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**The Level**

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.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 555: Germany Mode Any% [No Bratwurst] Aug 22, 2025

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Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Nine Kings, Threshold, Voxelgram, and much more!

The Grind:

Dennis: Nine Kings. Elden Ring.
Ben: Voxelgram.
Moxie: Warhammer 40k: Darktide.
Kaye: Threshold. Eyes on the Exam.

The Multiplayer:

What kind of game surprised you, either positively or negatively?

The End Boss:

AI company’s poll says game developers love AI, don’t ask any further questions.
John Carpenter’s game, Toxic Commandos, announced at GamesCom.
Valor Mortis is a first person Soulslike from the Ghostrunner devs, is very French.
Silksong announcement announced.

Episode 554: Not Even as a Joke Aug 16, 2025

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Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about the Battlefield 6 beta, Is This Seat Taken?, Grunn, and much more!

The Grind:

Ben: Grunn.
Kaye: Is This Seat Taken? Merge Maestro. Look Outside.
Moxie: Fallen London.
Dennis: Various N64 games. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. Battlefield 6 (Beta)

The Multiplayer:

Strange (video game) Currencies.

The End Boss:

Doom: The Dark Ages takes you to the Ripatorium.

Episode 553: Critter Water Aug 08, 2025

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Kaye, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Cyclopean: The Great Abyss, Warhammer 40k: Darktide, Look Outside, and much more!

The Grind:

Jala: Alterium Shift. Banyu Lintar Angin - Little Storm. A Raven Monologue. Cyclopean: The Great Abyss.
Moxie: Fallen London. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.
Dennis: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Burnout Paradise Remastered. Rocket League. Elden Ring.
Kaye: Look Outside. The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy.

The Multiplayer:

Tell us your favorite loading screens!

The End Boss:

Hip Tanaka wants to compose for video games again.
Who still cares about Silksong?
Power Rangers show up in Fortnite.
EVO defeat goes viral.

Episode 552: The Getfaster Times Aug 02, 2025

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Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Witchfire, Date Everything, and much more!

The Grind:

Moxie: Witchfire. Warhammer 40k: Darktide.
Dennis: Warhammer 40k: Darktide. Chameleon Run. Kaizen: A Factory Story. Elden Ring.
Ben: City of Six Moons. Dune Imperium. Date Everything.
Kaye: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy.

The Multiplayer:

Pitch some troll casting for a video game movie.

The End Boss:

Payment processors continue crackdown on NSFW and LGBTQ+ games.
Age verification schemes are super easy to get around.
We may be seeing the end of console exclusives.
CodeNames publisher faces backlash for Harry Potter version.

Episode 551: Why Did You Say That Like a Cenobite? Jul 26, 2025

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Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Kaizen: A Factory Story, Look Outside, Descenders Next, and much more!

The Grind:

Ben: House Flipper. Skin Deep. Skald: Against the Black Priory.
Kaye: Look Outside.
Dennis: Descenders Next. Kaizen: A Factory Story.
Moxie: NOTHING.

The Multiplayer:

Assign someone a game to play as punishment.

The End Boss:

Splitgate 2 goes back to beta.
The hunting game genre was created almost entirely for one Walmart executive.
Anti-porn groups pressure Visa, Mastercard to force Steam and Itch to remove NSFW games.

Episode 550: An Unwater Game Jul 19, 2025

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Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, Chorus of Carcosa, The Alters, and much more!

The Grind:

Moxie: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. The Division 2. Dominion.
Kaye: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. Chorus of Carcosa.
Dennis: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. Trackmania. The Alters.
Ben: Twilight Imperium. City of Six Moons.

The Multiplayer:

What game sound effect or fanfare plays in your head when you accomplish something?

The End Boss:

SAG-AFTRA video game voice actors’ strike ends with good AI protections and pay increases.
Subnautica 2 development imperiled by executive bonus fuckery.
Neil Druckman won’t be part of the remaining Last of Us TV series episodes.
A song from the Minecraft movie made it into Minecraft the game.

Episode 549: Accidentally on Fire Jul 05, 2025

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Kaye, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about the Alters, Songs of Conquest, Finity, and much more!

The Grind:

Jala: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle Chapter IV: Sacred Feathers. Dagon. Songs of Conquest.
Dennis: The Alters. Finity.
Moxie: FBC: Firebreak. The Division 2.
Kaye: The Labyrinth of the Demon King.

The Multiplayer:

What’s your most beloved janky, broken game?

The End Boss:

11bit caught using AI in the creation of The Alters.
Game developers are being accused of using AI when they absolutely didn’t.
Relooted is a game about heisting back stolen artifacts from museums.
The Halo team is about to announce something, probably a new Halo thing.

Episode 548: Vinheim is Pronounced Jun 27, 2025

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Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about FBC: Firebreak, SplitGate 2, Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, and much more!

The Grind:

Moxie: The Division 2. FBC: Firebreak.
Dennis: FBC: Firebreak. Control. iRacing. SplitGate 2. Lost in Random. Lost in Random: The Eternal Die.
Ben: Not Marvel Snap. Magic the Gathering. Super AutoPets
Kaye: Labyrinth of the Demon King. Rocksmith 2014.

The Multiplayer:

Details that make a game world feel more alive.

The End Boss:

Killswitch Switch 2 case fails at the one job it has.
They sold NexusMods, uh oh!

Episode 547: Looking at the Scenery, Screaming Jun 20, 2025

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Episode Description:

Kaye, Ben, and Jala talk about The Labyrinth of the Demon King, a shitload of Steam NextFest demos, and much more!

The Grind:

Kaye: Labyrinth of the Demon King.
Ben: Baby Steps (Demo). Frosthaven (Demo). We Harvest Shadows (Demo).
Jala: The Drifter (Demo). Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (Demo). Davy x Jones (Demo). Gecko Gods (Demo). Thief’s Shelter (Demo). Dead as Disco (Demo). One-Eyed Likho (Demo). Priest Simulator: Heavy Duty (Demo). Mina the Hollower (Demo). Absolum (Demo).

The Multiplayer:

Free Play!

The End Boss:

They put on a Castlevania musical and it looks nuts.
Kojima says more weird stuff about Death Stranding 2 development.
The original Silent Hill is getting a remake by Bloober Team.

Episode 546: Bulletro Jun 14, 2025

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Kaye, Ben, Jala, and Moxie talk about Mario Kart World, KARMA: The Dark World, Skald: Against the Black Priory, and much more!

The Grind:

Jala: Without a Dawn. KARMA: The Dark World. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls. Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp.
Kaye: Mario Kart World.
Moxie: The Division 2.
Ben: Skald: Against the Black Priory.

The Multiplayer:

Best trolls

The End Boss:

Resident Evil 9: Requiem announced.
They’re making a Phasmophobia movie.
VR game seeks to reverse nearsightedness.
Big Walk is a neat looking multiplayer game that uses positional voice chat well.

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