

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.
Episodes
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Oct 31, 2014 • 2h 11min
81: Strategic Fandango Reserves
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about LucasArts games coming to GoG, Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies, and we ask you about your favorite scary moments in games.
The Brief:
Wal*Mart starts selling used games.
Wal*Mart gets Call of Duty: Future Warfare a day early.
LucasArts games hit GoG.com.
The Gun Ballet.
Twitch gets a dress code.
Multiplayer
Favorite horror game moments?
The Grind
Dennis: Spiderman: Unlimited.
Ben: Monaco.
Kole: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies.
David: Gauntlet.
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Oct 23, 2014 • 1h 43min
80: Threestyle
Kole, Ben, and David talk about the Paranautical Activity controversy, The Silent Age Episode 2, and we ask you about Bundle games.
The Brief:
Paranautical Activity delisted from Steam over death threat.
Fighting game backgrounds.
Super Smash Bros announcer sings Pokemon theme.
Leaked footage of cancelled Star Wars Battlefront III alpha.
Multiplayer:
What games have bundles introduced you to?
The Grind:
David: Abyss Odyssey.
Ben: Halo 2. Donkey Kong Country 2.
Kole: The Silent Age Episode 2.
Links of Note:
FFIV Perler Monstrosity
Smash Brothers Announcer Sings
Star Wars Alpha Footage

Oct 17, 2014 • 2h
79: Sonic Sonnets
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about some GamerGate updates, Gauntlet, and we do a Free-Play Multiplayer.
The Brief
Resident Evil TV series.
PlayStation TV launches.
RuneScape card game released.
GamerGate Update: Briana Wu threatened, USU gets Sarkeesian shooting threat.
Multiplayer
What game world would you want to live in?
What is your favorite game?
Halloween stories.
Kart racers.
Have horror games gone mainstream?
What's the worst game in your library?
What games have made you lose the most time?
Have you ever fallen for a misleading demo?
The Grind
Dennis: Dragon's Crown.
Jala: Gauntlet. The Battlecats. DmC. Tomb Raider.
Ben: Destiny.
Kole: Pokemon Trading Card Game. Sunless Sea.

Oct 10, 2014 • 1h 47min
78: Thermonuclear Clippy
Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the Myst TV show, Destiny, and we ask you about clans and guilds.
The Brief:
Battlefield: Hardline will work at launch.
A Myst TV show will be made.
Goal prediction technology.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will have crossplay.
Followup: Steam Curation.
Multiplayer:
Any experience with guilds or clans?
The Grind:
Kole: The Plan.
Ben: Destiny.
Jala: Megabyte Punch. UnEpic.
David: World of Warcraft. Borderlands 2. Sunless Sea.

Oct 3, 2014 • 2h 1min
77: Molenukes Clish and Richard Fartlick
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the new Steam experience, Neverending Nightmares, and we ask you which game's looks blew you away.
The Brief
The Big Lebowski pinball game.
Tetris: The Movie.
The New Steam Experience.
Multiplayer
Gorgeous games.
The Grind
Dennis: Shovel Knight. Hearthstone.
David: Gauntlet. Borderlands II.
Ben: Destiny.
Kole: Neverending Nightmares.

Sep 19, 2014 • 1h 55min
76: Jambormee
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Mojang acquisition, Hearthstone, and we ask what's up with Twitch.
The Brief:
Beyond Eyes gets a publisher.
Microsoft buys Mojang.
WATCH_DOGS DLC comes out, is underwhelming.
Multiplayer:
What up with Twitch?
The Grind:
Ben: Papers, Please.
David: Resident Evil 6. Metrico. Gravity Rush.
Kole: Desert Golfing. 80 Days.
Dennis: Hearthstone. Puppeteer.

Sep 12, 2014 • 1h 50min
75: Fiddly Bits
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the new 3DS, Five Nights at Freddy's, and we ask you about genre-bending games.
The Brief:
Kerbal Space Race.
New 3DS's.
Wolf: The Red Hood Diaries funded.
Batman: Arkham Knight delayed to June 5.
Multiplayer:
Games that break their own genre.
The Grind:
Dennis: Hearthstone.
Ben: WATCH_DOGS. Civilization Revolution.
Jala: Monster Loves You! The Night of the Rabbit. Thief.
Kole: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies. Five Nights at Freddy's. Desert Golfing.

Sep 5, 2014 • 1h 49min
74: Resident Gear
Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the recent unpleasantness, Shadowgate, and video game cover art.
The Brief:
NCSoft in talks to open up City of Heroes.
Details about the Borderlands: Pre-Sequel come to light.
Roll20.net is a thing.
Mighty No. 9 goes into beta.
That game developer petition.
PewDiePie disables comments.
Multiplayer:
Favorite/least favorite cover art?
The Grind:
Ben: None.
David: Resident Evil 6.
Jala: Mighty No. 9. Ballpoint Universe. And Yet It Moves.
Kole: Shadowgate.
Links of Note:
The Nostalgia of the Infinite
Ico Cover Art Japan
Ico Cover Art America
Silent Hill 2 Cover Art America
Silent Hill 2 Cover Art Japan
Silent Hill 4 Cover Art America
Silent Hill 4 Cover Art Japan
Shadow of the Colossus Cover Art
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Cover Art
Hypothetical Borderlands 3 Cover Art
Bad Company 2 Trailer
Magicka Vietnam Cover Art
Magic of Scherezade Cover Art
Amano Sample
Bioshock Infinite Covers
Dark Souls Cover

Aug 29, 2014 • 1h 47min
73: Volcano for Military Purposes
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Metrico, Amazon's Twitch acquisition, and we continue last week's Free Play Multiplayer.
The Brief:
The GOP made a propaganda game.
Amazon buys Twitch.tv for $970 million.
Diablo 3's Skeleton King added into Dark Souls.
The Walking Dead roundup.
Multiplayer:
What's the deal with FMV games?
Games you go back to again and again?
To go alone or with friends?
Why?
What game made you the most uncomfortable?
What game won't you play again?
Making people play games.
The sordid tale of Final Fantasy XIV.
The Grind:
Dennis: Metrico.
David: Velvet Sundown.
Ben: WATCH_DOGS.
Kole: Swing Copters.

Aug 22, 2014 • 2h 11min
72: Don't Rage Quit the Yawhg
Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about Atari's horror reveals, The Yawhg, and we do an action-packed free-play multi-player.
THE BRIEF:
Hatoful Boyfriend delayed.
Fridays at Freddy's
Night Trap Kickstarter.
Toy Soldiers: War Chest.
Occupy Guild Wars 2.
Alone in the Dark, Haunted House, RE-ReMake.
PlayStation Share limited to 60 minutes.
Reddit has an Xbox One app.
MULTIPLAYER:
Brother/Sister gaming memories?
Guilty Gaming?
Asymmetrical multiplayer?
Games and literature.
THE GRIND:
Jala: Contrast. Saturday Morning RPG.
Ben: Portal 2. WATCH_DOGS.
David: Dark Souls. Resident Evil 6.
Kole: Shovel Knight. The Yawhg. Rock Band. Alone in the Dark.