

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
Mentioned books

Jul 12, 2013 • 1h 18min
Bonus Level 7: 400 Days
Kole and Gary talk about the Walking Dead expansion, "400 Days".
Links of Note:
Spooky Skeleton Pics

Jul 5, 2013 • 1h 44min
27: Seamus McO'
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about The Last of Us, State of Decay, and why or why not to play AAA games.
The Grind
David: X-COM: Enemy Unknown. Rogue Legacy.
Dennis: Dark Souls (Artorias of the Abyss). Little Big Planet Karting.
Ben: The Last of Us.
Kole: The Last of Us. State of Decay. Depression Quest. Casino.
Multiplayer
Free Play
Links of Note:
Plague Inc.
The Letter People
Seth Rogen plays the Last of Us
Elude
Lim
Dark Meadow
Papa Sangre

Jun 28, 2013 • 49min
26: That Dragon, Cancer
We are joined by Ryan Green and Josh Larson to discuss their game, "That Dragon, Cancer".
Links of Note:
That Dragon Cancer
Rise of the Guardians
Terence Malick
The Tree of Life
Cart Life
Develop
Artscape

Jun 21, 2013 • 1h 42min
25: Ergo Bang
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Nintendo E3 showing, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and the Last of Us.
The Brief
Nintendo E3 press conference.
Confirmed pricing for next generation games.
Rift is Free to Play.
GoG Summer Sale
The Grind
Dennis: Sid Meier's Ace Patrol. Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
Kole: Animal Crossing: New Leaf. State of Decay.
Ben: The Last of Us. Mass Effect 3.
David: Saint's Row the Third.
The Multiplayer
Summer game plans.
The End Boss
Kole sees the Mountain Goats.
Dennis plans to see the Magnetic Zeroes.
Ben will beat the Last of Us.
David is still getting a house.

Jun 14, 2013 • 1h 18min
24: The Console Version of Goatse
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the announcements made at E3.
Microsoft:
Xbox One, out November 2013, $499
Microsoft Points are out.
Twitch streaming in Xbox One
Xbox 360 redesign, same price.
2 free games for Xbox Live Gold Subscribers
MGS5 coming out for PS4
Ryse
Sunset Overdrive (Insomniac)
Killer Instinct
D4 (from Deadly Premonition dev, likely related to D)
Crimson Dragon
Dead Rising 3 exclusive
The Witcher 3
"Below" by Capy
Titanfall
Halo in 2014
Summer of Arcade
Electronic Arts
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare
New Star Wars Battlefront from DICE
Dragon Age: Inquisition coming 2014
Mirror's Edge reboot
Ubisoft
The Crew
Trials Fusion and Trials Frontier
The Division
Sony
Price point: $399
No DRM, no online requirement
PS+ Membership will carry over to PS4
PS Plus paywall for online play
Cloud Gaming - PS3 on PS4 and PS Vita
Smaller devs are flocking to Vita.
The Walking Dead 400 Days
Rain
Beyond: Two Souls coming out October 8
Batman: Arkham Origins
Hardware design revealed
The Order 1886
Killzone Shadowfall
Infamous: Second Son
The Dark Sorceror
Transistor
Don't Starve
Outlast
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee remake
Final Fantasy Versus... Now it's Final Fantasy XV
Kingdom Hearts 3
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ugh)
Watch_Dogs
Elder Scrolls Online (Spring 2014)
Mad Max for some reason?
Destiny
Random Games
Peggle 2
South Park: The Stick of Truth out this holiday

Jun 7, 2013 • 1h 28min
23: Accelerating to the Scat
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Walking Dead rumors, The Silent Age, and we ask you what you're looking forward to at E3.
The Brief
Film crew seeks to dig up Atari 2600 E.T. cartridges.
Ben didn't know Ace Patrol was already out.
Spy Party enters public beta.
New Walking Dead characters announced.
Dark Souls II release date tenative.
The Grind
Dennis: X-COM: Enemy Unknown. Malicious. Super Stick Man Golf 2.
Kole: Super Stick Man Golf 2. The Silent Age.
Ben: None.
David: Guild Wars II.
The Multiplayer
What are you looking forward to at E3?
The End Boss
Ben watches Arrested Development Season 4.
Kole listens to the new Queens of the Stone Age album.
Dennis reads a Thomas Was Alone fan comic.
David buys a house.
Links of Note:
Spielberg Being Wrong
VGHD about ET
Walking Dead Vines
Malicious
... Like Clockwork
Ask the AIs

May 31, 2013 • 2h 1min
22: Anno Guttenberg
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the continuing story of the Xbox One, Word Realms, and ask YOU about midnight releases.
The Brief
Xbox One television achievements.
Boundless Xbox One optimism.
Humble Indie Bundle 8.
Arkham Origins trailer revealed.
The Grind
David: Defiance.
Kole: Bioshock Infinite. The Visit. Dys4ia. Word Realms.
Dennis: Lim. X-COM: Enemy Unknown.
Ben: Mass Effect 3.
Multiplayer
Midnight releases?
End Bosses
Arrested Development Season 4.
Happy Memorial Day.
Battlestar Galactica.
Links of Note:
McDonald's TV Patent Filing
Television achievements
LinkedIn article about Xbox One
Arkham Origins
Word Realms
Ocean's 12 Music

May 24, 2013 • 1h 52min
21: A Little Too Loud When It's Quiet
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the X-Box One reveal, Thomas Was Alone, and Super Stickman Golf 2.
The Brief
X-Box One Announcement.
The Grind
Ben: Mass Effect 3.
Dennis: The Walking Dead. X-COM: Enemy Unknown. Thomas Was Alone. God of War: Ascension.
David: Loadout.
Kole: Bioshock Infinite. Kerbal Space Program. Super Stick Man Golf 2.
Multiplayer
Free Play

May 17, 2013 • 43min
Bonus Level 6: Heavy Rain
We revisit an old episode of Stand Under the Don't Tree and Riddle Me This to talk about Heavy Rain. We'll be back next week with a new episode of The Level.

May 3, 2013 • 2h 36min
Bonus Level 5: Spec Ops: The Line
This is a very special bonus level where we give the game club treatment to Spec Ops: The Line. We are joined by Jorg Friedrich of Yager Development to discuss the thoughts and motivations that went into the development of the game. Then, the Duckfeed.tv team delves into the emotional impact that this serious and solemn game had on us.
Links of Note:
Funny Games