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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 Kaye Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, Moxie, and Jala Prendes. Every Friday, we discuss video game news, the games we've been playing, and listener mail. RSS Feed: https://www.patreon.com/rss/80117?show=1693347
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Episodes

The Level 492: Night Brighter

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game, Terror at Oakheart, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. Terror at Oakheart. Dennis: Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game. Helldivers 2. Ben: Baldur’s Gate III. The Invincible. Balatro. Moxie: Pacific Drive. The End Boss: EA lays off tons of employees, cancels games. Nintendo bullies makers of Yuzu emulator into $2.4 million settlement. NASA is making a tabletop setting. Square Enix...

Mar 09, 20242 hr 12 minEp. 492

The Level 491: The Smooches Were Too Powerful

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Nightingale, Pacific Drive, Home Safety Hotline, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Nightingale. Helldivers 2. Moxie: Helldivers 2. Pacific Drive. Ben: Baldur’s Gate III. The Invincible. Kole: Home Safety Hotline. Yakuza 0. Clone Hero. The Multiplayer: What has changed about your gaming taste? The End Boss: The Sony layoffs. Baldur’s Gate III is adding official mod support. Fortnite adds new Lego modes....

Mar 02, 20242 hr 8 minEp. 491

The Level 490: They’ve Got Lasers for That

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Helldivers 2, the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo, and much more! The Grind: Moxie: Helldivers 2. Kole: Helldivers 2. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Demo. Dennis: Slay the Spire. Helldivers 2. Ben: Resident Evil 4 Remake VR. Baldur’s Gate III. The Multiplayer: What game’s AI impressed you most? The End Boss: Borderlands movie production shot revealed. Fallout is coming to Magic the Gathering. The Limp Bizkit mod for Fallout: New Vegas is no longer lost media. B...

Feb 24, 20241 hr 41 minEp. 490

The Level 489: The Thinker, But For Pissin'

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Silent Hill: The Short Message, Abathor, Grime, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Monster Prom. Abathor. Raw Metal. Crow Country. Kole: Silent Hill: The Short Message. Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intermission. Ben: Silent Hill: The Short Message. Resident Evil 4 Remake VR. Dennis: Diablo IV. Grime. The Multiplayer: What game made the biggest first impression on you? The End Boss: Harlem video game exhibit pitches game design to new audiences. Tencent apparently...

Feb 10, 20241 hr 36 minEp. 489

The Level 488: Australians and Mazes

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about MADiSON, Road Warden, Portal: Revolution, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Portal: Revolution. Road Warden. Resident Evil 4 Remake VR. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Kole: Final Fantasy VII Remake. MADiSON. Dennis: Diablo 4: Season of the Construct. Moxie: Final Fantasy XIV. Remnant II. The Multiplayer: What’s the best pet in games? The End Boss: Embracer Group strangles a Deus Ex game in the crib. Blizzard cancels survival game after six years of d...

Feb 02, 20241 hr 52 minEp. 488

The Level 487: Is This Discourse Generated by AI?

Kole, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Palworld, Against the Storm, Grime, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Dishonored 2. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider. Baldur’s Gate III. LUNAR: The Silver Star. Palworld. Moxie: Palworld. Dennis: Grime. Fez. Diablo IV. Kole: Against the Storm. Final Fantasy VII Remake. The Multiplayer: Add guns to, or take guns away from, a game. The End Boss: The Palworld discourse: explained! Monster Hunter Rise DRM breaks Steam Deck compatibility. GBA games will dump th...

Jan 26, 20242 hr 14 minEp. 487

The Level 486: I Don’t Befriend Animals, I End Animals

Kole, Ben, and Moxie talk about Pacific Drive, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Remnant II, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Pacific Drive. Ben: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Vertigo 2. Walkabout Mini Golf. Moxie: Remnant II. Final Fantasy XIV. The Multiplayer: FREE PLAY. The End Boss: UbiSoft boss wants you to get used to not owning games. Capcom bans mods because mad at nude. Frostpunk 2 gets a gameplay trailer and release window....

