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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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Jan 12, 2024 • 1h 39min
Episode 485: Loud and From the North
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Fortnite Rocket Racing, Walkabout Mini Golf, Teardown, and much more!
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The Grind:
Dennis: Trackmania. Far Cry 6.
Moxie: Fortnite Rocket Racing.
Ben: Walkabout Mini Golf. Cyberpunk 2077.
Kole: Walkabout Mini Golf. Teardown.
The Multiplayer:
What game character would you like to party with?
The End Boss:
Sony announces new television adaptations.
Sony wants people to die in a car controlled by a PlayStation controller.
One dimensional Pac-Man is neater than you’d think.
Grime is coming to Switch on January 25.

Jan 5, 2024 • 2h 11min
Episode 484: Don't Treadmill on Me
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Cookie Cutter, Cubism, Elden Ring GeoGuessr, and much more!
The Grind:
Moxie: World War Z: Aftermath. Cookie Cutter.
Dennis: Super Mario Wonder. Far Cry 6.
Ben: Resident Evil 4 Remake VR. Discord Activities.
Kole: Final Fantasy VII Remake. Rock Band 4. Cubism. Elden Ring LostGamer.io.
The Multiplayer:
What’s your personal GOTY for 2023?
The End Boss:
Title of the Year!

Dec 22, 2023 • 1h 43min
Episode 483: Kahlúa and Ranch
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Asgard’s Wrath II, Blood West, Skull & Bones, and much more!
The Grind:
Moxie: Blood West. Alan Wake.
Kole: Alan Wake II. Asgard’s Wrath II.
Dennis: Skull & Bones. Diablo IV.
Ben: Resident Evil 4 Remake VR.
The Multiplayer:
Vote in the Title of the Year poll!
The End Boss:
Naughty Dog cancels The Last of Us multiplayer game.
Hackers steal and publish Insomniac data
This Resident Evil 2 first person mod looks neat.

Dec 15, 2023 • 2h 1min
Episode 482: Liza P.
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Jusant, HAWKED, Teardown, and much more!
The Grind:
Ben: Resident Evil 4 Remake VR. Jusant.
Dennis: HAWKED. RoboQuest. Lethal Company.
Moxie: Dave the Diver. Vampire Survivors.
Kole: Fortnite Festival. Teardown.
The Multiplayer:
What game do you play in your head the most?
The End Boss:
Fntastic Studio shuts down, runs away with The Day Before money.
Mouse is a first person shooter with black and white Disney style.
Lethal Company solution to arachnophobia is very Lethal Company.
Jonathan Blow wants to make a VR game that won’t sell any copies.

Dec 1, 2023 • 1h 58min
Episode 481: Oh No! My Hemoglobin!
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Lethal Company, Eye of the Temple, Spider-Man 2, and much more!
The Grind:
Ben: Spider-Man 2. Alan Wake II. Lethal Company.
Moxie: Dave the Diver.
Dennis: Valheim. Sea of Thieves. Trackmania.
Kole: SuperHyperCube. The American Dream. Eye of the Temple.
The Multiplayer:
Let’s talk Too Good to Use Syndrome.
The End Boss:
Dave the Diver’s TGA controversy.
The Fallout TV show will be canon.
Portal 2 is getting a fan-made prequel.
Looks like we’re getting Subnautica 2 in 2025.

Nov 17, 2023 • 1h 32min
Episode 480: Journeyquest: Rise of the Ascent
Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Sea of Stars, RoboQuest, PowerWash Simulator VR, and much more!
The Grind:
David: Nothing!
Dennis: RoboQuest. Sea of Stars.
Ben: Alan Wake 2.
Kole: Alan Wake 2. PowerWash Simulator VR.
The Multiplayer:
What quality of life features ended up making a game worse for you?
The End Boss:
Starfield gets snubbed at meaningless award show.
Grand Theft Auto 6 announcement teased for early December.
Overwatch League dissolves.
Steam will soon let you mark individual games as private.

Nov 10, 2023 • 1h 22min
Episode 479: Steam Beck
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Little Goodie Two Shoes, Power Wash Simulator VR, Sea of Stars, and much more!
The Grind:
Kole: Power Wash Simulator VR. Baldur’s Gate III.
Dennis: Sea of Stars. Fortnite.
Jala: Little Goodie Two Shoes. Dishonored DLC.
Ben: Alan Wake II.
The Multiplayer:
Revive a multiplayer game!
The End Boss:
They’re making a live action Zelda movie.
Game hardware accessibility is more complicated than a single controller.
Sony dropping Twitter support from PlayStation.

Nov 3, 2023 • 1h 57min
Episode 478: Kirghee & the Grink
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Alan Wake II, Decarnation, The Finals, and much more!
The Grind:
Jala: Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum. Decarnation. Sorry We're Closed.
Ben: Spider-Man 2. Alan Wake II.
Kole: Alan Wake II. World of Horror.
Dennis: The Finals. Forza Motorsport. Fortnite. Diablo 4: Season of Blood.
The Multiplayer:
Pitch a horror entry in a non-horror series.
The End Boss:
Barbarian is getting a video game adaptation.
Konami releases promotional video with David Hayter, causing speculation.
Cliff Blezinski is a weirdo.
Ubisoft blatantly uses AI art after massive layoffs.
AI Seinfeld has completely fallen apart.

Oct 27, 2023 • 2h 21min
Episode 477: That's the Trouble Closet
Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Super Mario Wonder, Spider-Man 2, Laika: Aged Through Blood, and much more!
The Grind:
Kole: Super Mario Wonder.
Ben: Spider-Man 2. Baldur’s Gate III.
Dennis: Forza Motorsport. Fortnite.
David: World of Horror. Laika: Aged Through Blood.
The Multiplayer:
What game absolutely SHOULDN’T get a sequel, prequel, or remake?
The End Boss:
Squadron 42 apparently still exists, gets a new trailer.
Lords of the Fallen fix addresses enemy difficulty complaints.
Amnesia: The Bunker Halloween update looks awesome.

Oct 13, 2023 • 2h 16min
Episode 476: Silently Supporting You
Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Payday 3, Forza Motorsport, Cocoon, and much more!
The Grind:
Dennis: F1 2022. Forza Motorsport.
Kole: Meta Quest 3. Drop Dead: The Cabin. Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways.
David: Rabi-Ribi. Lies of P. Payday 3.
Ben: Cocoon. Baldur’s Gate III.
The Multiplayer:
What game made you think “The Future is Now”?
The End Boss:
Sony reveals newer, slimmer PS5.
Activision-Blizzard inflicts James Corden on their employees.
Nintendo knows exactly what it’s doing with this elephant transformation stuff.
Lord of the Rings: Gollum team used ChatGPT to generate their apology jpeg.
John Riccitello steps down as Unity CEO, the rot remains.