

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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Aug 15, 2014 • 1h 60min
71: Ben Smiles
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Gamescom announcements, Crypt of the Necrodancer, and ask you how your name your characters in games.
The Brief:
Rise of the Tomb Raider.
Tony Hawk 2 Speed Run.
PlayStation Share.
Silent Hills teased.
Bloodborne Launch Details.
Sierra is coming back.
Multiplayer:
How do you name your game characters?
The Grind
Ben: WATCH_DOGS.
David: Tomb Raider.
Kole: WATCH_DOGS. Velvet Sundown. Crypt of the NecroDancer.
Links of Note:
Tony Hawk 2 Speed Run
Ultra Slowbro
Rise of the Tomb Raider Revengeance Redemption Revelations Subtitle ::--: :-)

Aug 1, 2014 • 1h 48min
70: Fifteen Yoink
Kole, Ben, and David talk about EA's subscription service, Comic-Con announcements, and the Dark Souls 2 DLC.
The Brief:
EA's subscription service.
Walking Dead Season 3 announced.
Firefly cast coming back for Firefly Online.
The Grind:
Kole: Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Sunken King. The Walking Dead: Season 2 - Episode 4.
David: Resident Evil 6. Defiance.
Ben: Dark Souls.

Jul 25, 2014 • 2h 38min
69: David is Legion
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the EVO tournament, One Finger Death Punch, and we ask you what should get the Telltale treatment next. Stick around after the credits to hear Ben and Kole talk about The Wire.
The Brief
Super Smash Bros. Demake.
EVO rundown.
Microsoft is falling down.
Humble Square Enix Bundle.
Battlefield and Dragon Age delayed.
Multiplayer:
What should get the Telltale treatment?
The Grind
David: One Finger Death Punch. Tomb Raider. Resident Evil 6.
Dennis: PlayStation All Stars.
Ben: Bioshock: Burial at Sea.
Kole: Shovel Knight. Probability 0
Links of Note:
Smash Bros. Demake
This War of Mine

Jul 18, 2014 • 1h 43min
68: Tell Me About the Chickens, Sherida
Kole, Ben, and Dennis interview Sherida Halatoe, the developer of Beyond Eyes. We also talk about the Wii U's Virtual Console woes and talk about Long Live the Queen.
The Brief
Sega has no plans to participate in Wii U Virtual Console.
What's the deal with the PSN wallet?
Lindsay Lohann sues Rockstar.
The Multiplayer
Beyond
The Grind
Ben: EVO setup.
Dennis: PlayStation All Stars. X-COM.
Kole: Gunpoint. Long Live the Queen.
Links of Note:
Beyond Eyes Website
Sherida's Twitter
Tiger & Squid Facebook Page

Jul 11, 2014 • 2h 2min
67: The Portrait of Dorian Telltale
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Shovel Knight, what's the deal with eSports?, and we ask you about the best gaming values.
The Brief
Beyond: Two Souls PS4 update?
Humble 2K Bundle
The Backloggery
Battleborn announced.
Just Dance is an eSport.
Multiplayer
Best gaming values.
The Grind
David: Noir Syndrome. Bioshock. Resident Evil 6.
Ben: Super Smash Bros. Perfect Dark.
Dennis: Arcade fighting games. Divekick. Muramasa: Rebirth.
Kole: Antichamber. Shovel Knight.

Jul 4, 2014 • 41min
Bonus Level 14: Burial at Sea
Kole, Dennis, David, and Gary talk about the Bioshock: Burial at Sea DLC, wrapping up all discussion of Bioshock ever in the future.

Jun 27, 2014 • 2h 48min
Bonus Level 13: Bioshock Infinite
Kole, Dennis, Ben, David, and Gary talk about Bioshock Infinite in depth (at height?). We also speak with Adrian Murphy, the Senior Producer of the game, about the process of bringing it all together.
Links of Note:
On Writing
Devil in the White City
The Jungle
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
The Lathe of Heaven
Shiny and the Spoon
The song "Canary in a Coal Mine" is used with permission from Shiny and the Spoon. Buy it on BandCamp, they're my friends.

Jun 20, 2014 • 1h 53min
66: The Duckfeed Standard
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Torment: Tides of Numenera delay, WATCH_DOGS, and we ask you about choice in games.
The Brief
Torment: Tides of Numenera pushed back by a year.
Giant insects are impossible.
Turing Test busted.
Bioshock Infinite interview.
Multiplayer
Choice in games.
The Grind
Ben: A whole buncha Bioshock.
David: Fallen London. WildStar.
Dennis: Surge Deluxe. Pixeljunk Monsters.
Kole: Haunt the House: Terrortown. WATCH_DOGS.
Links of Note
Surge Deluxe Image

Jun 13, 2014 • 2h 39min
65: I Can't Believe It's Not People
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the 2014 E3 press conferences.
The Multibrief
Everything at E3.

Jun 6, 2014 • 1h 34min
64: End With the Fun in Mind
Kole, Ben, and David talk about the Batman: Arkham Knight delay, Dead Island: Epidemic, and Among the Sleep.
The Brief:
Batman: Arkham Knight delayed to 2015.
Watch_Dogs sells really well.
The Grind:
Ben: Bioshock. Titanfall.
David: Dead Island: Epidemic. Wildstar.
Kole: J.S. Joust. Rocksmith 2014. Among the Sleep.