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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 545: It’s Super Satisfying to Break Things May 30, 2025

Show notes

Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Parasocial, Pacific Drive, [SUBJECT], and much more!

The Grind:

Ben: Expedition 33: Clair Obscur. Pacific Drive.
Dennis: Smash Hit. What the Car. Doom: The Dark Ages.
Moxie: Fallen London. Borderlands 3.
Kaye: [SUBJECT]. Parasocial.

The Multiplayer:

What AAA game successfully avoided pandering to you?

The End Boss:

Alex Garland to write and direct the Elden Ring movie.
Neil Druckman ruins the ending of The Last of Us.
Switch 2 might have USB mouse support?

Episode 544: Scheming Across the Map May 23, 2025

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Kaye, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Doom: The Dark Ages, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, Void Crew, and much more!

The Grind:

Kaye: Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. Rocksmith 2014 Remastered.
Dennis: Doom: The Dark Ages.
Moxie: Void Crew. Fallen London.

The Multiplayer:

Let’s talk about video games within video games!

The End Boss:

Epic creates Darth Vader chatbot, ethical minefield.
Sephiroth’s sword changes length, canonically.

Episode 543: A Burden Cage May 16, 2025

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Kaye, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Alterium Shift, Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, and much more!

The Grind:

Jala: Alterium Shift. Ace Attorney Investigations Collection. Venba. Of Bird and Cage.
Dennis: Hill Climb Racing. Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders.
Moxie: Void Crew. Dying Light 2. Fallen London.
Kaye: TankInfinity.

The Multiplayer:

What’s a game you can enjoy even when you’re not doing well at it?

The End Boss:

New Mafia game launching at $50, bucking trend of raising prices.
We’ve had to deal with the Leeroy Jenkins meme for 20 years.

Episode 542: They’ll Take Away Your Skin May 09, 2025

Show notes

Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Half Sword, Auridia, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and much more!

The Grind:

Moxie: Fallen London. Borderlands 3.
Kaye: Auridia.
Dennis: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Ben: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Half Sword.

The Multiplayer:

What games do you need to play all the way to the end?

The End Boss:

Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed to 2026.
Xbox prices are going up.
Rogule.com is a neat daily roguelike generator.

Episode 541: I Don't Feel So Good, Monsieur Stark May 03, 2025

Show notes

Kaye, Ben, and Dennis talk about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, The Blue Prince, and much more!

The Grind:

Dennis: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Ben: Clair Obscu: Expedition 33. The Blue Prince.
Kole: The Last of Us Part II Remastered.

The Multiplayer:

Let’s talk about when the story doesn’t match up with the play.

The End Boss:

Flapper Bird revival drops all of the scammy Web3 stuff.
Moldwasher is a very cute pixel art powerwashing game.

Episode 540: My Name is Kaye Ross Apr 25, 2025

Show notes

Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, Blue Prince, Borderlands 3, and much more!

The Grind:

Dennis: Borderlands 3.
Moxie: Fallen London.
Ben: Blue Prince.
Kaye: The Last of Us Part II.

The Multiplayer:

What game would you stream forever.

The End Boss:

Wingspan tariff fight
Outrun movie
Chainmail
Until Dawn movie

Episode 539: Blasted by the Chromeboys Apr 18, 2025

Show notes

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Blue Prince, Atomfall, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, and much more!

The Grind:

Ben: Blue Prince.
Dennis: Void Crew. Wildfrost. Trackmania.
Moxie: Fallen London. Atomfall.
Kole: The Last of Us Part 2.

The Multiplayer:

What's the oldest, non-pixel art video game that's visuals hold up the best?

The End Boss:

Chaotic tariffs throw Switch 2 release details into question.
Bethesda is selling pieces of the original Elder Scrolls Online servers as keepsakes for fans.
Bungie re-announces Marathon 2.
Ben found an eagle cam that’s real good.

Episode 538: Desiccated, Decrepit Dudes Apr 05, 2025

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about The Forever Winter, Void Crew, LoneStar, and much more!

The Grind:

Kole: The Forever Winter. Void Crew.
Dennis: Void Crew. iRacing. Balatro.
Moxie: Fallen London.
Ben: LoneStar.

The Multiplayer:

Fictional civilizations in games.

The End Boss:

The Last of Us TV show will have an indeterminate number of seasons, depending on the vibe.
Nintendo invents the calendar.
Baldur’s Gate/Stardew Valley mod taken down, put back up, maybe taken down again?
Pikachu protests Erdogan in Turkey.