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

  • 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?"

  • 62: #DAWG

    May 23rd, 2014  |  1 hr 47 mins

    Kole, Ben, and David talk about YouTube possibly buying Twitch, Dead Space 2 (about three years too late), and we ask you about your mobile remake wish list.

  • 61: Slide the Slide, Pump the Pump

    May 16th, 2014  |  1 hr 25 mins

    Kole, Ben, and David talk about Microsoft's Kinect announcement, WildStar, and we ask you about your favorite arcade games.

  • 60: High Contact Tai Chi

    May 9th, 2014  |  2 hrs 1 min

    Kole, Dennis, and David talk about the new PS Vita's crappier screen, we ask you about the state of the next gen, and then we talk a lot about Sportsfriends.

  • 59: Loose Roms

    May 2nd, 2014  |  1 hr 58 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about whether or not games need a stadium, Elder Scrolls Online, and we ask you if E3 is still relevant.

  • 58: Barely Legal Pad

    April 18th, 2014  |  1 hr 54 mins

    Kole Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, and David Moneysmith talk about Rocksmith 2014, The Elder Scrolls: Online, and we ask you about your favorite mini-games.