V Rising is a fascinating survival game that drops you into the well-polished shoes of a vampire making their mark on a dangerous world. In this latest episode of This Is Level Infinite, we chat with the folks at Stunlock Studios about the title, how adding boss battles completely reshaped the game, and why vampires make such a wonderful fit for survival games.

Logitech and Tencent surprised the world earlier this year when they announced and then soon after released their own handheld gaming system. The Logitech G Cloud was designed around a desire to put AAA games in players’ hands without sacrificing quality. We chat with Logitech, Nvidia, and Tencent about how they worked together to create a Nintendo Switch-sized handheld with extraordinary control design and deeply integrated support for services like Nvidia GeForce Now and Xbox Game Pass.

Nightingale isn’t due out until next year, but it’s already captivating people who’ve seen it in action. And no wonder. We chat with Inflexion Games, the group of former BioWare developers who set out to create this Gaslamp Fairy Tale that’s as wondrous as it is dangerous. They explain their inspirations, the horrors of their open world, and how survival, crafting, and PvE are the engines that drive it.

Cloud computers, brain computer interfaces, AI-powered robots and nanobots; the present is starting to look an awful lot like the future and SYNCED, by developer NExT Studios, is tapping into some of its apocalyptic possibilities. In this episode of This is Level Infinite, we chat with the developers about the early vision of the third-person, tactical shooter, why it changed so radically and where the game, story, and universe is headed.

Behind the scenes of video game music and its amazing growth in popularity. 

Face-melting metal and flesh-shredding first-person shooter come together in the glorious rhythm shooter Metal: Hellsinger from developers The Outsiders. In this episode of This is Level Infinite, we chat with the developers about the birth of the studio, how the death of one project led to the birth of another, and how the game will work. Trivium lead vocalist and guitarist Matt Heafy also joins us to talk about how music by he and others work inside the game, and why metal is the natural soundtrack for shooters.

Steeped in the deep lore and brooding aesthetic of the World of Darkness tabletop role-playing games, Vampire: The Masquerade doesn't initially seem like a good fit for a battle royale title. Even some of the stakeholders in the decades-old franchise had their doubts ... until they played Bloodhunt. In this episode of This is Level Infinite, we chat with the developers behind the upcoming free-to-play battle-royale vampire bloodfest Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt about how the game was conceived and created. And then chat with World of Darkness brand community director Martyna Zych about how a last-person-standing video game genre was adapted to fit into a role-playing series known for its storytelling. 

Dune: Spice Wars is certainly one of the most anticipated strategy games of the year. In this episode of This is Level Infinite, we chat with the team behind the game to look at how they approached creating a new entry for the beloved franchise in the genre it practically invented. We also hunted down the expert -- currently hunting for gold in the deserts of East Africa -- who helped the team create the iconic look of Dune: Spice Wars

In this episode of This is Level Infinite we examine the recently released survival horror cooperative shooter GTFO by Swedish indie studio 10 Chambers. The developers dive into their Payday inspiration, why horror is such a good fit for cooperative gaming and the surprising depth of the seemingly narrative-free shooter. 

In the inaugural episode of This is Level Infinite, we discuss the new brand from Tencent Games, why it was created, and what it will mean to developers as it establishes itself as a world-class gaming label.