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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 505: Godrick, Godfrey… Oh God Jun 21, 2024

Show notes

Kole, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Nightmare Kart, Demonschool, the Nintendo Direct announcements, and much more!

The Grind:

Jala: Demonschool. Crow Country. Shining Force III Scenario 2.
Moxie: Nightmare Kart. Elden Ring.
Dennis: Forza Motorsport. Sea of Solitude.
Kole: I’m on Observation Duty.

The Multiplayer:

Free Play!

The End Boss:

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is coming in September, starring Zelda herself.
Other exciting announcements at the Nintendo Direct.
Helldivers 2 runs the trolley problem on its players.

Episode 504: Gamers Against Aging Jun 14, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Platform 8, Elden Ring, some game announcements, and much more!

The Grind:

Moxie: Elden Ring.
Kole: The Exit 8. Platform 8.
Ben: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.
Dennis: NOTHING

The Multiplayer:

Favorite cinematics in games.

The End Boss:

Life is Strange: Double Exposure features Max Caulfield, comes out in October.
Doom: The Dark Ages adds a shield, when they said they’d never do that.
Ultrakill developer says he’s fine with you pirating his game.
The Suicide Squad game ended up like that for reasons that are entirely predictable.
Streamer Ludwig starts his own game publishing company.

Episode 503: High Steaks Jun 07, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Arctic Eggs, Speed Freeks, Sonar Shock, and much more!

The Grind:

Ben: Speed Freeks. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.
Kole: Sonar Shock. Arctic Eggs.
Dennis: Trackmania. Immortals of Aveum.
Moxie: Warframe.

The Multiplayer:

What’s your favorite user content in games?

The End Boss:

Multiversus charges
PSVR2 to PC
Baldur’s Gate III is getting official mod support.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space is out.
Grab the Delta Green bundle on Humble.

Episode 502: The Flugelhorn Master May 31, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, XDefiant, Knights in Tight Spaces, and much more!

The Grind:

Ben: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.
Dennis: Knights in Tight Spaces. XDefiant. Immortals of Aveum.
Moxie: Warframe.
Kole: Animal Well.

The Multiplayer:

What’s the dumbest thing you’ve done in a game?

The End Boss:

Uvalde victim parents sue Activision, among others.
Slipknot mask makers work with Atlus on SMTV masks.
Resident Evil: Code: Veronica and Resident Evil Zero seem to be getting remakes.
Super Mario 64 speedrunners beat the game without using the A button.

Episode 501: Wizards With Guns Without Guns May 24, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Animal Well, Immortals of Aveum, 20 Small Mazes, and much more!

The Grind:

Dennis: Immortals of Aveum. Diablo IV. Content Warning.
Ben: 20 Small Mazes. Content Warning.
Kole: Content Warning. Animal Well.
Moxie: Warframe. Content Warning.

The Multiplayer:

What are your favorite fourth wall-breaking moments from games?

The End Boss:

The new Call of Duty will be on GamePass.
Valve’s new game, Deadlock, leaks.
Nintendo World Championship looks like the new NES Remix.
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door remake confirms that Vivian is trans.

Episode 500: Let’s Quit While We’re Ahead May 17, 2024

Show notes

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Crow Country, Animal Well, Diablo IV, and much more!

The Grind:

Kole: Crow Country.
Ben: Animal Well.
Dennis: Diablo IV. XCOM 2.
Moxie: Warframe.

The Multiplayer:

Choose a video game character to be your older sibling!

The End Boss:

Warner Bros. walks back plans to delist all Adult Swim indie games.
Ron Gilbert reveals details about his upcoming game.
Vecna is joining Dead by Daylight as its newest killer.
Valheim gets new endgame content.

Episode 499: After Drake May 10, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about INDIKA, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, Microsoft’s studio closures, and much more!

The Grind:

Dennis: Star Wars: Jedi: Survivor. X-COM 2.
Kole: INDIKA.
Moxie: Warframe.
Ben: Balatro. As Dusk Falls.

The Multiplayer:

What’s a time when gamers

The End Boss:

Sony walks back Helldivers 2 changes.
Microsoft closes Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks.
Nintendo announced that the Switch 2 will be announced soon.

Episode 498: A Blood Feud with Helicopters May 03, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Jala, and Moxie talk about Another Crab’s Treasure, Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago, POOLS, and much more!

The Grind:

Jala: Shining Force III. Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago.
Kole: POOLS. Buckshot Roulette.
Ben: Balatro. As Dusk Falls.
Moxie: Warframe. Another Crab’s Treasure.

The Multiplayer:

What’s your favorite interesting failure?

The End Boss:

Modders bring Baldur’s Gate III characters to Stardew Valley.
The Jackbox Naughty Pack announced, maybe unadvisable?

Episode 497: It’s Cagey Apr 26, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Children of the Sun, Buckshot Roulette, Life Eater, and much more!

The Grind:

Ben: Buckshot Roulette. As Dusk Falls.
Kole: Life Eater.
Moxie: Children of the Sun. Warframe.
Dennis: XCOM 2. Slay the Spire Board Game.

The Multiplayer:

What games give you JOMO (Joy of Missing Out)?

The End Boss:

Sony is killing LittleBigPlanet 3 servers, wiping out thousands of creations.
Fortnite Festival adds guitar controller support/Kole’s Riffmaster has shipped.
What’s the deal with inverted controls?

Episode 496: Neg Your Kids Apr 20, 2024

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Content Warning, the Slay the Spire Board Game, the Fallout TV show, and much more!

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The Grind: