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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 Kole Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, David Moneysmith, and Jala Prendes. Every Friday, we discuss video game news, the games we've been playing, and listener mail.
Episodes
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Mar 10, 2023 • 1h 32min
Episode 450: Wood and Degradation
The Grind:
Kole: Like a Dragon: Ishin! PowerWash Simulator: Midgar Special Pack.
Jala: Boyfriend Dungeon. A Mortician’s Tale.
Dennis: Grindstone. Call of Duty: DMZ.
The Multiplayer:
What game got you into your favorite genre?
The End Boss:
AI learns games better when you let it read the manual.
Paradox announces tons of new games.
Forspoken studio dissolved.

Mar 3, 2023 • 2h 17min
Episode 449: A Smokin' Aces Situation
The Grind:
Ben: Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Magic the Gathering.
Dennis: Magic the Gathering. Returnal. SP!NG. Call of Duty: DMZ.
David: Call of Duty: DMZ. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
Kole: Sons of the Forest. Frostpunk. The Case of the Golden Idol.
The Multiplayer:
What’s your cozy game?
The End Boss:
Elden Ring DLC announced.
Brass Birmingham usurps Gloomhaven on the Board Game Geeks charts.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League trailer is… ehh…
New Call of Duty skin has a massive dong.
Diablo 4-inspired fashion goes to Milan.

Feb 24, 2023 • 2h 8min
Episode 448: Veiny Potatoes
Kole, David, Dennis, and Jala talk about Fire Emblem: Engage, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line, Chaos;Head NoAH, and much more!
The Grind:
Jala: Fire Emblem: Fates. Fire Emblem Engage.
Kole: Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line. Frostpunk. Chaos;Head NoAH.
Dennis: Returnal. Call of Duty: DMZ.
David: Call of Duty: DMZ. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
The Multiplayer:
What’s your favorite nonstandard build?
The End Boss:
Blumhouse will soon publish games.
Terra Nil is releasing on March 28.
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened remake gets delayed.
Wilson makes a non-inflatable basketball.

Feb 17, 2023 • 1h 38min
Episode 447: Spiders for My Feelings
The Grind:
Kole: Dead Space Remake. The Case of the Golden Idol. Farthest Frontier.
Dennis: SP!NG. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
David: Sea of Thieves.
The Multiplayer:
FREE PLAY
The End Boss:
Metroid Prime gets surprise remaster release.
Nintendo adds Game Boy and GBA games to
Trans Witches are Witches bundle works to offset the bad wizard game.
Armored Core 6 inspires questionable Steam tag battle.
Links:
https://itch.io/b/1712/trans-witches-are-witches

Feb 10, 2023 • 1h 42min
Episode 446: Enemy Basketball Players
The Grind:
David: Call of Duty: War Zone 2.0.
Dennis: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Mini Motorways.
Ben: Days Gone. Barotrauma.
Kole: Farthest Frontier.
The Multiplayer:
What good could AI do for games?
The End Boss:
Assassin’s Creed composer wins first Grammy for a game soundtrack.
No, the Xbox 360 online marketplace isn’t going away.
Live service games continue to be a bad investment.

Feb 3, 2023 • 1h 54min
Episode 445: Carrot Bottom
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Hi-Fi Rush, Days Gone, Farthest Frontier, and much more!
Jala’s friend’s Rain'sPatreon is https://www.patreon.com/RandomRain
The Grind:
Jala: Dragon Ball FighterZ. Super Bomberman R.
Dennis: Elden Ring. Disco Elysium. Neon White.
Kole: Hi-Fi Rush. Farthest Frontier.
Ben: Days Gone. Dune (1979 Board Game). The Last of Us (TV Show).
The Multiplayer:
Pitch a game about an actor.
The End Boss:
Australia reinstates its Interactive Games Fund.
Star Wars: Jedi Survivor delayed.
Apex Legends Mobile and Rumbleverse shutting down.
Final Fantasy VII content is coming to PowerWash Simulator.

Jan 27, 2023 • 1h 25min
Episode 444: These Pants Are Holding Me Back
Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Definitely Not Fried Chicken, Days Gone, Call of Duty: Warzone, and much more!
The Grind:
David: Call of Duty: Warzone.
Dennis: Call of Duty: Warzone. Disco Elysium. Halo Infinite.
Kole: Definitely Not Fried Chicken.
Ben: Griftlands. Days Gone.
The Multiplayer:
Propose another warning label for games!
The End Boss:
SteamWorld Build will literally kill Kole.
Riot suffers huge game code and data leak.
Gylt, a Stadia exclusive, is looking for a new home.
This fish plays Pokemon and he steals your identity and he’s not even sorry about it.

Jan 20, 2023 • 2h 1min
Episode 443: A Horny See-Saw
Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Neon White, Burnhouse Lane, the Last of Us TV Series, and much more!
The Grind:
Kole: Burnhouse Lane.
Dennis: Neon White. Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.
Ben: Griftlands. The Last of Us TV Series.
David: Citizen Sleeper.
The Multiplayer:
What game do you completely love even though it goes against your type?
The End Boss:
Justin Roiland is a piece of shit.
Cordyceps is in health supplements, and that’s actually fine, TLoU.
Wizards of the Coast backs off of predatory licensing change.
We might get more Metal Gear, without Kojima.

Jan 13, 2023 • 2h 2min
Episode 442: You're About to Get Pitied
Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about The Past Within, Returnal, Citizen Sleeper, and much more!
The Grind:
David: Warframe. Citizen Sleeper.
Ben: Baba Does Taxes. Returnal. The Past Within.
Kole: The Past Within. The Devil in Me.
Dennis: Elden Ring. Warhammer: Darktide.
The Multiplayer:
What game would you never touch with a ten foot pole?
The End Boss:
EA removes CPR end zone celebration from Madden.
Sega dicks over Bitmap Books.
Member of STALKER dev team dies fighting Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Last of US TV show is getting great reviews.

Jan 6, 2023 • 1h 59min
Episode 441: No.
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Life is Strange: True Colors, Just Dance 2023, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, and much more!
The Grind:
Jala: Pokémon Scarlet. Capcom 2nd Arcade Stadium. Just Dance 2023. Samurai Shodown.
Ben: Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Marvel Snap. Returnal.
Dennis: Elden Ring. Warzone 2.0. Trackmania. Dr. Seuss Pinball.
Kole: Life is Strange: True Colors.
The Multiplayer:
Free Play!
The End Boss:
Square Enix fails to read the room on NFTs.
Super Nintendo World is almost here.
Lies of P is Pinnochio Bloodborne.
Zenimax QA votes unanimously to approve their union.