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

  • 223: Confetti Monster

    December 15th, 2017  |  2 hrs 2 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Game Awards, the Evil Within 2, and we ask you about your video game alter egos.

  • 222: Murder Situations

    December 8th, 2017  |  1 hr 27 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and Davi talk about the Mega Man 30th anniversary announcements, New Dangan Ronpa V3, and we ask you if games have introduced you to other hobbies.

  • 221: Espionoptional

    December 1st, 2017  |  2 hrs 23 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Cuphead, that time Epic sued a teen, and we ask you which game deserves a VR adaptation.

  • 220: Who Vigils the 'Lante?

    November 17th, 2017  |  2 hrs 31 mins

    Kole, Dennis, Jala, and David talk about EA’s microtransaction woes, LISA: The Painful RPG, and we ask you about your favorite in-game creations.

  • 219: Meat Gates and Nuggets

    November 10th, 2017  |  2 hrs 13 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Super Mario Odyssey, Sony’s weird trophy reward program, and we ask you which games pull you into a time hole.

  • 218: Consider the Haunch

    October 27th, 2017  |  2 hrs 22 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about SUPERHOT VR, the Switch adding GameCube controller functionality, and we ask you what’s holding back your favorite game.

  • 217: Five People or Twenty Clowns

    October 20th, 2017  |  1 hr 55 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the closure of Visceral Games, Stardew Valley, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.

  • 216: The Pigeons Did It

    October 13th, 2017  |  2 hrs 7 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Steamworld Dig 2, the new Star Control game announcement, and we ask you what your apocalypse game would be.

  • 215: Codpiece Hardliners

    October 3rd, 2017  |  2 hrs 12 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about the We Happy Few, the Atari Box, and we ask you about your feel-good games.

  • 214: Intergalactic Gump

    September 29th, 2017  |  1 hr 38 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Steam’s Fake Game Problem, the Evil Within, and we ask you for your unconventional game problem solving stories.

  • 213: Dad Space

    September 22nd, 2017  |  2 hrs 15 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Dishonored: The Death of the Outsider, Battleborn’s shutdown, and we ask you about your high score stories.

  • 212: Welcome to the Palindrome

    September 15th, 2017  |  2 hrs 3 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Destiny 2, PewDiePie’s latest controversy, and we ask you what your Pokémon-style evolution would be.