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

  • 108: Brain Armor

    June 12th, 2015  |  1 hr 28 mins

    Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about some pre-E3 rumors, a smattering of games, and we ask you about your favorite fan art.

  • 107: Sugar Bone

    June 5th, 2015  |  2 hrs 24 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Steam returns, Danganronpa, and we ask you to choose between XCOM 2, Dark Souls 2, and Fallout 4.

  • 106: The Angriest Apiarist

    May 29th, 2015  |  1 hr 53 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Humble Nintendo Bundle, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and we ask you about your depression game.

  • 105: GALAG

    May 22nd, 2015  |  2 hrs 4 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about D4's PC release announcement, Dark Echo, and we ask you which games you kept playing, even though they stopped being fun.

  • 104: Red Dead Businessman

    May 15th, 2015  |  1 hr 42 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Bloodstained Kickstarter, Killzone: Mercenary, and we do a Free Play multiplayer.

  • 103: Fracas is the Ceiling

    May 8th, 2015  |  1 hr 46 mins

    Kole, Ben, and David talk about GOG Galaxy, Resident Evil Revelations 2, and we ask you about your favorite video game interfaces.

  • 102: Jack the Dripper

    May 1st, 2015  |  1 hr 53 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the cancellation of Silent Hills, the paid mods on Steam debacle, and we ask you about the funniest trolls.

  • 101: Putting Him on Breeze

    April 17th, 2015  |  1 hr 53 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Guitar Hero Live, Spirits of Spring, and we ask you which game characters are cutest/creepiest.

    The Brief:

    Guitar Hero Live.
    Hearthstone comes to iPhone and Android.
    Grand Theft Auto biopic details emerge.
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  • 100: The Night is Infinite

    April 10th, 2015  |  2 hrs 31 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, David, and Jala celebrate the one hundredth episode of The Level by talking about games as medicine, Titan Souls, and we ask you which games have had the biggest effect on your life.

  • 99: Tipless Daddy

    April 3rd, 2015  |  2 hrs 7 mins

    Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about Bloodborne, Google Maps Pac Man, and we ask you where you stand on collector's editions.

  • 98: A Last Syllable Decision

    March 20th, 2015  |  1 hr 56 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Nintendo's bizarre mobile announcement, Saint's Row 4: Gat out of Hell, and we ask you about stealth in games.

  • 97: The Mad Scientists Must Be Crazy

    March 13th, 2015  |  2 hrs 37 secs

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Hotline Miami 2, the changes they made to the DmC Remastered edition, and we ask you which games need to be played all the way to the end.