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

  • 211: They Call It Plunkbatting

    September 8th, 2017  |  1 hr 52 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about PlayerUnknown’s Battleground sales, X-COM 2: War of the Chosen, and we ask you how much you indulge in game hype.

  • 210: Own Bone?

    September 1st, 2017  |  1 hr 30 mins

    Kole, Ben, and David talk about Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, the post-facto Half-Life 3 story leak, and we ask you about video game remakes.

  • 209: Stop Talking, I Want to Die

    August 25th, 2017  |  1 hr 47 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Sonic Mania, the Age of Empires 4 announcement, and we ask you which game you’d like to see made into a theme park.

  • 208: Yarn Bombing a Raptor

    August 18th, 2017  |  1 hr 56 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about West of Loathing, Hellblade, and we ask you which games you love to watch.

  • 207: Mommy, Am I Content?

    August 11th, 2017  |  1 hr 34 mins

    Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Tacoma, the Horizon: Zero Dawn expansion announcement, and we ask you which games have the best sound design.

  • 206: No Hunks

    August 4th, 2017  |  2 hrs 4 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Pokémon Go’s curfew, and we ask you which TV show or movie you would like to see made into a game.

  • 205: The Anti-Steinbeck

    July 28th, 2017  |  1 hr 52 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about AI that optimizes games, Kingsway, and we ask you which games helped you emotionally.

  • 204: The Tail is on the Inside

    July 21st, 2017  |  1 hr 40 mins

    Kole, Jala, and David talk about the Sega and Atari retro console announcements, WASTED, and we ask you what mundane game tasks you can’t help but indulge in.

  • 203: Umlauts Aplenty

    July 14th, 2017  |  2 hrs 43 secs

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dead Cells, Valve’s recent banning spree, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.

  • 202: NSFJ

    June 30th, 2017  |  2 hrs 12 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the SNES Classic Edition, Clandestine, and we ask you about your favorite character customization in games.

  • 201: My Own Personal Rodman

    June 23rd, 2017  |  1 hr 48 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about What Remains of Edith Finch?, Atari’s console teaser, and we ask you about villains and henchmen.

  • 200: E3 Knows What It Did

    June 16th, 2017  |  1 hr 31 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about their favorite E3 2017 announcements.