The Level

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about the tiny little NES, INSIDE, and we ask you what's most important in games: Gameplay, Narrative, or Atmosphere. INSIDE spoiler chat begins at 1 hour, 30 minutes, and proceeds to the end of the episode. THE BRIEF: GameStop's "Song of the Deep" released, reviewed. Games that make you think of sex. No Man's Sky delayed on PC, but won't require PS+ on PS4. Tiny little NES is coming. MULTIPLAYER What's most important to you: Gameplay, Narrative, or Atmosphere? THE GRIND: Jala: Resident Evil 5. Resident Evil 6. Virtue's Last Reward. Ben: Her Story. Kentucky Route Zero. INSIDE. Kole: Final Fantasy Record Keeper. INSIDE. LINKS OF NOTE: Stephen's Song of the Deep review 5 Games That Will Make You Think About Sex

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Pokemon Go, Pokemon Go, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, and we ask you about Pokemon Go. THE BRIEF: Quadrilateral Cowboy gets a release date, July 25. Telltale's Batman details emerge. Twitch Plays Pokemon Go. MULTIPLAYER: What's your most interesting Pokemon Go story? THE GRIND: Ben: Vacation. David: Defender's Quest. Jala: dream;scape. Virtue's Last Reward. Kole: Rhythm Heaven Megamix. Super Stickman Golf 3.

Kole, Dennis, Jala and David talk about the CS:GO gambling fiasco, Zero Time Dilemma, and we ask you about patriotic games. THE BRIEF: New Leviathan game is out. Summer Games Done Quick. Atlas Reactor leaves beta. CS:GO Gambling scams. MULTIPLAYER: What are some of the most patriotic games? THE GRIND: Jala: DmC. Danganronpa. Moon Hunters. Dennis: XCOM 2. Lovely Planet. Overwatch. David: Dark Souls III. Doom. Kole: Overwatch. Zero Time Dilemma.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about how Call of Duty got dragons, Doom 2016, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. THE BRIEF: PSN Jihad naming controversy. Call of Duty gets dragons. Brexit tops name rankings for Plague, Inc. MULTIPLAYER: Free Play. THE GRIND: David: DOOM. Dark Souls 3. Kole: Rule of Rose. Zero Time Dilemma. Ben: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Dennis: Hero Siege. Night Squad. Lovely Planet. X-COM 2.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about new Zelda: Breath of the Wild details, more Overwatch, and we ask you which video game characters you'd like to have dinner with. THE BRIEF: Overwatch removes "Avoid This Player" option. More Zelda Details emerge. Weird names. Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps launches. MULTIPLAYER: What video game character would you like to have dinner with? THE GRIND: Ben: This War of Mine. Dennis: Zero Gear. Overwatch. X-COM 2. David: Dark Souls 3. Kole: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Persona 4.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the E3 announcements and X-COM 2. THE BRIEF: Exhaustive E3 roundup. MULTIPLAYER: We rolled these into the brief. THE GRIND: Dennis: Overwatch. X-COM 2. Kole: Echo Night: Beyond. Steins;Gate. David: Dark Souls 3. Ben: This War of Mine.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age announcement, Dangerous Golf, and we ask you for your E3 headline predictions. THE BRIEF: Rocket League gets hats. WATCH_DOGS 2 leaked. Alison Road canceled. It's been 10 years since Half-Life 3 was announced. The Wit.nes is a Witness demake. Final Fantasy XII Zodiac Age announced. Mortal Kombat Beer is coming. A.P.B. is coming to the Xbox One. Someone made a Half-Life 2 scanner drone. MULTIPLAYER: E3 Headline Predictions THE GRIND: Dennis: Team Fortress 2. Rogue Legacy. Kole: Dangerous Golf. David: Dark Souls III. Ben: This War of Mine. LINKS OF NOTE: Half-Life City Scanner drone

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about neural net game images, Steins;Gate, and ask you about empowering moments in games. THE BRIEF: Let's apply neural networks to video game images. Sony's doing their E3 Humble Narrative Bundle. Chinese gamers riot over Nintendo changing Pikachu's name. MULTIPLAYER: What are the most empowering moments in games? THE GRIND: Kole: Steins;Gate. Dennis: Danganronpa 2. Tokyo Jungle. Ben: FTL. Rocket League. David: Dark Souls 2.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Uncharted 4, Rocket League's push for cross-compatible multiplayer, and we ask you your opinions on game guides and hints. THE BRIEF Rocket League gets cross-play on Xbox One. Valkyria Chronicles gets disappointing sequel demo. Ron Gilbert asks Disney for Monkey Island IP back. West of Loathing is on Greenlight. Uncharted 4 knows how to handle Accessibility. MULTIPLAYER: Game guides? THE GRIND: Dennis: Hohokum. Nova 111. David: Dark Souls 3. Kole: Uncharted 4. Ben: Uncharted 4. FTL.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Battlefield 1 announcement, Overwatch, and we ask you about character customization. THE BRIEF: Battlefield 1 announced. This War of Mine gets a board game. Job Simulator adds "Smaller Human" Mode. Donkey Kong high score changes hands. MULTIPLAYER: What's the most time you spent customizing a character's appearance? THE GRIND: Ben: Uncharted 4. Mountain. David: Dark Souls 3. Overwatch. Dennis: League of Legends. Hearthstone. Kole: Fallout: New Vegas.