of War trophy fiasco.

• Torment kickstarter funded.

• Steam Box priced around $1000.

• Kole: Hitman: Absolution. Surgeon Simulator 2012.

• David: Sleeping Dogs. EVE Online.

• Dennis: Spec Ops: The Line.

• Kole might be a hoarder.

• Chicken Fingers > Chicken Patties.

• Expect more.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Sim City woes, what "next gen" means, and we ask you who your favorite developers are.

• Wreck It Ralph snubbed.

• X-COM: Enemy Unknown coming to Mac.

• SimCity woes.

• Dennis: Vanquish. Dear Esther.

• Kole: Bit.Trip: Runner. Gravity Duck.

• Ben: Far Cry 3.

• David: EVE Online.

• Spot the real developer (Thanks, Geofrey Lawton!)

• Who are your favorite developers?

• The Watchmen

• I need a seat

• The real Batman

• Rayman giveaway.

Kole, Dennis, and David talk about the toughest decisions in games.

Kole and Ben talk about The Walking Dead (the Telltale adventure game) in its entirety. Please be warned that this episode is made up entirely of spoilers from one of the best games of the past decade. Listen at your own risk.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about out-of-date PlayStation 4 predictions, more Kentucky Route Zero, and we ask you which games are more fun to watch than play.

• PS4 Rumors.

• "Destiny" announced.

• Marathon gaming record broken.

• Hotline: Miami coming to PS3 and Vita.

• Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs delayed until Q2 2013.

• Kole: Hitman: Absolution.

• Ben: The Walking Dead.

• Dennis: Shank. Limits and Demonstrations. Closure.

• David: Deadly 30.

• What games have you had the most fun watching someone else play?

• PS4, voyeurism, price points.

• Vine.

• Kentucky Route Zero

• Deadly30

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the rumored new Arkham game, Spaceteam, and how to make time for games.

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Korean propaganda.

• New Batman Arkham game coming this year?

• Kentucky Route Zero gets a demo.

• DICE Awards.

• Kole: The Cave. Hitman: Absolution. Spaceteam. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

• Ben: Tokyo Jungle.

• Dennis: Dark Souls. The Binding of Isaac. Retro City Rampage. Ruzzle.

• David: Dark Souls.

• Where do you find time to game?

• Dennis: Gameification and working out.

• Kole: Tribute rewards?

• David: Gravity Bone is a neat name.

• Ben: Budget?

• North Korean propaganda video

• Kentucky Route Zero demo

Kole, Ben, and David talk about further game industry financial woes, The Cave, and we answer some of your questions.

• Bioshock Infinite is a thing.

• Zynga posts a $209.4 million loss for 2012.

• Hellgate: Resurrection announced.

• Call of Duty fake soda.

• Kole: Thirty Flights of Loving.

• Ben: The Cave. Tokyo Jungle. Dark Souls.

• David: Far Cry 3. Dark Souls.

• Freeplay: Gaming disappointments, and series that you want back.

• Tone.

• Lemongrab.

• Coursera.

• New Bioshock Infinite trailer

• Backlog toot

• Last in, first out

• Tokyo Jungle trailer

• All Your Fault

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the aftermath of the THQ liquidation, the Binding of Isaac, and ask you why we continue to play games we don't like.

• The uncertainty principle is debunked.

• THQ liquidation.

• Crystal Dynamics passes up the Wii U for Tomb Raider.

• Ben: Fallout: New Vegas.

• Kole: Resident Evil 6.

• Dennis: The Binding of Isaac. Shank. Dark Souls.

• David: Far Cry 3.

• Why do we keep playing games we don't exactly like?

• Three Hams Will Kill Him

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about arcades, Kentucky Route Zero, and Cart Life.

• Steam Box is updatable.

• Blockbuster closes 300 stores.

• The Cave is a thing that exists.

• Metal Gear Rising Revengeance demo released.

• Ben: The Pinball Hall of Fame.

• Dennis: Darksiders. Mega Man 9.

• David: Dead Island. Planetside 2.

• Kole: Kentucky Route Zero. Hotline: Miami. Cart Life. Resident Evil 6.

• Unintentional Games.

• Dennis: Good comments on Polygon.

• Kole: Portable games ain't portable.

• Ben: I want my PS3 back.

• David: Whisker Wars.