Jan 19, 20241 hr 41 minEp. 486

The Level 485: Loud and From the North

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Fortnite Rocket Racing, Walkabout Mini Golf, Teardown, and much more! If you have a moment to spare, please speak out against Ohio’s new anti-trans healthcare rules , which will make HRT effectively impossible to get in the state. The public comment period is open until January 19, 2024. Write in to MH-SOT-rules@mha.ohio.gov with the subject line “Comments on Gender Transition Care Rules.” The Grind: Dennis: Trackmania. Far Cry 6. Moxie: Fortnite Rocket Ra...

Jan 12, 20241 hr 39 minEp. 485

The Level 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!...

Jan 05, 20242 hr 11 minEp. 484

The Level 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 22, 20231 hr 43 minEp. 483

The Level 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...

Dec 15, 20232 hr 1 minEp. 482

The Level 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 Subna...

Dec 01, 20231 hr 58 minEp. 481

The Level 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...

Nov 17, 20231 hr 32 minEp. 480

The Level 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 10, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 479

The Level 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, causin...

Nov 03, 20231 hr 57 minEp. 478

The Level 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. Amnesi...

Oct 27, 20232 hr 21 minEp. 477

The Level 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 th...

Oct 13, 20232 hr 16 minEp. 476

The Level 475: Lemon's Souls

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about The Lamplighters League, Cocoon, Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways, and much more! The Grind: Jala: SIMULACRA 3. Dishonored 2. Kole: Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways. Cocoon. Ben: Cocoon. Baldur’s Gate III. Dennis: Trackmania. The Lamplighters League. The Multiplayer: Change one letter in a game title! The End Boss: Power Wash Simulator VR is coming and Kole will never be seen again. Shining Force artist Yoshitaka Tamaki passes away. Epic, the money-printing com...

Oct 06, 20231 hr 30 minEp. 475

The Level 474: Bounce House of Leaves

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Lies of P, Baldur’s Gate III, Baldur’s Gate III, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Baldur’s Gate III. Dennis: Baldur’s Gate III. Kole: Lies of P. The Multiplayer: What game would you show aliens to explain humanity to them? The End Boss: Unity walks back some of their unpopular changes. Xbox Leaks show bleak future for AAA games. Apollo Justice collection gets release date....

Sep 29, 20231 hr 45 minEp. 474

The Level 473: The Tippy Top of a Death Spiral

Kole, David, and Dennis talk about Baldur’s Gate III, Pathologic 2, Swarm, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Baldur’s Gate III. Disco Elysium. Kole: Baldur’s Gate III. Pathologic 2. Swarm. David: Starfield. The Multiplayer: Let’s talk game rental memories. The End Boss: All about the Xbox Leak. Mortal Kombat’s Switch port is a disaster. A discussion of “Press Any Key” splash screens....

Sep 22, 20231 hr 48 minEp. 473

The Level 472: Hatchet Habits

Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Starfield, Baldur’s Gate III, DragonCon, and much more! The Grind: David: Starfield. Dennis: Starfield. Baldur’s Gate III. Ben: Baldur’s Gate III. Kole: Pistol Whip. The Multiplayer: Give another game character the Baldur’s Gate III underwear treatment. The End Boss: Unity destroys the trust of an entire industry with one dumb pricing announcement. Death Stranding is coming to iPhone. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developer suffers office fire. New iOS update lets peop...

Sep 15, 20232 hr 4 minEp. 472

The Level 471: I Tried to Turn Them Off But They Were Into It

The Grind: Jala: Dishonored. Mega Man Adventures Board Game. Baldur’s Gate III. Kole: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. Unsorted Horror. Dennis: Firewatch. Frozen Synapse 2. Ben: Friday the 13th. Dave the Diver. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite game that takes place in a school? The End Boss: Starfield leaker criminally charged. Sony announces $199.99 price for PlayStation Portal. Don’t take Astarion on his loyalty quest....

Sep 01, 20232 hr 3 minEp. 471

The Level 470: Congratulations Honey It's a Demon

Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Fortnite, Atomic Heart, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Dave the Diver. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Kole: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. 9 Childs Street. David: Fortnite. Dennis: Aperture Desk Job. Slay the Spire: Downfall. Atomic Heart. The Multiplayer: What video game voice performance has stuck with you the most? The End Boss: Killing Floor 3 announced at GamesCom. Love is Blind is getting a game for some reason. Twin Peaks:...

