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

  • 46: Popov's Dog

    January 10th, 2014  |  1 hr 1 min

    Ben Merkel, Kole Ross, David Moneysmith, and Dennis Furia talk about PlayStation Now, X-COM: Enemy Within, and how incapacitated Kole is.

  • 45: Very Thirsty

    January 3rd, 2014  |  2 hrs 6 mins

    Kole Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, and David Moneysmith talk about the games we played over break, we ask you how you did on your 2013 gaming resolutions, and encourage you to stick around after the credits for a discussion about Dishonored.

  • 44: Forget it Jake, It's Just a Turtle

    December 21st, 2013  |  1 hr 56 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Starbound, Walking Dead Season 2, and ask you to name your favorite games of 2013.

  • 43: The Sands Within

    December 6th, 2013  |  1 hr 33 mins

    Kole, Ben, and David talk about the Metal Gear Solid 5 delay, a bunch of old games, and ask you what your favorite new IP is (and what that even means).

  • 42: Now Nobody Gets a Title

    November 16th, 2013  |  2 hrs 19 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about this disappointing new next gen era, the Dark Souls II beta, and ask you about Easter Eggs.

  • 41: A Tramp Stamp for Humanity

    November 8th, 2013  |  2 hrs 16 mins

    Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about being on the eve of the next console generation, Batman: Arkham Origins, and the state of games journalism.

  • 40: Dark Sherpa

    November 1st, 2013  |  1 hr 48 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Walking Dead Season 2 announcement, Sir, You Are Being Hunted, and we ask you about spooky games.

  • 39: There Will Be Pigs

    October 25th, 2013  |  1 hr 53 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Dark Matter controversy, continue their discussion of Grand Theft Auto V, and ask you which heroes suck.

  • 38: SNL BITZ

    October 18th, 2013  |  1 hr 56 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Watch Dogs delay, Beyond: Two Souls, and we ask you about your gaming pet peeves.

  • 37: Baby's First Miracle

    October 11th, 2013  |  1 hr 24 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David have a belated discussion about the Valve announcements, Grand Theft Auto V, and firsthand impressions of the Oculus Rift.

  • 36: Unexpected Wang

    September 27th, 2013  |  1 hr 4 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Grand Theft Auto V and a couple other games in this short episode.

  • 35: The Geriatric Table of Elements

    September 20th, 2013  |  1 hr 40 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about announcements from Valve and Blizzard, Payday 2, and physical game swag.