The Level

Latest Episodes:

Episode 515: Windmill Journey Sep 17, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Dungeon Divers, Half-Life: Alyx, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, and much more!

The Grind:

Ben: Half-Life: Alyx. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
Dennis: Dungeon Divers. Tetris Effect. iRacing.
Moxie: Far Cry 6.
Kole: Nothing.

The Multiplayer:

What game would you love to break out and beat on a long weekend?

The End Boss:

Concord pulled from stores, servers closed.
Valve hires team behind Risk of Rain after Microsoft lays them off.
They trained an AI
Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition finished.

Episode 514: If You Sleep in the Game You Sleep in Real Life Aug 31, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Tactical Breach Wizards, Scarlet Deer Inn, announcements from this week’s Nintendo Direct, and much more!

The Grind:

Jala: Decarnation. Baldur’s Gate III. Scarlet Deer Inn. Dice Games.
Kole: Tactical Breach Wizards. Conscript.
Dennis: Beat Saber. iRacing.
Ben: Above and Below. Beat Saber. Talos Principle 2.

The Multiplayer:

What game needs its own big doofy peripheral?

The End Boss:

Concord launches, flops.
Balatro is getting crossover game content.
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 contains one of Jala’s favorite games.
Castlevania Dominus Collection collects the three amazing DS Castlevania games.
Tetris Forever will tell the Tetris story in interactive form.

Episode 513: A Very Weird Adaptation of Air Bud Aug 23, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Conscript, The Talos Principle 2, Shadow Warrior 3, and much more.

The Grind:

Moxie: Shadow Warrior 3.
Ben: The Talos Principle 2.
Kole: Conscript.
Dennis: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Diablo IV. iRacing.

The Multiplayer:

What media would you like to see get a video game adaptation?

The End Boss:

New Indiana Jones game coming to PS5, weirdly.
Video game anthology series announced at GamesCom.
Black Myth: Wukong developers thought crazy streaming restrictions would fly.
Maniac mods actual car to be racing game rig.

Episode 512: Soft Rock Aug 17, 2024

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Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about CYGNI: All Guns Blazing, Rogue Light Deck Builder, Legendary Tales, and much more!

The Grind:

Kole: Rogue Light Deck Builder. Clone Hero.
Dennis: CYGNI: All Guns Blazing. Manic Miners.
Ben: Legendary Tales.

The Multiplayer:

Propose some gaming-related olympic events that make more sense that what we’re actually getting.

The End Boss:

Tango Gameworks is back from the dead.
Fortnite consumes Fall Guys.
The Borderlands movie is about as good as you’d expect.

Episode 511: If You Like Those, It's One of Them Aug 11, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about 7 Days to Die, Fortnite: Reload, Stellaris, and much more!

The Grind:

Kole: 7 Days to Die.
Dennis: Roboquest. Fortnite: Reload. iRacing.
Moxie: Stellaris. Warframe.
Ben: Beat Saber. Hi-Fi Rush.

The Multiplayer:

What games took the biggest risks?

The End Boss:

GameStop shuts down Game Informer.
Until Dawn is getting a movie adaptation.
Diablo IV glitch made permanent.
Sega made an arcade game without a computer or a screen.

Episode 510: I Expected to Enjoy This More Aug 04, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Infection Free Zone, iRacing, and much more!

The Grind:

Dennis: Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. Ultimechs. F1 2023. iRacing.
Kole: Infection Free Zone. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen.
Moxie: Warframe.
Ben: Beat Saber. Persona 5.

The Multiplayer:

Knockoff games or products that are actually good.

The End Boss:

Valve releases PSVR2 link app.
Skibidi Toilet producers sue Garry’s Mod creator for using asses Garry’s Mod creator created.
Famous F1 racer not banned from playing iRacing, as rumored.
Activision releases Call of Duty map data to academia.

Episode 509: Darts Made out of Jeans Jul 27, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Jala, and Moxie talk about Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, When the Past Was Around, Still Wakes the Deep, and much more!

The Grind:

Jala: LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete. Baldur’s Gate III. When the Past Was Around. Hnefatafl. The Royal Game of Ur.
Moxie: Stellaris. Tennocon announcements. Warframe.
Ben: Beat Saber.
Kole: Still Wakes the Deep. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.

The Multiplayer:

Which game changed the way you think about its genre?

The End Boss:

Bethesda unionizes, wall to wall.
Ubisoft makes statement on Assassin’s Creed: Shadows “controversy” (aka racists are big mad).
Stardew Valley creator renews vow to never to charge for updates.
SAG/AFTRA might approve strike for video game performers whose jobs are threatened by AI.

Episode 508: Corn on the Cob Was There Jul 20, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Still Wakes the Deep, Abiotic Factor, The Last Clockwinder, and much more!

The Grind:

Dennis: The Fast and the Furious: DRIFT (Arcade). Various Arcade Games. Slay the Spire (Board Game).
Kole: Still Wakes the Deep.
Ben: The Last Clockwinder. Dredge. Abiotic Factor.
Moxie: Zenless Zone Zero. Dead Rising 4.

The Multiplayer: