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

  • 72: Don't Rage Quit the Yawhg

    August 22nd, 2014  |  2 hrs 10 mins

    Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about Atari's horror reveals, The Yawhg, and we do an action-packed free-play multi-player.

  • 71: Ben Smiles

    August 15th, 2014  |  1 hr 59 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Gamescom announcements, Crypt of the Necrodancer, and ask you how your name your characters in games.

  • 70: Fifteen Yoink

    August 1st, 2014  |  1 hr 47 mins

    Kole, Ben, and David talk about EA's subscription service, Comic-Con announcements, and the Dark Souls 2 DLC.

  • 69: David is Legion

    July 25th, 2014  |  2 hrs 37 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the EVO tournament, One Finger Death Punch, and we ask you what should get the Telltale treatment next. Stick around after the credits to hear Ben and Kole talk about The Wire.

  • 68: Tell Me About the Chickens, Sherida

    July 18th, 2014  |  1 hr 42 mins

    Kole, Ben, and Dennis interview Sherida Halatoe, the developer of Beyond Eyes. We also talk about the Wii U's Virtual Console woes and talk about Long Live the Queen.

  • 67: The Portrait of Dorian Telltale

    July 11th, 2014  |  2 hrs 1 min

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Shovel Knight, what's the deal with eSports?, and we ask you about the best gaming values.

  • Bonus Level 14: Burial at Sea

    July 4th, 2014  |  40 mins 56 secs

    Kole, Dennis, David, and Gary talk about the Bioshock: Burial at Sea DLC, wrapping up all discussion of Bioshock ever in the future.

  • Bonus Level 13: Bioshock Infinite

    June 27th, 2014  |  2 hrs 47 mins

    Kole, Dennis, Ben, David, and Gary talk about Bioshock Infinite in depth (at height?). We also speak with Adrian Murphy, the Senior Producer of the game, about the process of bringing it all together.

  • 66: The Duckfeed Standard

    June 20th, 2014  |  1 hr 52 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Torment: Tides of Numenera delay, WATCH_DOGS, and we ask you about choice in games.

  • 65: I Can't Believe It's Not People

    June 13th, 2014  |  2 hrs 38 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the 2014 E3 press conferences.

  • 64: End With the Fun in Mind

    June 6th, 2014  |  1 hr 34 mins

    Kole, Ben, and David talk about the Batman: Arkham Knight delay, Dead Island: Epidemic, and Among the Sleep.

  • 63: Snapchat My Junk

    May 30th, 2014  |  1 hr 46 mins

    Kole, Ben, and David welcome Dennis back, talk about potential uses for Oculus Rift and livestock, then ask "What's the deal with pinball?"