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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 426: A Get Car Aug 26, 2022

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Roboquest, Arcade Paradise, the Horror of Salazar House, and much more!

The Grind:

Ben: Slay the Spire. Metroid Dread. Magic: Arena.
David: Destiny 2. Roboquest.
Dennis: Roboquest. Slay the Spire.
Kole: Arcade Paradise. Horror of Salazar House.

The Multiplayer:

Patch notes for reality.

The End Boss:

Slime Rancher 2 enters Early Access on September 22.
The Lords of the Fallen, a reboot of Lords of the Fallen, announced.
Ben’s recommendations: The Rehearsal, Dune Imperium.

Episode 425: Pragmatic and Delicious Aug 19, 2022

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Kole, Dennis, and Jala talk about Mortuary Assistant, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Under Falling Skies, and much more!

The Grind:

Kole: Mortuary Assistant.
Jala: Sonic Mania. Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
Dennis: Under Falling Skies. Vampire Survivors. Rainbow Six: Extraction.

The Multiplayer:

What are your little gaming habits and rituals?

The End Boss:

The Contradiction guy has a new FMV project called Fogtown.
Alone in the Dark reboot announced.
Sony is exploring adding its own launcher for PC games.

Episode 424: Superfluous Marketing Simulator Aug 05, 2022

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Kole, Dennis, and Jala talk about Into the Breach: Advanced Edition, Late Shift, and Solasta: Crown of the Magister.

The Grind:

Jala: Contradiction. The Quarry. Late Shift.
Dennis: Into the Breach: Advanced Edition. Divinity: Original Sin. Solasta: Crown of the Magister.
Kole: Resident Evil Village.

The Multiplayer:

Let’s talk in-person gaming events!

The End Boss:

Covid is still messing up the games industry.
Sony gets rid of feature you never used.
Steam simplifies game art by outlawing marketing clutter.

Episode 423: Kole Gets Sick Mode Jul 29, 2022

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Overwhelm, Zombie Army 4, Stray, and much more!

The Grind:

Dennis: Overwhelm. Snowrunner.
Kole: Trackmania Turbo.
David: Destiny 2. Zombie Army 4.
Ben: Stray.

The Multiplayer:

What animal deserves its own video game?

The End Boss:

The University of Toronto establishes a huge video game library.
Stray mods bring real life (and fictional) cats into Stray.
There’s an Elden Ring Name Generator.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake derailed.

Episode 422: The Opposite of Reloading Jul 22, 2022

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Stray, Last Call BBS, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, and much more!

The Grind:

Kole: Stray.
Ben: Stray. Last Call BBS.
David: Elite: Dangerous. 20 Minutes Till Dawn
Dennis: NEOVERSE. Trackmania.

The Multiplayer:

What game makes the most interesting use of a class system?

The End Boss:

Inscryption is coming to PS4 and PS5 on August 30.
New Warhammer expansion’s map is real neat.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands player gets the rarest, most powerful randomly generated gun.

Episode 421: Five Nights at Freddy Mercury's Jul 15, 2022

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Elite: Dangerous, Thumper, and much more!

The Grind:

Dennis: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Chorus.
Ben: Before Your Eyes. Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Kole: The Quarry. Thumper.
David: Elite: Dangerous.

The Multiplayer:

What art style would you like to see used more often in games?

The End Boss:

Studio Canal films being pulled from European PSN.
Ubisoft tries to pull some nonsense with digital storefronts.
Halo Infinite’s co-op campaign mode will never come out.

Episode 420: I Little Brother Myself Jul 01, 2022

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Before Your Eyes, ElecHead, Monster Hunter: Rise, and much more!

The Grind:

Kole: ElecHead.
Dennis: God of War (2018). Trackmania.
David: Monster Hunter: Rise.
Ben: Dorfromantik. Before Your Eyes.

The Multiplayer:

What’s your favorite endgame content?

The End Boss:

Persona games are coming to Switch.
New Mario+Rabbids gets October 20 release date.
Quebec language law puts local video game industry at risk.
Steam Summer Sale is happening right now.

Episode 419: Stabbing is Just a Perk Jun 24, 2022

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Super Auto Pets, Snowrunner, the Quarry, and much more!

The Grind:

Dennis: God of War (2018). Snowrunner.
David: Snowrunner. No Man’s Sky. Destiny II. Vampire Survivor.
Ben: Super Auto Pets. The Looker.
Kole: The Quarry.

The Multiplayer:

What’s your favorite black character in games?

The End Boss:

There’s no way to finish KOTOR II on Switch.
Xbox PC app will tell you if you can run a game.
Gloomhaven dev stops using Kickstarter because of blockchain move.
Maniac mods a mosquito swatter to gamify it.

Episode 418: Cheese Is Not a Vegetable, David Jun 17, 2022

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about The Quarry, Citizen Sleeper, To the Moon, and more!

The Grind:

David: Destiny 2. No Man’s Sky. Snowrunner.
Ben: Citizen Sleeper. The Quarry.
Kole: The Quarry.
Jala: The Quarry. Where the Water Tastes Like Wine. To the Moon.

The Multiplayer:

Free Play!

The End Boss:

The Diablo Immortal monetization scheme is ironically demonic.
Capcom announces release date and details for Resident Evil Village DLC.
Netflix is making a Squid Game reality show and I hate it here.
Bethesda seems to be setting themselves up for failure with Starfield.

Episode 417: Butter Tires Jun 10, 2022

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Snowrunner, Diablo Immortal, Open Sorcery, and much more!

The Grind:

Jala: Fire Emblem: Echoes. Open Sorcery: Jingle BEL/S. 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonald’s. Contradiction.
Dennis: Roller Champions. Diablo Immortal. Snowrunner.
Ben: Mudrunner. Elden Ring. Monster Train.
Kole: None.

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