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

  • 238: Cherry Blossoms Fall

    April 13th, 2018  |  1 hr 42 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Myst 25th Anniversary Collection Kickstarter launch, FRAMED 2, and Freeways.

  • 237: Consider the Roomba

    April 6th, 2018  |  1 hr 39 mins

    Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Divinity: Original Sin 2, Gorogoa, and Spy Party going Early Access.

  • 236: Jump Scare Fart

    March 30th, 2018  |  2 hrs 7 mins

    Kole, Ben. Dennis, and Jala talk about A Way Out, the Oculus Go, and we ask you to name your funniest game moment in four words or less.

  • 235: Schrödinger's Skin

    March 23rd, 2018  |  1 hr 45 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Shrouded Isle, Amazon’s new move into gaming, and we ask you which modern indie games need cool instruction manuals.

  • 234: When You Die in the Game You Die in the Game

    March 16th, 2018  |  1 hr 58 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about a whole bunch of strategy games, the most recent Nintendo Direct, ask we you about rule subversions in games.

  • 233: Prince Fleshswallow

    March 9th, 2018  |  2 hrs 3 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Into the Breach, the Diablo-on-Switch rumors, and we ask you which games remind you most of elementary school.

  • 232: My Violent Tendencies and Murderous Heart

    March 2nd, 2018  |  2 hrs 2 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Metal Gear Survive’s strange monetization scheme, DOOM, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.

  • 231: Net Lootrality

    February 23rd, 2018  |  1 hr 39 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Year of the Dog celebrations, Prey, and we ask you how you name your characters in games.

  • 230: Timmy Stories

    February 16th, 2018  |  1 hr 41 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talka bout Monster Hunter: World, the shuttering of Mayfair Games, and we ask you about your worst grinding stories.

  • 229: Something I'll Be Happy to Be Upset About

    February 9th, 2018  |  1 hr 29 mins

    Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Subnautica, the Red Dead Redemption 2 delay, and we ask you which games you respect but dislike.

  • 228: He's Finally Grown Into His Face

    February 2nd, 2018  |  2 hrs 9 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Dragon Ball FighterZ, Apple’s changes to loot crate rules, and we ask you how you get over difficulty walls.

  • 227: An Endless Runner Called Life

    January 19th, 2018  |  2 hrs 8 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about the Nintendo Direct announcements, Sundered, and we ask you what your favorite winter game is.