Aug 25, 20232 hr 9 minEp. 470

The Level 469: Crimson-Headed Stepchild

Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Beecarbonize, Gears Tactics, Injustice 2, and much more! The Grind: David: Diablo IV. Ben: Toilet Chronicles. Beecarbonize. Dennis: Crowdsourced Magic deck. Gears Tactics. Injustice 2. Kole: NOTHING. The Multiplayer: What’s a game you love but never finished? The End Boss: Larian releases Baldur’s Gate 3 player stats. Sequels are taking longer and longer to release. Bethesda releases Starfield timeline. Red Dead Redemption reissue price raises eyebrows. **...

Aug 18, 20231 hr 43 minEp. 469

The Level 468: Hammock Legs

The Grind: Jala: Portal. Portal 2. Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum. Decarnation. Dennis: Portal 2. Diablo 4. Severed Steel. Kole: My Friendly Neighborhood. Master Detectives Archive: Rain Code. The Multiplayer: What game had the biggest Molyneux Quotient for you? The End Boss: Sony patents Smell-o-Vision for controllers. Street Fighter 6’s TMNT costumes are way too expensive. Pokemon Trading Card Game comes to Switch Online....

Aug 11, 20231 hr 27 minEp. 468

The Level 467: Dog Crimes for War

Kole, Ben, and David talk about My Friendly Neighborhood, Exoprimal, the Banished Vault, and much more! The Grind: Kole: My Friendly Neighborhood. Ben: The Banished Vault. David: Diablo IV. Exoprimal. The Multiplayer: What are your predictions for the next Switch? The End Boss: A new Nintendo Switch is coming in 2024. Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons comes to Nintendo Switch Online. Call of Duty to let you equip a dog....

Aug 04, 20231 hr 29 minEp. 467

The Level 466: Tell Your Kids About Don Henley

The Grind: Ben: Red Matter 2. Viewfinder. Dennis: Portal 2. Diablo IV. David: Diablo IV. Kole: Amnesia: The Bunker. The Multiplayer: FREE PLAY! The End Boss: How the SAG/AFTRA strike affects games. Armored Core 6 will work on Steam Deck. Atari reprints popular arcade boards. Asym Altered Axis looks like a neat asymmetrical heist game. Wizards of the Coast teases Magic/Elden Ring crossover. Someone made a real game out of all of those fake mobile game ads....

Jul 28, 20232 hr 7 minEp. 466

The Level 465: Snarflin’ Some Wet Plops

Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Ghostwire: Tokyo, Satisfactory, Amnesia: The Bunker, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Ghostwire: Toykyo. Kole: Amnesia: The Bunker. David: Diablo 4. Ben: Satisfactory. Red Matter II. The Multiplayer: What’s the least likely fun thing in games that you find fun? The End Boss: Neopets is under new management. People think they saw Link’s whole hongus. Gloomhaven guy is making a TTRPG....

Jul 21, 20231 hr 50 minEp. 465

The Level 464: Cialis Bear

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Amnesia: The Bunker, Final Fantasy XVI, Red Matter 2, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Chrono Trigger. Satisfactory. Red Matter 2. Jala: Fire Emblem: Engage. Dishonored. Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient. Kole: Final Fantasy XVI. Amnesia: The Bunker. The Multiplayer: Who is the most annoying game character? The End Boss: Baldur’s Gate III’s bear sex scene seems to boost sales. Sega union vote succees. Friday the 13th game gets end of life plans. Hacker makes a big step to...

Jul 14, 20231 hr 24 minEp. 464

The Level 463: Gawrsh Leon, I Betrayed Ya!

Kole, David, Dennis, and Jala talk about Lies of P, Street Fighter 6, Band of Blades, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Fire Emblem Engage. Street Fighter 6. Resident Evil 6. Dennis: Band of Blades. Dungeons & Dragons 5E. Diablo IV. David: Diablo IV. Kole: Lies of P Demo. What the Car. The Multiplayer: What’s the LEAST perfect match of a voice actor for your favorite character? The End Boss: Super Mario RPG remake is coming November 17. Google is trying to sneak cloud gaming on us, like we eve...

Jun 30, 20232 hr 7 minEp. 463
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