

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 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.
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Nov 22, 2019 • 1h 52min
306: Better than Hew
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and david talk about Control, Overland, and we ask you what current design trends will feel like fads in the future.
The Grind:
Ben: Discolored. Heat Signature.
Kole: Control. Telltale’s The Walking Dead.
Dennis: Overland. The Cycle. Trackmania.
David: Far Cry: New Dawn.
The Multiplayer:
What current design trend will feel like a fad in the future?
The End Boss:
Valve pre-announces Half-Life: Alyx
Tetris Effect OST will get a vinyl release.
Live Undertale concert will feature audience choice and branching paths.

Nov 16, 2019 • 1h 48min
305: REDRUMER
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Grindstone, Far Cry: New Eden, and We Were Here Together.
The Grind:
Ben: Strange Brigade. We Were Here Together.
Kole: Fatal Frame II.
David: The Outer Worlds. Far Cry: New Eden. Warframe.
Dennis: The Cycle. Grindstone.
The Multiplayer:
FREE PLAY
The End Boss:
Launch lineup announced for Google Stadia.
Your reflexes turn to shit at 24.
He did the mash.

Nov 11, 2019 • 1h 45min
304: Video Edging on the Stars
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Luigi’s Mansion 3, The Outer Worlds, and we ask you about your favorite boss fights.
The Grind:
Dennis: Code Vein. The Cycle.
David: The Cycle. The Outer Worlds.
Ben: The Outer Worlds.
Kole: Luigi’s Mansion 3.
The Multiplayer:
What boss fights do you love?
The End Boss:
Blizzard apologizes, but doesn’t.
A Layers of Fear VR game is in the works.
Kojima expects to make movies.
Outer Worlds devs put tributes to their dead D&D characters in the credits.

Nov 1, 2019 • 1h 47min
303: Clam Salve
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about The Outer Worlds, Jackbox Party Pack 6, and we ask you about gaming while sick.
The Grind:
Jala: New Danganronpa V3.
Ben: The Outer Worlds.
David: The Outer Worlds. Ghost Recon: Breakpoint.
Kole: Jackbox Party Pack 6.
The Multiplayer:
What game has made you physically ill, and what game do go to when you’re sick?
The End Boss:
Blizzard continues to be on their bullshit.
Moons of Madness is Kole Bait.
The Last of Us Part 2 delayed.
Steam prompts users to re-review games after extended play time.

Oct 18, 2019 • 1h 58min
302: Sexy Capitalism
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Untitled Goose Game, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and how Blizzard chose money over democracy.
Dennis’ GoFundMe for Deck of Wonders.
The Grind:
Kole: Untitled Goose Game. What the Golf. Michigan: Report from Hell. Clock Tower (SNES).
David: Warframe. Ghost Recon: Breakpoint.
Ben: Untitled Goose Game. Batman: Arkham Knight. Duck Game.
Dennis: Code Vein.
The Multiplayer:
What game company has actually done something good in the world?
The End Boss:
Blizzard and other game companies disappoint us by kowtowing to China.
Konami releases a new Silent Hill… slot machine.
Steam is adding the ability to play local multiplayer online.
Links:Deck of Wonders: Hong Kong Protest PNP Prototype

Oct 4, 2019 • 2h 7min
301: Terminator Terminator
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Code Vein, Man of Medan, and we do a free play multiplayer.
The Grind:
Dennis: Code Vein.
Ben: Batman: Arkham Knight.
David: Hellsign.
Kole: Man of Medan. Link’s Awakening.
The Multiplayer:
FREE PLAY.
The End Boss:
Bandai is releasing small models of old video game systems.
The Last of Us Part 2 will not have multiplayer.
David likes Wu Assassins.
tvOS and iOS 13 add support for PS4 and Xbox Controllers, making the Steam Link app work great.

Sep 27, 2019 • 1h 51min
300: This is a Stupid Show, You Guys
Kole, Ben, Dennis, Jala, and David talk about Link’s Awakening, World of Warcraft Classic, and we celebrate episode 300.
The Grind:
Kole: The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
Jala: Lone Wolf Remastered. Metropolis: Lux Obscura.
Dennis: World of Warcraft Classic. Puzzle Quest 2. Beat Saber.
Ben: Slay the Spire. Duck Game. Ultimate Chicken Horse. Borderlands 3.
David: Remnant: From the Ashes. Warframe.
Multiplayer:
What game cemented your love of games?
The End Boss:
Luis Vuitton is doing product placement in games now.
A new Elvira pinball machine is coming.
The Creature in the Well is a game made especially for Dennis.
Namco is giving away copies of Code Vein to people who give blood at TwitchCon.

Sep 20, 2019 • 1h 6min
The Road to 300
Welcome to our star-studded preview event, where we build hype for the massive milestone we're about to hit: Episode 300. That's right, we answer your longest standing, most pressing questions in this very special episode.

Sep 13, 2019 • 1h 46min
299: RE:pressed
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Remnant: From the Ashes, Gris, and we ask you what games you love but will never play again.
The Grind:
David: Warframe. Remnant: From the Ashes.
Jala: Final Fantasy XII: Remastered. Fallout: New Vegas. Lone Star Remastered. Shadow of Loot Box.
Ben: Anti-Chess. Detroit: Become Human.
Kole: The Last of Us: Left Behind. Gris.
The Multiplayer:
What game do you love, that you’ll never replay?
The End Boss:
Project Resistance is a new multiplayer Resident Evil game.
Death Stranding has a Very Easy mode.
Face/Off is getting remade, needlessly.

Aug 30, 2019 • 1h 40min
298: Where Are You Getting This Jelly?
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Final Fantasy XII Remastered, one police department’s attempts to prevent SWATting, and we ask you which game mechanics you hated, but learned to love.
Jala: New Danganronpa V3. Final Fantasy XII.
Ben: Resident Evil 2.
Dennis: No Man’s Sky: Beyond. World of Warcraft Classic.
Kole: The Last of Us.
The Multiplayer:
What game mechanic did you hate, before you learned to love it?
The Grind:
More Google Stadia details.
Death Stranding has a pee
Speedrunner uses ocarina to break Majora’s Mask wide open.
Wichita takes precautions against SWATting.