The Level
A podcast for people who love video games.
About the show
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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Episodes
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360: I Do Hikes
February 12th, 2021 | 1 hr 33 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dyson Sphere Program, Concrete Genie, and we ask you what microtransactions you feel good about.
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359: Wydde
February 5th, 2021 | 2 hrs 1 min
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Ori and the Will of the Wisp, Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds, and we ask you which games you like the idea of, but don’t like actually playing.
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358: 80% Bathroom by Volume
January 29th, 2021 | 1 hr 30 mins
Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about the Resident Evil Maiden demo, the GameStop short squeeze phenomenon, and we ask you which side character should get their own game.
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357: Does... (Sigh)
January 22nd, 2021 | 1 hr 59 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Pokemon Sword, Satisfactory, and we ask you about bad lines of video game dialogue.
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356: SatisFaustory
January 15th, 2021 | 1 hr 36 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Glass Staircase, Trackmania 2020, and we announce the 2020 Title of the Year winners.
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355: The Waffle's Getting in There
January 8th, 2021 | 2 hrs 27 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Maneater, Rust, and we ask you about game design bummers.
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354: Don't Gatekeep Gaming
December 25th, 2020 | 2 hrs 20 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Among Us, Trackmania 2020, and we ask you about song and game memories that are linked.
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353: Demon Blood is a Good Moisturizer
December 18th, 2020 | 1 hr 50 mins
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Cyberpunk 2077, Myst VR, and we ask you about hard-hitting moments in games.
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352: Congratulations, Dennis and Jen
December 12th, 2020 | 1 hr 19 mins
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about We the Revolution, Rock Band 4, and we ask you about important games and important moments.
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351: CollegeCoaster
December 6th, 2020 | 2 hrs 13 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Demon’s Souls, Nioh 2, and we ask you to come up with your own video game theme park.
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350: ... But You Can Bring it Back
November 20th, 2020 | 2 hrs 10 mins
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Superliminal, and we ask you about your favorite gaming related holiday gifts.
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349: Negative Zero is Still Zero
November 13th, 2020 | 1 hr 36 mins
Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Teardown, Manifold Garden, and we ask you what it would be like if your favorite game hero was a villain.